# Haw. Rev. Stat. § 346-4.5: Investigators; authority and access to records

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D1_T20_C346_S346-4.5

## Section

- **Citation:** Haw. Rev. Stat. § 346-4.5
- **Heading:** Investigators; authority and access to records
- **Jurisdiction:** Hawaii
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** HI Code / Division 1 / Title 20 / Chapter 346 / Section 346-4.5

## Text

(a) The director shall appoint and commission one or more investigators as the exigencies of the public service may require. Persons appointed and commissioned under this section shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of a police officer or of a deputy sheriff, provided that the persons so appointed and commissioned shall not carry any firearms.

(b) Information necessary to investigate fraud and other crimes relating to public assistance, to locate absent parents, to establish paternity, to obtain and enforce court orders of support, and to investigate incidents at the Hawaii youth correctional facilities, and contained within the records of any agency, board, commission, authority, or committee of the State or its political subdivisions shall be made available to any commissioned investigator of the department of human services, notwithstanding any provision for confidentiality. [L 1976, c 83, §1; am L 1979, c 176, §1; am L 1987, c 339, §4; am L 1989, c 211, §10; am L 1990, c 281, §11; am L 2009, c 62, §2]

## Nearby sections

- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 346 -374 Homeless shelter stipends.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D1_T20_C346_S346.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 346-2 Appointment of personnel.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D1_T20_C346_S346-2.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 346-2.5 Background checks.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D1_T20_C346_S346-2.5.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 346-3 Compensation of employees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D1_T20_C346_S346-3.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 346-4.5 Investigators; authority and access to records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D1_T20_C346_S346-4.5.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 346-5 Reports.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D1_T20_C346_S346-5.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 346-6 Appropriations; expenditures; donations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D1_T20_C346_S346-6.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 346-7 Acceptance of grants-in-aid or outright grants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D1_T20_C346_S346-7.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 346-7.5 Spouse and child abuse special fund.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D1_T20_C346_S346-7.5.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 346-8 Additional funds.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D1_T20_C346_S346-8.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 346-9 Workshop program.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D1_T20_C346_S346-9.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 346-10 Protection of records; divulging confidential information prohibited.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D1_T20_C346_S346-10.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 346-11 Unauthorized disclosure or inspection.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D1_T20_C346_S346-11.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 346-12 Hearing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D1_T20_C346_S346-12.md)

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