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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 658G-18

Waiver and preclusion of privilege

Known as the Hawaii Uniform Collaborative Law Act

The act spans §§ 658G-1 to 658G-9 (22 sections).

L 2012, c 207, pt of §1

(a) A privilege under section 658G-17 may be waived in a record or orally during a proceeding if it is expressly waived by all parties and, in the case of the privilege of a nonparty participant, it is also expressly waived by the nonparty participant.

(b) A person that makes a disclosure or representation about a collaborative law communication which prejudices another person in a proceeding may not assert a privilege under section 658G-17, but this preclusion applies only to the extent necessary for the person prejudiced to respond to the disclosure or representation.

Official source: Hawaii State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Hawaii statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.