2023

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...

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...

Section III(B) of this opinion was found palpably erroneous by a First Circuit Court order dated July 3, 2025, in Pub. First L. Ctr. v. Def. Council; Jon N. Ikenaga; and Agribusiness Dev. Corp. Bd. of Dir., Civ. No. 1CCV-24-0000050...

Opinion Ltr. No. F24-02 November 2, 2023 Maui County Councilmembers on the Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Board Need Not Comply With a Different Permitted Interaction’s Requirements Requester asked whether the three Maui County Council (COUNCIL-M) members appointed to serve...

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...

Opinion Ltr. No. F24-01 October 16, 2023 Closed Investigation Finding and Conclusions A Department of Transportation (DOT) employee (Employee) filed a workplace violence complaint against a coworker.  After the investigation was concluded, the Employee sought a copy of the final...

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...

U Memo 24-03 September 14, 2023 Reasonable Search for a Report  Requester requested a copy of a report or document of findings by a Kauai County Planning Department (PLAN-K) employee regarding fencing at Lepeuli (Report).  PLAN-K responded to the request,...

U Memo 24-02 August 30, 2023 Reasonable Search for Lease Successorship Document Requesters requested copies of the successorship document reflecting their two minor sons as the successors to the lease (Successorship Document) from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL). ...

U Memo 24-01 August 22, 2023 Investigation Report Concerning Requester A former Department of Transportation-Harbors Division (DOT-HARBORS) employee (Requester) sought access to a copy of an internal administrative investigation report (Report) about him from DOT-HARBORS.  DOT-HARBORS denied the request based...