Privacy in Hawaii for first responders
What state law protects, what still leaks, and what we sweep beyond it.
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Hawaii maintains a state-level program that lets eligible officers, judges, and other protected workers use a substitute address for public records.
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- Hawaii Revised Statutes §92F-13(1) and §92F-14(b)(10) — UIPA general exemptions for unwarranted privacy invasion, substantial risk of physical harm, and undercover law enforcement personnel.
- Hawaii Revised Statutes §11-14.5 — voter registration confidentiality, including for law enforcement personnel under life-threatening circumstances.
Applicable laws
What protects you in Hawaii
Hawaii hasn't passed officer-specific privacy law that names sworn personnel as a protected class. The protections you have are general and you have to fit yourself into them.
The most practical lever is Hawaii Revised Statutes §11-14.5 — voter registration confidentiality. The statute explicitly contemplates law enforcement personnel under life-threatening circumstances. File with your county clerk to keep your address out of the voter rolls.
The Uniform Information Practices Act runs the public-records side. §92F-13(1) and §92F-14(b)(10) let an agency withhold records when disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, would create a substantial and demonstrable risk of physical harm, or relates to undercover law enforcement work. There's no officer-specific filing process — the exemption is applied by the agency responding to the records request. If denied access, you can appeal to the Office of Information Practices.
The state Address Confidentiality Program under HRS Chapter 801G is built for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking. Peace officers are not categorically eligible.
A broker-removal data privacy bill (HI HB2463) was pending in the 2026 session — modeled after New Jersey's Daniel's Law (the NJ law that lets covered officers sue data brokers for failing to remove their home address), but written to cover Hawaii consumers generally rather than officer-specific. Until enacted it doesn't give you anything to file.
What still leaks
- Out-of-state brokers. Spokeo, Whitepages, BeenVerified, and the rest don't honor Hawaii law. They source from aggregators outside the state and from commercial feeds.
- Property records. Hawaii has no enacted property redaction process for officers. The Bureau of Conveyances and county real property assessment data remain public.
- DMV records. Hawaii has no state-level DMV confidentiality for officers. Federal DPPA still applies as the floor.
Laws that work for you here
- Hawaii Revised Statutes §11-14.5 — file with your county clerk for voter registration confidentiality. Explicitly contemplates law enforcement under life-threatening circumstances.
- Hawaii Revised Statutes §92F-13(1), §92F-14(b)(10) — UIPA exemptions an agency can apply to withhold records on privacy or safety grounds. Push your records custodian to flag them at the request stage. Appeal denials to the Office of Information Practices under §92F-15.5.
What we sweep that the state doesn't
Hawaii hasn't passed officer-specific privacy law beyond voter rolls and general UIPA exemptions. The federal DPPA is the only floor on motor vehicle data. The broker side is what's actually leveraged here, and that's where we operate. We file opt-outs across 200+ people-search sites and re-check every two weeks because re-listings happen.