{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-96-10","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 96-10","heading":"Powers.","body":"Subject to the privileges which witnesses have in the courts of this State, the ombudsman may:\n\n(1) Compel at a specified time and place, by a subpoena, the appearance and sworn testimony of any person who the ombudsman reasonably believes may be able to give information relating to a matter under investigation; and\n\n(2) Compel any person to produce documents, papers, or objects which the ombudsman reasonably believes may relate to a matter under investigation.\n\nThe ombudsman may bring suit in an appropriate state court to enforce these powers.","path":["HI Code","Division 1","Title 8","Chapter 96"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol02_Ch0046-0115/HRS0096/HRS_0096-0010.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"3d404abf52d02f4ca19ef3f19eb198e04c573c16ab3792ed1690ebe15d3a8260","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-96-1","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-96-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}