Office of Information Practices

Updated reference materials:  OIP has updated its UIPA Index and Sunshine Law Index, which allow key word searches for OIP’s formal opinions by subject matter, and its Table of Statutes that are found on its Opinions page to include its latest formal opinions.  Only formal opinions are indexed by OIP, with separate indices for UIPA ...
Read More News from OIP: New Indices, Limited Meeting Checklist for Boards and Commissions, FY 2025 UIPA Log Report

October 13, 2025, is a paid federal holiday (Columbus Day), but state and county agencies do not have a paid day off (Discoverers’ Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day are both statutorily recognized on the second Monday in October, but not as state holidays).  The same is true for the annual federal Juneteenth holiday on June ...
Read More News from OIP: Does a Federal-Only Holiday Count as a “Business Day”?

The Office of Information Practices recently issued one formal opinion and six informal opinions under the Uniform Information Practices Act, chapter 92F, Hawaii Revised Statutes (UIPA), and Sunshine Law, part I of chapter 92, HRS.  The summaries of the opinions can be found on the Opinions page at oip.hawaii.gov and by clicking the links below.    In OIP Op. ...
Read More News from OIP: SEVEN OPINIONS ISSUED

The Office of Information Practices (OIP) would like to remind boards about the Sunshine Law’s requirements for setting time limits on oral testimony.  Boards may set reasonable time limits on oral testimony under section 92-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), which states that “boards may provide for reasonable administration of oral testimony by rule.”  HRS § ...
Read More NEWS FROM OIP: TIME LIMITS ON TESTIMONY