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HRS §580-44

Legal help for divorce for people with Hansen's disease

This section says that when the health director asks, the attorney general must provide a lawyer to represent someone with Hansen's disease who is held in a care facility and is going through a divorce. It only covers getting legal representation for that divorce case.

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The statute, as written — Persons affected with Hansen's disease represented by attorney general

Upon application of the director of health, the attorney general or the attorney general's deputies shall represent any person affected with Hansen's disease detained at any hospital, settlement, or place for the care and treatment of persons affected with Hansen's disease in proceedings for divorce.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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