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HRS §846-14

How to see and fix your criminal record

If you think the state has a criminal record about you, you can ask to see it to check if it is correct. You must show ID and give fingerprints. If the record is wrong, you can ask for it to be fixed and appeal if they refuse.

everyone

The statute, as written — Access and review

Any individual who asserts that the individual has reason to believe that criminal history record information relating to the individual is maintained by any information system in this State shall be entitled to review such information for the purpose of determining its accuracy and completeness by making application to the agency operating such system. The applicant shall provide satisfactory identification which shall be positively verified by fingerprints. Rules and regulations promulgated under this section shall include provisions for administrative review and necessary correction of any claim by the individual to whom the information relates that the information is inaccurate or incomplete; provisions for administrative appeal where a criminal justice agency refuses to correct challenged information to the satisfaction of the individual to whom the information relates; provisions for supplying to an individual whose record has been corrected, upon the individual's request, the names of all noncriminal justice agencies to which the data have been given; and provisions requiring the correcting agency to notify all criminal justice recipients of corrected information. The review authorized by this section shall be limited to a review of criminal history record information.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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