Hawaii Revised Statutes
92F. Uniform Information Practices Act (Modified)
92F-11 Affirmative agency disclosure responsibilities.

§92F-11 Affirmative agency disclosure responsibilities. (a) All government records are open to public inspection unless access is restricted or closed by law.
(b) Except as provided in section 92F-13, each agency upon request by any person shall make government records available for inspection and copying during regular business hours.
(c) Unless the information is readily retrievable by the agency in the form in which it is requested, an agency shall not be required to prepare a compilation or summary of its records.
(d) Each agency shall assure reasonable access to facilities for duplicating records and for making memoranda or abstracts.
(e) The office of information practices may adopt rules, pursuant to chapter 91, to protect agency records from theft, loss, defacement, alteration, or deterioration and to prevent manifestly excessive interference with the discharge of agencies' other lawful responsibilities and functions. [L 1988, c 262, pt of §1; am L 2010, c 100, § §1, 3; am L 2017, c 165, §1]
Note
Repeal and reenactment of subsection (b) on July 1, 2014. L 2010, c 100, §3.
Cross References
Department of Hawaiian home lands records, see chapter 92J.
Case Notes
Chapter 92F applies prospectively, requiring disclosure of records maintained by state agencies regardless of when the records came into existence. 83 H. 378, 927 P.2d 386.
Where trial court determined that any unaccepted engineering reports were returned to the developer and there was a lack of evidence suggesting that the city planning and permitting department "maintained" any reports or copies of the reports that were unaccepted by the department, trial court properly determined that, pursuant to this chapter, the reports submitted to the department in connection with the developer's subdivision application did not constitute "government records" prior to their acceptance by the department. 119 H. 90, 194 P.3d 531.
Cited: 134 H. 181, 339 P.3d 679 (2014).
Mentioned: 74 H. 365, 846 P.2d 882.

Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes

Hawaii Revised Statutes

Title 8. Public Proceedings and Records

92F. Uniform Information Practices Act (Modified)

92F-1 Short title.

92F-2 Purposes; rules of construction.

92F-3 General definitions.

92F-4 Funding, services, and other federal assistance.

92F-11 Affirmative agency disclosure responsibilities.

92F-12 Disclosure required.

92F-13 Government records; exceptions to general rule.

92F-14 Significant privacy interest; examples.

92F-15 Judicial enforcement.

92F-15.3 Notice to the office of information practices. When filing a civil action that is under, related to, or is affected by this chapter, a person shall notify the office of information practices in writing at the time of the filing. The office o...

92F-15.5 Alternative method to appeal a denial of access.

92F-16 Immunity from liability.

92F-17 Criminal penalties.

92F-18 Agency implementation.

92F-19 Limitations on disclosure of government records to other agencies.

92F-21 Individual's access to own personal record.

92F-21.5 REPEALED.

92F-22 Exemptions and limitations on individual access.

92F-23 Access to personal record; initial procedure.

92F-24 Right to correct personal record; initial procedure.

92F-25 Correction and amendment; review procedures.

92F-26 Rules.

92F-27 Civil actions and remedies.

92F-27.5 Alternative method to appeal a denial of access.

92F-28 Access to personal records by order in judicial or administrative proceedings; access as authorized or required by other law.

92F-41 Office of information practices; established.

92F-42 Powers and duties of the office of information practices.

92F-43 Agency appeal of a decision by the office of information practices.