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In a continuing effort to provide practical assistance that will help board members comply with the Sunshine Law, the State Office of Information Practices (OIP) has created a new “Quick Review:  Who Board Members Can Talk To and When,” which was posted July 24, 2013, on OIP’s website training page (under Sunshine Law).  This Quick Review is the ...
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The state Office of Information Practices (OIP) has prepared a Quick Review of Requesters’ Responsibilities under the UIPA to provide helpful guidance on how to properly request government records under Hawaii’s Uniform Information Practices Act (UIPA).  See “Quick Review:  Requester Has Responsibilities and Requirements Before an Agency Must Provide Records,”  which was posted July 18, ...
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Notice and Subcommittee Meetings

Board Consideration of Matters Made Confidential by the Procurement Code

OPEN DATA BILL SIGNED INTO LAW

Posted on Jul 5, 2013 in What's New

The state Office of Information Practices (OIP) is pleased to announce that Governor Neil Abercrombie signed Open Data legislation into law on July 3, 2013. The final version of House Bill 632 is now Act 263, effective July 1, 2013. As OIP originally reported on May 1, 2013, the Open Data law will provide greater ...
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The state Office of Information Practices (OIP) is pleased to announce that its website has been updated and improved.  Besides having the same look and feel as the other state agency sites, OIP’s new website offers easy links to other state, county, and federal sites, including the State Calendar showing the meeting agendas for all ...
Read More OIP UPDATES ITS WEBSITE, AND ANNUAL REPORTS ARE DUE