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Terms of Use

These terms apply whenever you browse or use Hawaii Released Inmates. By using the site, you agree to the rules and limitations stated below. If you do not accept them, do not continue to use the site. Government portals and outside services reached through a link apply their own terms as well. The reference material distinguishes custody, transfer, release, parole, probation, and discharge, but none of it is an official decision or status statement from a Hawaii agency. Each user remains responsible for confirming a record at its source.

This is a privately owned Hawaii reference with no government, police, jail, or corrections affiliation. Neither the site nor its advertising partners provides credit, employment, insurance, tenant-screening, or other FCRA-covered services. The site is not a private investigation firm or consumer reporting agency.

Nature of the Site

Hawaii Released Inmates is an independent reference, not an office of DCR, HPA, the Hawaiʻi Judiciary, a police department, BOP, ICE, or any other authority. It does not hold official jail, prison, parole, probation, or court records. It cannot confirm custody, direct a release, post bail, or submit a filing on anyone’s behalf.

The site organizes links and explanatory material for statewide release records and offender-search resources. It also routes readers to island and county guides and may connect visitors to independently operated research tools. A reference to arrest, charge, conviction, custody, transfer, parole, probation, release, or discharge keeps its distinct legal and factual meaning.

Acceptable Use Rules

You agree to use the site in a lawful way that respects other people and the service itself. In particular, you must not:

  • Break a federal, Hawaii, or local law through your use of the site.
  • Use information to stalk, harass, threaten, or harm another person.
  • Base hiring, housing, lending, or insurance decisions on site content.
  • Attempt access to an account, server, or area without authorization.
  • Operate bots, scrapers, or other automated collection tools.
  • Interfere with the site’s operation or another visitor’s access.

No Consumer Reports

Hawaii Released Inmates is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. It does not provide background checks, credit reports, consumer reports, or screening services, and neither do its advertising partners through this site. You agree not to use information from these pages or linked tools for any FCRA-covered purpose, including:

  • Hiring, firing, promotion, or another employment decision.
  • Tenant selection, housing access, or lease decisions.
  • Creditworthiness, lending terms, or insurance premiums.
  • Licensing, permits, or government-program eligibility.
  • Any other decision regulated by the FCRA.

Links Beyond Our Control

The site links to DCR and SAVIN, HPA, court and police resources, federal locators, county guides, legal resources, and independent search services. A link is provided for navigation and does not endorse the destination. We do not control its content, privacy practices, terms, record retention, accuracy, or availability. Review the destination’s own rules before using it.

Service Provided As Is

All material and functions are provided “as is” and “as available.” To the extent allowed by law, we make no express or implied warranty about:

  • The accuracy, completeness, or current state of information.
  • Continuous or uninterrupted site access.
  • The absence of errors, bugs, or security weaknesses.
  • The scope or quality of a partner’s search results.

Custody, transfer, supervision, and projected-date information can change. Nothing here is an official statement from DCR, HPA, a court, police department, facility, BOP, ICE, or another government authority. Confirm each fact with the responsible source.

Limits on Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Hawaii Released Inmates and its owners, operators, and partners will not be liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or other damages arising from access to, inability to access, or use of this site or a linked resource.

Your Duty to Indemnify

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Hawaii Released Inmates and its owners, operators, and partners from claims, losses, costs, liabilities, and reasonable legal fees caused by your use of the site or your breach of these terms.

Site Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, the text, original graphics, logos, design elements, and code belong to Hawaii Released Inmates or its content partners. You may not copy, publish, distribute, modify, or exploit that material without prior written permission. Ownership of third-party and government material remains with its source.

Changes to These Terms

We may revise these terms at any time. The new version becomes effective when posted on this page. Continued use after posting means you accept the revised terms.

Suspension of Access

We may restrict, suspend, or end access to all or part of the site at any time, for any reason, and without advance notice.

Hawaii Law Applies

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Hawaii, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute must be brought in a court with proper jurisdiction in Hawaii.

If One Term Fails

If a court finds any provision invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions stay in effect. The affected provision will be limited or adjusted only as much as needed to make it enforceable.

Questions About These Terms

Send questions about these terms through the Contact Us page. That channel is not an official route for a custody, release, court, or government-record request.