HRS §480B-2
Media must give tax returns to the attorney general
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section requires media companies to send their state income tax returns to the attorney general each year. They may also have to send extra reports if asked. These reports become public records.
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The statute, as written — Disclosure
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) The media shall submit to the attorney general, no later than thirty days after December 31 of the reporting year, an income tax return filed pursuant to section 235-4. (b) Any media filing an annual income tax return pursuant to subsection (a) shall also furnish to the attorney general, in forms and at times that the attorney general deems necessary or expedient in the interest of the general public, special or supplementary reports covering information disclosed in subsection (a). (c) Any report submitted pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) shall be a public record for the purposes of chapter 92F.
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