Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 2. Business § 453-7.5

(a) The department of commerce and consumer affairs shall review each complaint, inquiry, and information, as applicable, received under sections 92-17, 329-44, 453-8.7, 663-1.7, and 671-5. The department shall investigate the complaint, inquiry, or information if it appears that the physician or osteopathic physician who is the subject of the complaint, inquiry, or information has violated this chapter. If the department determines that the physician or osteopathic physician has violated this chapter, the department shall present the results of its investigation to the Hawaii medical board for appropriate disciplinary proceedings.

(b) Reports of adverse decisions of peer review committees transmitted to the department under section 663-1.7 shall not be available to public inspection or subject to discovery and shall be held confidential by the department; provided that: