HRS §431:2-210
Certified copies and certificates as court evidence
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that copies of records from the insurance commissioner's office, if certified by the commissioner, can be used in court just like the originals. Also, if a court needs proof that an insurer or licensee was authorized on a certain date, the commissioner's certificate can be used instead of the commissioner testifying.
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The statute, as written — Copies and certificates as 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.
(a) Copies of records or documents in the commissioner's office certified to by the commissioner shall be received as evidence in all courts in the same manner and to the same effect as if they were the originals. (b) When required for evidence in court, the commissioner shall furnish the commissioner's certificate as to the authority of an insurer or other licensee in this State on any particular date, and the court shall receive the certificate in lieu of the commissioner's testimony.
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