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HRS §489-4

Separate facilities for men and women are allowed for privacy

This section says that having separate bathrooms, changing rooms, or schedules for men and women is not discrimination if it is genuinely needed to protect people's privacy. It only applies to real privacy needs, not to other reasons.

businesses

The statute, as written — Exception, privacy requirements

The provision of separate facilities or schedules for female and for male patrons, does not constitute a discriminatory practice when such separate facilities or schedules for female and for male patrons are bona fide requirements to protect personal rights of privacy.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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