The State Office of Information Practices (OIP) issued five written opinions in March and updated the searchable subject matter indices for Uniform Information Practices Act (UIPA) and Sunshine Law cases, as well as the list of OIP’s formal opinion letters. They can be accessed through the Opinions page at oip.hawaii.gov. In OIP Op. Ltr. No. ...
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The Director of the State Office of Information Practices (OIP) will be retiring from OIP at the end of March 2024. Supervising Staff Attorney Carlotta Amerino will become OIP’s Acting Director in April. Cheryl Kakazu Park is OIP’s longest-serving Director, having been initially appointed by Governor Neil Abercrombie in April 2011 and reappointed by Governor ...
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The State Office of Information Practices (OIP) has long been concerned about the rise of misinformation and disinformation campaigns and has urged government agencies and the public to do their part to combat misinformation. The danger today, however, is far greater with the proliferation of misinformation and deliberate disinformation campaigns by foreign governments, special interest ...
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Now that we are halfway through the 2024 legislative session, the State Office of Information Practices (OIP) is providing this update of Sunshine Law and UIPA bills that have survived and crossed over to the other chamber. Direct links to the bills are provided from the Legislature’s website at https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/. SUNSHINE LAW BILLS: HB 1597, ...
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Now that all bills have been introduced for the 2024 session, the State Office of Information Practices (OIP) would like to provide Sunshine Law boards with useful reminders as to how they can properly discuss legislative matters. OIP has a detailed “Quick Review: Sunshine Law Options to Address State Legislative Issues and Measures,” which explains ...
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The State Office of Information Practices (OIP) has posted on its Log Reports page at oip.hawaii.gov two new reports of the State and county agencies’ UIPA Record Request Year-End Logs for FY 2023, which show many similarities between the overall results for the State and counties. Consistent with data going back to 2015, the overwhelming ...
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The State Office of Information Practices (OIP) congratulates Maui County for leading the way to simplify and enhance the Uniform Information Practices Act (UIPA) record request process! On January 24, 2024, the County of Maui launched a new online portal for UIPA record requests at https://mauicountyhi.govqa.us/WEBAPP/_rs/. This online portal will provide a single point of ...
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Governor Josh Green issued today the fourth affordable housing emergency proclamation, which suspends a number of laws but not the Sunshine Law (Part I of Chapter 92, HRS) or the Uniform Information Practices Act (Modified) (Chapter 92F, HRS). The proclamation is expected to be posted on the Governor’s website at https://governor.hawaii.gov/emergency-proclamations/. For impartial open government ...
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The State Office of Information Practices (OIP) is excited to welcome to its team two new members: Staff Attorney Tiara Maumau and OIP Legal Assistant Zoe Abrams! Tiara joins OIP with a decade of criminal litigation experience and will help to relieve the increasing numbers of new cases and Attorney of the Day inquiries. Zoe ...
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Governor Josh Green issued the Ninth Emergency Proclamation Relating to Wildfires, which continues on page 7 to extend the partial suspension of certain Sunshine Law provisions. This proclamation and others can be found on the Newsroom page of Governor Green’s website at https://governor.hawaii.gov/emergency-proclamations/.