With so much misinformation, as well as deliberate disinformation campaigns by foreign agents and special interest groups, in our world today, the state Office of Information Practices urges all government agencies to do what they can to combat falsehoods and be the source of truth in government. One way to easily do this is by ...
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Hawaii’s Uniform Information Practices Act (UIPA), Chapter 92F, HRS, was amended to require the disclosure of police officers’ suspension information to be treated the same as for other government employees. Act 47 was signed into law by Governor David Ige on September 15, 2020, and enacts HB 285, HD 1, SD 1, CD 1. Among ...
Read More BILL ENACTED TO TREAT POLICE OFFICERS’ DISCIPLINARY RECORDS THE SAME AS OTHER GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES’ RECORDS
The state Office of Information Practices (OIP) is pleased to announce that it has posted the entire four-volume set of the Report of the Governor’s Committee on Public Records and Privacy (December 1987) on its new Legislation page. This Report was the basis for the adoption of Hawaii’s Uniform Information Practices Act (UIPA), Chapter 92F, ...
Read More ENTIRE GOVERNOR’S REPORT POSTED
The state Office of Information Practices posted its first three opinions of FY 2021 on its Opinions page, along with the first of four volumes of the Report of the Governor’s Committee on Public Records and Privacy on its Legislation page at oip.hawaii.gov. In formal opinion F21-01, OIP found that the requested closing agreements are ...
Read More OIP POSTS THREE NEW OPINIONS AND THE GOVERNOR’S REPORT
With so many key libraries and the State Archives temporarily or intermittently closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the state Office of Information Practices has made it easier for people to research the legislative history behind the UIPA and Sunshine Law and their amendments. On its new Legislation page, OIP has made readily available online the ...
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The state Office of Information Practices (OIP) has posted on its Training page at oip.hawaii.gov a new Quick Review: Agency Disclosure Obligations During Pandemic to help agencies and the public understand the disclosure requirements under Hawaii’s public records law, particularly with respect to medical information. OIP also reminds interested persons to submit their comments on the draft ...
Read More QUICK REVIEW ON UIPA REQUIREMENTS DURING COVID-19 EMERGENCY
A big MAHALO to the following agencies, which were the first to submit in July their year-end Logs and Checklists for FY 2020: City & County of Honolulu: City Clerk’s Office and City Auditor Hawaii County: Mayor’s Office, Corporation Counsel, and Human Resources DBEDT: State Energy Office Hawaii State Ethics Commission For agencies that still ...
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Due to the deteriorating conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Mayor’s latest stay at home order, the state Office of Information Practices (OIP) will continue to telework and has closed its physical office. OIP will continue to work on its cases and provide timely Attorney of the Day services, which are best accessed ...
Read More OIP’S PHYSICAL OFFICE TO CLOSE
The state Office of Information Practices (OIP) has added a new page to its website at oip.hawaii.gov. On OIP’s new “Legislation” page, you will find a heading for “Important Pending and Recent Legislation.” Here, OIP has posted a draft bill that proposes to amend the Sunshine Law to allow boards to safely conduct board business ...
Read More VIRTUAL MEETING PROPOSAL POSTED ON OIP’S NEW “LEGISLATION” PAGE
The state Office of Information Practices (OIP) is thrilled to report the good news that it ended fiscal year 2020 with its lowest case backlog in over a decade. Despite the challenges presented by COVID-19, the temporary suspension of OIP’s duties and deadlines under the Governor’s emergency proclamations, and an 8.5% increase in new cases, ...
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