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Hawaii Public Radio’s Beth-Ann Kozlovich interviewed Director Cheryl Kakazu Park of the state Office of Information Practices (OIP) regarding the impact on future Sunshine Law cases of the Hawaii Supreme Court’s decision in Kanahele v. Maui County Council, ___ Haw. ___ (SCWC-29649, August 8, 2013), which was summarized in OIP’s August 12, 2013 What’s New ...
Read More HPR Interview Regarding Impact of Kanahele Decision

Given the increasing government efforts to post open data online at data.hawaii.gov, data.honolulu.gov, and data.gov, the state Office of Information Practices (OIP) reminds all state and county agencies to update their record titles on the Records Report System (RRS), which informs the public as to the types of records being kept by the government and ...
Read More Records Report System Reminder

In its first Sunshine Law ruling since 1993, the Hawaii Supreme Court issued a decision in Kanahele v. Maui County Council, ___ Haw. ___ (SCWC-29649, August 8, 2013).  While the unanimous decision written by Justice Richard Pollack discusses the facts and rationale in great detail and length, the state Office of Information Practices (OIP) has attempted ...
Read More Supreme Court Issues Sunshine Law Opinion

The state Office of Information Practices (OIP) has posted the third and final part in its series, “Quick Review:  Who Board Members Can Talk To and When” on the training page at oip.hawaii.gov.  This Quick Review series helps Sunshine Law board members understand what they can talk about with other board members or third parties ...
Read More OIP Posts Part 3 of “Who Board Members Can Talk to and When”

The State Office of Information Practices (OIP) has posted online the second in its three-part series, “Quick Review:  Who Board Members Can Talk To and When.” Part 2 has been posted on OIP’s website training page (under Sunshine Law).   For the latest on open government news, check for these archived copies of What’s New articles that ...
Read More PART 2 OF SUNSHINE LAW GUIDANCE REGARDING WHO BOARD MEMBERS CAN TALK TO AND WHEN