2021

The State Office of Information Practices (OIP) is ending 2021 with two major announcements.  First, given the increasing number of COVID cases, Governor David Ige today issued an “Emergency Proclamation Related to Sunshine Law In-Person Meetings,” which suspends the requirement...

Opinion Ltr. No. F22-01 December 22, 2021 Police Report, Administrative Complaint, and Body Worn Camera Recordings A personal record requester (Requester) made a request to­­ the Kauai Police Department (POLICE-K) for a copy of a police report, the file for...

U Memo 22-01 December 15, 2021 Reasonable Search for Records that Don't Exist A record requester (Requester) made a request to a Senator’s office for a copy of a written request by the Senator to the Department of the Attorney...

The State Office of Information Practices (OIP) has posted on its Training page at oip.hawaii.gov a link to its updated UIPA Basic Training Video and training materials, which are in two parts and based on a PowerPoint presentation that explains...

Governor David Ige today issued another Emergency Proclamation Related to COVID-19, which imposes a limited suspension of the Sunshine Law and provides guidelines for the conduct of board meetings.  Essentially, Exhibit C of the latest Proclamation suspends the Sunshine Law...

The State Office of Information Practices (OIP) has posted on its Training page at oip.hawaii.gov a link to “Basic Sunshine Law Training Video and Materials,” where you will find the revised Part I basic training video and transcript, which corrects...

The State Office of Information Practices (OIP) has posted on its Training page two new Sunshine Law Guides: one for State and county boards, and the other for neighborhood boards.  While the Sunshine Law is applicable to all boards, neighborhood...

The State Office of Information Practices (OIP) is pleased to announce that it has posted on its Training page six new Sunshine Law training materials to help boards prepare for the new provisions enacted by Act 220, SLH 2021, which...

The State Office of Information Practices (OIP) is pleased to announce that Lori Kato has joined our office as a Staff Attorney.  Lori brings with her decades of experience in the private sector as a former legal counsel for the...

The State Office of Information Practices (OIP) is pleased to announce that a new 30‑minute PowerPoint presentation is available on OIP’s website oip.hawaii.gov under the training tab.  This new presentation provides a short description of OIP’s services and a quick...