HRS §6D-10

Confidentiality of cave location information

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This section says when the department and the cave owner agree that sharing cave location or resource details could harm the cave, the government must keep that information secret. Even if the department disagrees, if the owner still thinks sharing would hurt the cave, the department must keep it confidential.

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The statute, as written — Confidentiality

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.

(a) Where the department determines in consultation with the owner that dissemination of knowledge of cave location or resources could be detrimental to their protection, then the government information on the cave location and sensitive resources shall be kept confidential. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), where an owner still believes that dissemination of knowledge [of] cave location or resources could be detrimental to their protection, then the department shall keep all government information on the cave location and sensitive cave resources confidential.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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