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 ...
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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 ...
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The State Office of Information Practices (OIP) is looking ahead to great changes next year and also wants to provide you with a year-end reminder. First, OIP is very pleased to announce that it has filled its two new positions for a Staff Attorney and an OIP Legal Assistant, both of whom will be starting ...
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The State Office of Information Practices (OIP) has posted six new opinions on its Opinions page at oip.hawaii.gov. Summaries for each opinion and the full text of the three formal opinions are posted online. OIP Op. Ltr. No. F24-01 followed the analysis previously provided in OIP Op. Ltr. No. F13-01 to conclude that no Part ...
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The State Office of Information Practices (OIP) is pleased to announce that Governor Josh Green has removed the suspension of the Sunshine Law from the Second Proclamation Relating to Affordable Housing that he issued yesterday. The Second Proclamation went into effect immediately, so all boards involved in an affordable housing project covered by the proclamation ...
Read More SECOND HOUSING PROCLAMATION REMOVES SUNSHINE LAW EXEMPTION
The State Office of Information Practices (OIP) has received preliminary approval to hire another Staff Attorney and a Legal Assistant. If you are a good team player and excellent writer who wants to respectfully serve the public and assist government agencies as an impartial neutral without bias regarding UIPA and Sunshine Law matters, then OIP ...
Read More OIP IS LOOKING FOR A STAFF ATTORNEY AND A LEGAL ASSISTANT
The State Office of Information Practices (OIP) has updated its Sunshine Law training materials to reflect two new laws: Act 019 (SB 1513), which requires a board to report its discussion and any final action it took in an executive session when it reconvenes in public session, and Act 125 (HB 712, HD 1, SD ...
Read More OIP UPDATES SUNSHINE LAW TRAINING
Congratulations to the following agencies, which were the first agencies to turn in their FY 2023 year-end UIPA Record Request Logs and Checklists to OIP, even before the July 31, 2023 due date: Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, Honolulu DBEDT/ Administrative Services Office DAGS/ All agencies OHA Kauai County Public Works/Building Division Office of Council ...
Read More ANNUAL LOG REPORTS DUE JULY 31