{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-658h-5","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 658H-5","heading":"Waiver and preclusion of privilege.","body":"(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:\n\n(1) In the case of the privilege of a mediator, it is expressly waived by the mediator; and\n\n(2) In the case of the privilege of a nonparty participant, it is expressly waived by the nonparty participant.\n\n(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.\n\n(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.","path":["HI Code","Division 4","Title 36","Chapter 658H"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol13_Ch0601-0676/HRS0658H/HRS_0658H-0005.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"3c8fb685b95993d0b4b08e5a429b26c3247d67e0c1852565862f08339e306d87","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-658h-4","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-658h-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}