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HRS §486P-7

Who can see the information tobacco companies give the state

The attorney general can only use information from this law to enforce certain tobacco and related laws. They may share it with other states or the federal government if those agencies promise to use it only for similar enforcement. Information that identifies customers, sale terms, or nonaggregated sales data is kept private and not released to the public.

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The statute, as written — Use and disclosure of information

The information received by the attorney general under this chapter shall be used only for purposes of enforcement of this chapter, chapter 245, and chapter 675; provided that the attorney general may share any information with authorities of other states or the federal government for the purpose of enforcement of similar state statutes upon receipt of adequate assurance from those authorities that the information will be used only for that purpose. Information received by the attorney general under this chapter that tends to identify customers of tobacco product manufacturers, terms of sale, including price, and nonaggregated sales volume data, shall be exempt from disclosure under section 92F-11.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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