Nothing in this part shall be construed to permit or require an agency to withhold or deny access to a personal record, or any information in a personal record:

(1) When the agency is ordered to produce, disclose, or allow access to the record or information in the record, or when discovery of such record or information is allowed by prevailing rules of discovery or by subpoena, in any judicial or administrative proceeding; or

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 92F-28

  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
(2) Where any statute, administrative rules, rule of court, judicial decision, or other law authorizes or allows an individual to gain access to a personal record or to any information in a personal record or requires that the individual be given such access.

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