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HRS §89-16.5

Union access to employee personal records

This section lets a union (the exclusive representative) look at an employee's personal records if those records are needed for a grievance. The union must tell the employee it looked at the records and must not share the specific information with anyone else.

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The statute, as written — Access to personal records by an employee organization

Exclusive representatives shall be allowed access to an employee's personal records which are relevant to the investigation or processing of a grievance. The exclusive representative shall not share or disclose the specific information contained in the personal records and shall notify the employee that access has been obtained.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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