HRS §587A-22
When certain private talks can be used as evidence
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗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
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.
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.
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