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HRS §587A-22

When certain private talks can be used as evidence

In cases about child safety or family harm, you cannot use the usual privacy protections for doctor, therapist, spouse, or victim counselor talks to keep that evidence out of court. This section only removes those four privacy protections for these proceedings.

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The statute, as written — Unavailability of specified privileges

The following privileges shall not be available to exclude evidence of imminent harm, harm, or threatened harm in any proceeding under this chapter: (1) The physician-patient privilege; (2) The psychologist-client privilege; (3) The spousal privilege; and (4) The victim-counselor privilege.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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