What’s New

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 ...
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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

OIP ISSUES FOUR NEW OPINIONS

Posted on Jul 18, 2023 in Featured, What's New

The State Office of Information Practices (OIP) issued four new informal opinions, involving Hawaii’s Uniform Information Practices Act (UIPA), Chapter 92F, HRS, or the Sunshine Law, Part I of Chapter 92, HRS.  Summaries of the informal opinions can be accessed via the Informal Opinion letters page at oip.hawaii.gov and complete copies are provided upon request ...
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The State Office of Information Practices (OIP) reminds Sunshine Law boards that two 2023 laws, Act 019 and Act 125, added new Sunshine Law requirements effective July 1 and October 1, 2023. Act 019 (SB 1513), which went into effect on July 1, requires a board to report its discussion and any final action it ...
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Happy New Log Year!

Posted on Jul 3, 2023 in Featured, What's New

With the end of FY 2023, it is time for all state, county, and independent agencies to start a new UIPA Record Request Log for FY 2024.  The Office of Information Practices (OIP) would like to remind agencies to close out their FY 2023 Log and start a new FY 2024 Log for record requests received from July ...
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The State Office of Information Practices (OIP) issued three new formal opinions, all of which involved Hawaii’s Uniform Information Practices Act (UIPA), Chapter 92F, HRS.  The full opinions can be accessed via the Formal Opinion Letters page at oip.hawaii.gov and are briefly summarized as follows. OIP Op. Ltr. No. F23-03:  This opinion resolved three consolidated ...
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2023 LEGISLATIVE WRAP-UP

Posted on May 3, 2023 in Featured, What's New

The State Office of Information Practices (OIP) greatly appreciates the Legislature’s confidence in our office and its generous support for the establishment of two new positions at OIP:  a sixth staff attorney and one legal assistant.  Pending legislative passage tomorrow and Governor Green’s approval of the budget bill, HB 300, HD 1, SD 1, CD ...
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Read More THE FACTS ABOUT RECORD REQUEST FEES AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST WAIVER   Civil Beat has published a number of subjective opinion pieces about the record request fee caps and public interest waivers in HB ...
Read More THE FACTS ABOUT RECORD REQUEST FEES AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST WAIVER