Criminal penalties
HRS §92F-17
in effect92F-17. Criminal penalties
(a) An officer or employee of an agency who intentionally discloses or provides a copy of a government record, or any confidential information explicitly described by specific confidentiality statutes, to any person or agency with actual knowledge that disclosure is prohibited, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, unless a greater penalty is otherwise provided for by law.
(b) A person who intentionally gains access to
or obtains a copy of a government record by false pretense, bribery, or theft,
with actual knowledge that access is prohibited, or who intentionally obtains
any confidential information by false pretense, bribery, or theft, with actual
knowledge that it is prohibited [by] a confidentiality statute, shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor.
[L 1988, c 262, pt of §1]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol02_Ch0046-0115/HRS0092F/HRS_0092F-0017.htmFetched: 11/10/2026