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Hawaii State Legislature· HB 2090Act 007, on 04/28/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1107).

Removes the requirement that requests to withhold from public inspection the petition record of a denied temporary restraining order or denied protective order be made orally, the official text

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2090

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to domestic abuse orders for protection.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1.  Section 586-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:

"(g)
If the court denies a temporary restraining order, the court may order
upon the oral or written request of the respondent
or the person to be restrained that the petition
record be withheld from public inspection; provided that the record shall
remain accessible to law enforcement officers without a court order."

SECTION 2.  Section 586-5.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:

"(c)  If the court denies a protective order or
extended protective order, the
court may order upon the oral or written request of the respondent that
the protective order or extended protective order petition record be withheld from public inspection; provided
that the record shall remain accessible to law enforcement officers without a
court order."

SECTION
3.  New statutory material is
underscored.

SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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