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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 658H-5: Waiver and preclusion of privilege.

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  1. HI Code
  2. Division 4
  3. Title 36
  4. Chapter 658H

(a) A privilege under section 658H-4 may be waived in a record or orally during a proceeding if it is expressly waived by all parties to the mediation and:

(1) In the case of the privilege of a mediator, it is expressly waived by the mediator; and

(2) In the case of the privilege of a nonparty participant, it is expressly waived by the nonparty participant.

(b) A person who discloses or makes a representation about a mediation communication that prejudices another person in a proceeding is precluded from asserting a privilege under section 658H-4, but only to the extent necessary for the person prejudiced to respond to the representation or disclosure.

(c) A person who intentionally uses a mediation to plan, attempt to commit or commit a crime, or to conceal an ongoing crime or ongoing criminal activity is precluded from asserting a privilege under section 658H-4.

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