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From Hawaii's 2012 Hawai'i Digital Archives Plan: Section 92F‐11 states that “All government records are open to public inspection unless access is restricted or closed by law.” This provision “applies prospectively, requiring disclosure of records maintained by state agencies regardless of when the records came into existence.” Each agency is required to issue instruction and guidelines necessary to ensure the public’s access to government records in §92F‐18, including compiling a public report “describing the records it routinely uses or maintains” [§92F‐18(2b)]. Providing the public access to records is covered in section 26‐6 which requires DAGS to “provide a long‐term means for public access to public information” [26‐6 (10(1))] and to “adopt rules as may be necessary or desirable for…the operation and implementation of a program to provide a means for public access to the State's…public information.” [§26‐6 (10(4D))]. The excuse of 'it might damage...' is not law. They LEGALLY have to share the record.