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The state Office of Information Practice (OIP) is pleased to announce that the State Calendar process has been changed to allow the electronic posting of emergency and continued meetings with less than six days’ notice. The Sunshine Law requires notice of meetings of state boards to be electronically posted on the State Calendar.  Although emergency ...
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Act 115, SLH 1994 enacting HRS 231-19.5

Posted on May 22, 2020 in Main

Act 115, SLH 1994 enacting HRS 231-19.5 (1)  HB 3190 ada (2)  2.24.1994 House JUD hearing notice and testimony ada (3)  HSCR 585-94 and HB 3190 HD 1 ada (4)  HB 3190 HD 1 ada (5)  3.21.1994 joint Senate hearing notice and testimony ada (6)  SSCR 2651 and HB 3190 HD 1 SD 1 ada ...
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OIP POSTS 4 NEW OPINIONS

Posted on May 21, 2020 in Featured, What's New

Now that its powers have been restored, the state Office of Information Practices posted three new informal memorandum opinion summaries and the full text of a new formal opinion on its opinions page at oip.hawaii.gov. In  OIP Opinion Letter No. F20-3, OIP concluded that the budget committee of the Honolulu City Council violated the Sunshine ...
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F20-03

Posted on May 19, 2020 in Formal Opinions

Amendment of Agenda

The COVID-19 pandemic, and the possibility of future crises, have changed many things forever, including some ways that government may be conducted.  While the partial suspension of Hawaii’s open records and open meetings laws are temporary until amended or terminated by the Governor’s emergency orders, there could be lasting changes in how the public will ...
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S Memo 20-4

Posted on May 14, 2020 in Informal Opinions - Sunshine Law

Amendment of Filed Agendas

Government Records that Do Not Exist

OIP POWERS REINSTATED

Posted on May 6, 2020 in Featured, What's New

Late yesterday, most of OIP’s powers and duties were reinstated by Governor David Ige’s Seventh Supplementary Proclamation issued on May 5, 2020 (SP7), which is now posted on OIP’s website.  SP7 continues to partly suspend both the state’s Uniform Information Practices Act (UIPA) (Chapter 92F, HRS), and the Sunshine Law (Part I of Chapter 92, ...
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Cesspool Records

In addition to the virtual public meeting tips posted last week, the state Office of Information Practices (OIP) would like to pass along information about virtual meeting technology training and how boards can make those meetings accessible to disabled persons.  The Microsoft Teams Live Event online training that was recorded and posted by the State ...
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