Office of Information Practices

On July 12, 2022, Governor David Ige vetoed the following two bills:  S.B. 3252, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1 relating to Public Records and S.B. 3172, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D 1 relating to Public Agency Meetings.  These bills were previously described in a What’s New article on June 29, 2022.

Two other Sunshine Law bills have already gone into effect:  H.B. 2026, H.D. 2, S.D. 1 relating to Chapter 92, HRS, effective July 8, 2022, and  S.B. 3219. H.D. 1, C.D. 1 relating to the Sunshine Law, effective July 1, 2022.  These bills were previously described in What’s New articles on July 8, 2022,  May 5, 2022 and April 29, 2022.  OIP is working on updates to its online training materials to reflect the new laws.

For unbiased open government news, please check for archived copies of What’s New articles that are posted on OIP’s website at oip.hawaii.gov, or upon request, can be emailed to you.  To update your address or begin receiving these articles directly, please provide your email address to [email protected].  Also, if you would like to receive What’s New articles or attachments in a Word format, please contact OIP at (808) 586-1400 or [email protected].