Haw. Rev. Stat. § 92F-12 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 8 / Chapter 92F / Section 92F-12
Disclosure required.
Status: in_force

(a) Any other provision in this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, each agency shall make available for public inspection and duplication during regular business hours:

(1) Rules of procedure, substantive rules of general applicability, statements of general policy, and interpretations of general applicability adopted by the agency;

(2) Final opinions, including concurring and dissenting opinions, as well as orders made in the adjudication of cases, except to the extent protected by section 92F-13(1);

(3) Government purchasing information, including all bid results, except to the extent prohibited by section 92F-13;

(4) Pardons and commutations, as well as directory information concerning an individual's presence at any correctional facility;

(5) Land ownership, transfer, and lien records, including real property tax information and leases of state land;

(6) Results of environmental tests;

(7) Minutes of all agency meetings required by law to be public;

(8) Name, address, and occupation of any person borrowing funds from a state or county loan program, and the amount, purpose, and current status of the loan;

(9) Certified payroll records on public works contracts except social security numbers and home addresses;

(10) Regarding contract hires and consultants employed by agencies:

(A) The contract itself, the amount of compensation;

(B) The duration of the contract; and

(C) The objectives of the contract,

except social security numbers and home addresses;

(11) Building permit information within the control of the agency;

(12) Water service consumption data maintained by the boards of water supply;

(13) Rosters of persons holding licenses or permits granted by an agency that may include name, business address, type of license held, and status of the license;

(14) The name, compensation (but only the salary range for employees covered by or included in chapter 76, and sections 302A-602 to 302A-639, and 302A‑701, or bargaining unit (8)), job title, business address, business telephone number, job description, education and training background, previous work experience, dates of first and last employment, position number, type of appointment, service computation date, occupational group or class code, bargaining unit code, employing agency name and code, department, division, branch, office, section, unit, and island of employment, of present or former officers or employees of the agency; provided that this paragraph shall not require the creation of a roster of employees; and provided further that this paragraph shall not apply to information regarding present or former employees involved in an undercover capacity in a law enforcement agency;

(15) Information collected and maintained for the purpose of making information available to the general public; and

(16) Information contained in or compiled from a transcript, minutes, report, or summary of a proceeding open to the public.

(b) Any provision to the contrary notwithstanding, each agency shall also disclose:

(1) Any government record, if the requesting person has the prior written consent of all individuals to whom the record refers;

(2) Government records which, pursuant to federal law or a statute of this State, are expressly authorized to be disclosed to the person requesting access;

(3) Government records pursuant to a showing of compelling circumstances affecting the health or safety of any individual;

(4) Government records requested pursuant to an order of a court;

(5) Government records pursuant to a subpoena from either house of the state legislature; and

(6) Information from the motor vehicle registration files, provided that the person requesting such files shall have a legitimate reason as determined by rules. [L 1988, c 262, pt of §1; am L 1989, c 160, §3; am L 1991, c 167, §1; am L 1992, c 185, §1; am L 1996, c 89, §8; am L 2000, c 253, §150; am L 2004, c 92, §3; am L 2005, c 85, §1; am L 2007, c 14, §1; am L 2012, c 133, §5]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 91-8 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 8 / Chapter 91 / Section 91-8
Declaratory rulings by agencies.
Status: in_force

Any interested person may petition an agency for a declaratory order as to the applicability of any statutory provision or of any rule or order of the agency. Each agency shall adopt rules prescribing the form of the petitions and the procedure for their submission, consideration, and prompt disposition. Orders disposing of petitions in such cases shall have the same status as other agency orders.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 93-4.5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 8 / Chapter 93 / Section 93-4.5
Notification when electronic publications posted.
Status: in_force

Every state and county agency shall immediately notify the state publications distribution center with identification and location information for each electronic publication made available on a public networked information system such as the Internet.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 96-5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 8 / Chapter 96 / Section 96-5
Jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

The ombudsman has jurisdiction to investigate the administrative acts of agencies and the ombudsman may exercise the ombudsman's powers without regard to the finality of any administrative act.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 94-8 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 8 / Chapter 94 / Section 94-8
State archives preservation and long-term access special fund; state archives preservation fee.
Status: in_force

(a) There shall be established in the state treasury the state archives preservation and long-term access special fund for the preservation of and long-term access to government records.

(b) All revenues collected from fees for services provided by the state archives shall be deposited in the state archives preservation and long-term access special fund and be expended by the comptroller to carry out the purposes of this section, including funding for staff positions and for administrative and operational costs of the program. All interest earned or accrued on moneys deposited in the fund shall become part of the fund.

(c) In addition to any other fee authorized by law, a state archives preservation fee of $1 shall be assessed for each document that is filed or registered by members of the public with a governmental entity and listed on an authorized records retention and disposition schedule as permanent. The preservation fee shall be collected and deposited in the state archives preservation and long-term access special fund and used to preserve and keep accessible electronic records of such documents in a usable state for the good of the public. [L 2013, c 88, pt of §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 94-5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 8 / Chapter 94 / Section 94-5
Disposal of examination records.
Status: in_force

All statutory boards or commissions authorized or empowered to hold examinations for candidates or applicants shall preserve all records of each examination, including, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, applications, questions, answers, and grades, until after the end of the legislative session following the examination.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 96-8 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 8 / Chapter 96 / Section 96-8
Appropriate subjects for investigation.
Status: in_force

An appropriate subject for investigation is an administrative act of an agency which might be:

(1) Contrary to law;

(2) Unreasonable, unfair, oppressive, or unnecessarily discriminatory, even though in accordance with law;

(3) Based on a mistake of fact;

(4) Based on improper or irrelevant grounds;

(5) Unaccompanied by an adequate statement of reasons;

(6) Performed in an inefficient manner; or

(7) Otherwise erroneous.

The ombudsman may investigate to find an appropriate remedy. [L 1967, c 306, §9; HRS §96-8]