HRS §96-18
Agencies must send inmate letters to the ombudsman unopened
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗If you are in custody and write a letter to the ombudsman, the agency holding you must send it right away without opening it. This protects your privacy and ensures your complaint reaches the ombudsman directly.
The statute, as written — Agencies may not open letters to ombudsman
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.
A letter to the ombudsman from a person held in custody by an agency shall be forwarded immediately, unopened, to the ombudsman.
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