Haw. Code R. § 13-242-5 - Accident reports not public records
(a) All written
reports required in section 13-242-4 to be forwarded to the department by
operators or owners of vessels involved in accidents shall be without prejudice
to the individual so reporting and shall be for the confidential use of the
department or other state or federal agencies having use of the records for
accident prevention purposes, except that the department may disclose the
identity of a person involved in an accident when the person is not otherwise
known or when the person denies presence at the accident.
(b) No written reports forwarded under
section 13-242-4 shall be used as evidence in any trial, civil or criminal,
arising out of an accident except that the department shall furnish upon demand
of any party to the trial, or upon demand of any court, a certificate showing
that a specified accident report has or has not been made to the department in
compliance with law, and, if the report has been made, the date, time and
location of the accident, the name and address of the operator, the owner of
the vessel involved, and the investigating officer. The reports may be used as
evidence when necessary to prosecute a violation of section 13-242-6.
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