HRS §94-7

Access to restricted records in the state archives

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This section says that historical records given to the state archives are kept forever and belong to the archives. Any restrictions on who can see those records are automatically removed 80 years after the record was made.

everyone

The statute, as written — Access to restricted records in the state archives

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.

Historical records which are transferred to the state archives shall be retained for posterity and title shall vest in the state archives. All restrictions on access to government records which have been deposited in the state archives, whether confidential, classified, or private, shall be lifted and removed eighty years after the creation of the record.

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

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