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HRS §92F-23

Access to your personal record: first steps

When you ask a government agency to see your own personal record, they must let you look at it and get a copy within 10 working days, unless the record is exempt. They can take 20 more days only if they explain in writing why there is a delay.

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The statute, as written — Access to personal record; initial procedure

Upon the request of an individual to gain access to the individual's personal record, an agency shall permit the individual to review the record and have a copy made within ten working days following the date of receipt of the request by the agency unless the personal record requested is exempted under section 92F-22. The ten-day period may be extended for an additional twenty working days if the agency provides to the individual, within the initial ten working days, a written explanation of unusual circumstances causing the delay.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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