HRS §397-12
Evidence
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section protects records, reports, and decisions from workplace safety proceedings. They cannot be used as evidence or in discovery in most civil lawsuits, except for cases enforcing or reviewing this law.
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The statute, as written — Evidence
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
No record or determination of any administrative proceeding under this chapter or any statement or report of any kind obtained, received, or prepared in connection with the administration or enforcement of this chapter shall be admitted or used, whether as evidence or as discovery, in any civil action growing out of any matter mentioned in the record, determination, statement, or report other than an action for enforcement or review under this chapter.
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