Newsletter Archive

Governor Josh Green issued today the fourth affordable housing emergency proclamation, which suspends a number of laws but not the Sunshine Law (Part I of Chapter 92, HRS) or the Uniform Information Practices Act (Modified) (Chapter 92F, HRS).  The proclamation...

The State Office of Information Practices (OIP) is excited to welcome to its team two new members:  Staff Attorney Tiara Maumau and OIP Legal Assistant Zoe Abrams! Tiara joins OIP with a decade of criminal litigation experience and will help...

Governor Josh Green issued the Ninth Emergency Proclamation Relating to Wildfires, which continues on page 7 to extend the partial suspension of certain Sunshine Law provisions.  This proclamation and others can be found on the Newsroom page of Governor Green’s...

HAPPY NEW YEAR from the State Office of Information Practices (OIP)!  We hope that everyone had a happy and healthy holiday season. Last week, OIP submitted to the Legislature its Annual Report for fiscal year (FY) 2023, which is now...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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/...