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Governor Josh Green issued today the fourth affordable housing emergency proclamation, which suspends a number of laws but not the Sunshine Law (Part I of Chapter 92, HRS) or the Uniform Information Practices Act (Modified) (Chapter 92F, HRS).  The proclamation is expected to be posted on the Governor’s website at https://governor.hawaii.gov/emergency-proclamations/. For impartial open government ...
Read More GOVERNOR ISSUES FOURTH AFFORDABLE HOUSING EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION

The State Office of Information Practices (OIP) is excited to welcome to its team two new members:  Staff Attorney Tiara Maumau and OIP Legal Assistant Zoe Abrams! Tiara joins OIP with a decade of criminal litigation experience and will help to relieve the increasing numbers of new cases and Attorney of the Day inquiries.  Zoe ...
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Governor Josh Green issued the Ninth Emergency Proclamation Relating to Wildfires, which continues on page 7 to extend the partial suspension of certain Sunshine Law provisions.  This proclamation and others can be found on the Newsroom page of Governor Green’s website at https://governor.hawaii.gov/emergency-proclamations/.

HAPPY NEW YEAR from the State Office of Information Practices (OIP)!  We hope that everyone had a happy and healthy holiday season. Last week, OIP submitted to the Legislature its Annual Report for fiscal year (FY) 2023, which is now posted on the Reports page of its website at oip.hawaii.gov.  Last year’s highlights include the ...
Read More OIP’S FY 2023 ANNUAL REPORT