2025

October 13, 2025, is a paid federal holiday (Columbus Day), but state and county agencies do not have a paid day off (Discoverers’ Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day are both statutorily recognized on the second Monday in October, but not...

The Office of Information Practices recently issued one formal opinion and six informal opinions under the Uniform Information Practices Act, chapter 92F, Hawaii Revised Statutes (UIPA), and Sunshine Law, part I of chapter 92, HRS.  The summaries of the opinions...

The Office of Information Practices (OIP) would like to remind boards about the Sunshine Law’s requirements for setting time limits on oral testimony.  Boards may set reasonable time limits on oral testimony under section 92-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), which...

U Memo 26-03 August 29, 2025 Airport Shuttle Contract Records Requester had previously contracted with the Department of Transportation, Airports Division (DOT) to run the Honolulu Airport’s Wiki Wiki shuttle bus (Wiki Wiki).  Requester bid on the next two-year Wiki...

The Office of Information Practices (OIP) has updated its Sunshine Law training materials to reflect these new laws: Act 169 (SB 1651 CD1)  changes section 92-7.5, HRS, regarding deadlines for board packets.  A board using a board packet must now...

U Memo 26-02 August 19, 2025 Redactions to Executive Session Minutes Requester sought an unredacted copy of the executive meeting minutes (Executive Minutes) for the Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC) Board of Directors meeting on August 8, 2023.  Based on a...

U Memo 26-01 August 18, 2025 Reasonable Search for Maui Fire Relief Contracts Requester sought all state contracts pertaining to the “Maui Fires and Emergency Relief” from the Office of the Governor (GOV), although requester believed the Department of Budget...

The Office of Information Practices (OIP) would like to remind agencies who have not already submitted their FY 2025 UIPA Record Request Logs and FY 2025 Checklist that they were due to OIP from the agency’s Log Coordinator on July...

With the end of FY 2025, it is time for all Hawaii State and county agencies to start a new UIPA Record Request Log for FY 2026.  The Office of Information Practices (OIP) would like to remind agencies to close...

U Memo 25-22 June 30, 2025 Proposals and Financial Records Designated as Confidential  Requester questioned whether the City and County of Honolulu, Department of Budget and Fiscal Services (B&F-HON) properly withheld financial records from six offerors and two of the...