2022

As we end the calendar year, the State Office of Information Practices (OIP) would like to remind all agencies to close out the first half of your agency’s fiscal year 2023 UIPA Record Request Log and save it as a...

The State Office of Information Practices (OIP) has posted its report to the Legislature on the implementation of Sunshine Law meetings held using interactive conference technology (ICT).  This report was required by Act 220, SLH 2021, which made major amendments...

The State Office of Information Practices (OIP) has posted its FY 2022 Annual Report on its Reports page at oip.hawaii.gov, showing that OIP had a successful year after a long period of  COVID disruptions. Pent-up demand and return to work...

The State Office of Information Practices (OIP) is pleased to announce that the Working Group convened pursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution 192 (SCR 192) has successfully completed its work and has prepared its “Report to the 2023 Legislature of the...

The State Office of Information Practices (OIP) has posted three new opinions that may be accessed via its Opinions page at oip.hawaii.gov. In informal U Memo 23-01, OIP concluded that the Reapportionment Commission properly responded under the UIPA to a...

Opinion Ltr. No. F23-01 December 12, 2022 Permitted Interactions; Interactive Conference Technology; Board Packets; and Related Sunshine Law Questions The appellant was a member of the State Council on Mental Health (SCMH) at the time she filed two appeals alleging...

The State Office of Information Practices (OIP) has posted on its website direct links to each county’s calendar listing board and commission meetings and other events.  Additionally, due to increased spam problems, the State Calendar was revised to discontinue the...

U Memo 23-02 Issued November 9, 2022 Pending Investigation The Department of Agriculture (DOA) denied access under Part III of the UIPA (Part III) to various records about certain complaints that were either filed by or against a former employee...

The State Office of Information Practices (OIP) has updated its subject-matter index for its formal opinions regarding the Uniform Information Practices Act (UIPA), which may be accessed through the Opinions page at oip.hawaii.gov. Only formal opinions are indexed by OIP,...

The State Office of Information Practices (OIP) has posted on the SCR 192 webpage at oip.hawaii.gov the testimony and meeting recorded on October 4, 2022 regarding draft legislation that seeks to improve government decision-making. Pursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution 192...