(a) Any communications service location information obtained by any public safety answering point or public safety agency or its personnel for public safety purposes is not a government record open to disclosure under chapter 92F.

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 138-10

  • Communications service: means a service capable of accessing, connecting with, or interfacing with a 911 system, by dialing, initializing, or otherwise activating the 911 system by means of a local telephone device, commercial mobile radio service device, Interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol device, indirect communication through a service bureau or call relay service, such as alarm companies, or any other means. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 138-1
  • Communications service provider: means an entity that provides communications service to a subscriber. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 138-1
  • Public safety agency: means a functional division of the State or a county that provides or has authority to provide, or a private entity contracted by a state or county agency that provides, firefighting, law enforcement, ambulance, medical, or other emergency services. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 138-1
  • Public safety answering point: means the public safety agency that receives incoming 911 calls and dispatches appropriate public safety agencies to respond to those calls. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 138-1
(b) A person shall not disclose or use, for any purpose other than the enhanced 911 calling system, information contained in the database of the communications service provider‘s network portion of the enhanced 911 calling system established pursuant to this chapter, without the prior written consent of the communications service provider.