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HRS §92F-25

How to appeal a refusal to fix your record

When you ask a government agency to fix a mistake in your personal record and they say no, they must make a final decision within a set time. If they still refuse, they must tell you in writing, let you add your side of the story to the record, and explain how to go to court.

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The statute, as written — Correction and amendment; review procedures

(a) Not later than thirty business days after receipt of a request for review of an agency refusal to allow correction or amendment of a personal record, the agency shall make a final determination. (b) If the agency refuses upon final determination to allow correction or amendment of a personal record, the agency shall so state in writing and: (1) Permit, whenever appropriate, the individual to file in the record a concise statement setting forth the reasons for the individual's disagreement with the refusal of the agency to correct or amend it; and (2) Notify the individual of the applicable procedures for obtaining appropriate judicial remedy.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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