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HI Rev Stat § 92-21 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 8. Public Proceedings and Records|92. Public Agency Meetings and Records|92-21 Copies of records; other costs and fees.

  §92-21 Copies of records; other costs and fees. Except as otherwise provided by law, a copy of any government record, including any map, plan, diagram, photograph, photostat, or geographic information system digital data file, which is open to the inspection of the public, shall be furnished to any person applying for the same by the public officer having charge or control thereof upon the payment of the reasonable cost of reproducing such copy. Except as provided in section 91-2.5, the cost of reproducing any government record, except geographic information system digital data, shall not be less than 5 cents per page, sheet, or fraction thereof. The cost of reproducing geographic information system digital data shall be in accordance with rules adopted by the agency having charge or control of that data. Such reproduction cost shall include but shall not be limited to labor cost for search and actual time for reproducing, material cost, including electricity cost, equipment cost, including rental cost, cost for certification, and other related costs. All fees shall be paid in by the public officer receiving or collecting the same to the state director of finance, the county director of finance, or to the agency or department by which the officer is employed, as government realizations; provided that fees collected by the public utilities commission pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the public utilities commission special fund established under section 269-33. [L 1921, c 96, §1; RL 1925, §166; am L 1929, c 166, pt of §1; am L 1931, c 178, §1; RL 1935, §147; RL 1945, pt of §458; am L 1945, c 248, §1; am L 1949, c 345, §1; am L Sp 1949, c 23, §1; RL 1955, §7-1; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §14; am L 1963, c 114, §1; HRS §92-21; am L 1974, c 145, §2; am L 1976, c 212, §3; am L 1991, c 145, §3; am L 1993, c 103, §1; am L 1994, c 226, §2; am L 1998, c 311, §4; am L 1999, c 160, §1 and c 301, §3(1)] Cross References  Court documents, see §607-5. Case Notes  Records not otherwise open to the public are not opened by this section. 42 H. 14.
HI Rev Stat § 92-22, 23 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 8. Public Proceedings and Records|92. Public Agency Meetings and Records|92-22, 23 REPEALED.

  § §92-22, 23 REPEALED. L 1989, c 14, § §18, 19.
HI Rev Stat § 92-24 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 8. Public Proceedings and Records|92. Public Agency Meetings and Records|92-24 Directors of finance and commerce and consumer affairs; fees.

 §92-24 Directors of finance and commerce and consumer affairs; fees. Except as provided in section 91-2.5, the director of finance and the director of commerce and consumer affairs each shall charge the following fees:  (1) For administering any oath, $1;  (2) For preparing every photostat copy of any document on record in the director's office, 50 cents per page or portion thereof;  (3) For preparing every typewritten copy of any document on record in the director's office, 50 cents per page or portion thereof;  (4) For preparing a certificate of compliance, $5 for the original certificate, and $1 for each additional copy thereof, of which $4 from each certificate and 75 cents of each additional copy shall be deposited in the compliance resolution fund established pursuant to section 26-9(o);  (5) For comparing any document submitted for certification, 15 cents per page or portion thereof;  (6) For certifying any document on record in the director's office, 25 cents for each certification;  (7) For all other acts and duties, the fees of which are not otherwise provided for, such charges as each may from time to time prescribe. [CC 1859, §690; RL 1925, §1253; RL 1935, §2212; RL 1945, §5813; am L 1949, c 172, §1; RL 1955, §132-14; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, § §14, 15; am L 1963, c 114, § §1, 3; HRS §92-24; am L 1983, c 153, §1; am L 1988, c 141, §9; gen ch 1993; am L 1999, c 129, §4 and c 301, §3(2)]
HI Rev Stat § 92-25 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 8. Public Proceedings and Records|92. Public Agency Meetings and Records|92-25 Fees for copies of pleadings, etc.

 §92-25 Fees for copies of pleadings, etc. Fees as established by court rules may be charged for the certification of copies of any pleadings, order, or other paper or document filed in any court, or process thereon, or any transcript of testimony, and for the certification of records on appeal in any proceeding in any court; provided that state agencies shall be exempt from the fees; and provided further that limitations on the extent of the exemption may be established by court rules. [RL 1925, pt of §166; am L 1929, c 166, pt of §1; RL 1945, pt of §458; RL 1955, §7-2; HRS §92-25; am L 2010, c 189, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 92-26 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 8. Public Proceedings and Records|92. Public Agency Meetings and Records|92-26 Fees; exemption.

 §92-26 Fees; exemption. One department of the state government shall not be required to pay any fee to any other department of the state government for the preparation and certification by the latter of any government record, nor shall section 92-21 be held to amend or repeal section 94-4. [L 1921, c 96, §2; RL 1925, §167; RL 1935, §148; RL 1945, §459; RL 1955, §7-3; HRS §92-26; am L 1991, c 145, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 92-27 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 8. Public Proceedings and Records|92. Public Agency Meetings and Records|92-27 Fees to be accounted for.

 §92-27 Fees to be accounted for. All official and departmental fees shall be accounted for and paid over into the public treasury, except fees designated and intended to be applied in compensation of the officers receiving the same. No public officer in receipt of a salary for the officer's services, shall receive any other or further compensation therefor, unless specially allowed by law. [CC 1859, §1494; RL 1925, §168; RL 1935, §149; RL 1945, §460; RL 1955, §7-4; HRS §92-27; gen ch 1985] Case Notes  Receipt of an additional fee, not provided for by law, violates section. Officer is guilty of malfeasance thereby even if accepted in ignorance or mistake of law. 28 H. 733.
HI Rev Stat § 92-29 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 8. Public Proceedings and Records|92. Public Agency Meetings and Records|92-29 Reproduction of government records.

 §92-29 Reproduction of government records. Any public officer having the care and custody of any record, paper, or document may cause the same to be photographed, microphotographed, reproduced on film, or copied to an electronic format. Any device or electronic storage system used to copy or reproduce the record, paper, or document shall accurately reflect the information in the original thereof in all details. [L 1945, c 26, pt of §1; RL 1955, §7-5; HRS §92-29; am L 1991, c 145, §2; am L 2005, c 177, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 92-30 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 8. Public Proceedings and Records|92. Public Agency Meetings and Records|92-30 Copy deemed original record.

 §92-30 Copy deemed original record. A photograph, microphotograph, reproduction on film, or electronic copy of a government record shall be deemed to be an original record for all purposes, including introduction in evidence in all courts or administrative agencies. A transcript, exemplification, facsimile, or certified copy thereof, for all purposes recited in this section, shall be deemed to be a transcript, exemplification, facsimile, or certified copy of the original record. [L 1945, c 26, pt of §1; RL 1955, §7-6; HRS §92-30; am L 2005, c 177, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 92-31 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 8. Public Proceedings and Records|92. Public Agency Meetings and Records|92-31 Disposition of original record.

 §92-31 Disposition of original record. A photograph, microphotograph, reproduction on film, or electronic form of a government record shall be placed in conveniently accessible files and provisions made for preserving, examining, and using the same. Thereafter, a public officer, after having first received the written approval of the comptroller as provided in section 94-3, may cause such record, paper, or document to be destroyed. The comptroller may require, as a prerequisite to the granting of such approval, that a reproduction or print of such photograph, microphotograph, or reproduction on film, or electronic form of the record be delivered into the custody of the public archives for safekeeping. The comptroller may also require the delivery into the custody of another governmental department or agency or a research library of any such record, paper, or document proposed to be destroyed under the provisions of this section. [L 1945, c 26, pt of §1; RL 1955, §7-7; am L 1959, c 7, §1; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §12; HRS §92-31; am L 2005, c 177, §5]
HI Rev Stat § 92-41 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 8. Public Proceedings and Records|92. Public Agency Meetings and Records|92-41 Giving public notices.

  §92-41 Giving public notices. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all governmental agencies scheduling a public hearing shall give public notice in the county affected by the proposed action, to inform the public of the time, place, and subject matter of the public hearing. This requirement shall prevail whether or not the governmental agency giving notice of public hearing is specifically required by law, and shall be in addition to other procedures required by law. [L 1972, c 188, §2; am L 1998, c 2, §29] Attorney General Opinions  State agency required by section 91-3(a)(1) to publish notice of hearing must in addition comply with publication requirements of this section. Att. Gen. Op. 73-12.  This section does not require a public hearing in each county where a notice of public hearing is published. Att. Gen. Op. 73-13.  Notices must be published in a county newspaper and a newspaper with statewide circulation. Att. Gen. Op. 89-4.  For the repeal of rules, this section and §91-3 did not require individual notice to all property owners potentially affected by the change in the rules but only notice by publication, and a mailing to those persons who requested advance notice of department's rulemaking proceedings. Att. Gen. Op. 97-4.
HI Rev Stat § 92-71 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 8. Public Proceedings and Records|92. Public Agency Meetings and Records|92-71 Political subdivision of the State; applicability.

  §92-71 Political subdivision of the State; applicability. The provisions contained in this chapter shall apply to all political subdivisions of the State. Provided, however, in the event that any political subdivision of the State shall provide by charter, ordinance or otherwise, more stringent requirements relating to mandating the openness of meetings, the more stringent provisions of said charter, ordinance, or otherwise, shall apply. [L 1976, c 212, §5] Attorney General Opinions  Interpretation of "board" as excluding county council would be inconsistent with this section. Att. Gen. Op. 86-5.
HI Rev Stat § 92-81 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 8. Public Proceedings and Records|92. Public Agency Meetings and Records|92-81 Neighborhood board; notice and agenda; public input; quorum.

  §92-81 Neighborhood board; notice and agenda; public input; quorum. (a) Any contrary provision in this chapter notwithstanding, the provisions of this part shall apply to neighborhood boards overseen by a neighborhood commission of the city and county of Honolulu, and such other neighborhood boards as may be created in other counties and overseen by a county-based commission.  (b) The agenda required to be included in written public notice of a neighborhood board meeting may include an opportunity for the board to receive public input on issues not specifically noticed for consideration at the forthcoming meeting.  (c) Any matter raised as part of the public input agenda allowed under subsection (b) may be discussed and information on the matter may be received by the board at the meeting; provided that the board shall not make a decision relating to the matter. The board may make decisions on matters originally raised as part of a public input agenda only at a later meeting, where the agenda for the meeting shall give notice of decision-making on the matter.  (d) A quorum for a meeting of a neighborhood board shall be required for:  (1) Conducting official board business;   (2) Discussions prior to and related to voting; and  (3) Voting required to validate an act of the board as part of official board business. A neighborhood board may receive information or testimony on a matter of official board business without a quorum; provided that the board shall not make a decision on the issue. The board members, at the next meeting of the neighborhood board, shall report the matters presented as information or testimony. [L 2008, c 153, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 92-82 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 8. Public Proceedings and Records|92. Public Agency Meetings and Records|92-82 Permitted interactions of neighborhood board members.

  §92-82 Permitted interactions of neighborhood board members. (a) Neighborhood board members may attend meetings or presentations located on Oahu on matters relating to official board business; provided that the meeting or presentation is open to the public, does not charge a fee or require registration, and is not specifically and exclusively organized for or directed toward members of the board; and provided further that no member makes a commitment to vote on any of the issues discussed.  (b) Neighborhood board members who attend meetings or presentations allowed by subsection (a) may ask questions relating to official board business of persons other than fellow board members. [L 2008, c 153, pt of §1; am L 2015, c 91, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 92-83 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 8. Public Proceedings and Records|92. Public Agency Meetings and Records|92-83 Neighborhood board meeting; unanticipated events; public interest.

  §92-83 Neighborhood board meeting; unanticipated events; public interest. An unanticipated event that occurs after public notice of a neighborhood board meeting has been issued, but before the scheduled meeting, may be the subject of discussion at the scheduled meeting if timely action on the matter is necessary for public health, welfare, and safety. At a duly noticed meeting, a board may take action on an unanticipated event in the public interest that is not on the agenda in the same manner as if the board had held an emergency meeting to take action on the issue, pursuant to section 92-8. [L 2008, c 153, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 92F-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 8. Public Proceedings and Records|92F. Uniform Information Practices Act (Modified)|92F-1 Short title.

  §92F-1 Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Uniform Information Practices Act (Modified). [L 1988, c 262, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 92F-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 8. Public Proceedings and Records|92F. Uniform Information Practices Act (Modified)|92F-2 Purposes; rules of construction.

  §92F-2 Purposes; rules of construction. In a democracy, the people are vested with the ultimate decision-making power. Government agencies exist to aid the people in the formation and conduct of public policy. Opening up the government processes to public scrutiny and participation is the only viable and reasonable method of protecting the public's interest. Therefore the legislature declares that it is the policy of this State that the formation and conduct of public policy--the discussions, deliberations, decisions, and action of government agencies--shall be conducted as openly as possible.  The policy of conducting government business as openly as possible must be tempered by a recognition of the right of the people to privacy, as embodied in section 6 and section 7 of article I of the constitution of the state of Hawaii.  This chapter shall be applied and construed to promote its underlying purposes and policies, which are to:  (1) Promote the public interest in disclosure;  (2) Provide for accurate, relevant, timely, and complete government records;  (3) Enhance governmental accountability through a general policy of access to government records;  (4) Make government accountable to individuals in the collection, use, and dissemination of information relating to them; and  (5) Balance the individual privacy interest and the public access interest, allowing access unless it would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. [L 1988, c 262, pt of §1] Law Journals and Reviews  2013 Law and Administrative Rules Governing Appeal Procedures of Hawaii's Office of Information Practices. 36 UH L. Rev. 271 (2014). Case Notes  Cited: 134 H. 181, 339 P.3d 679 (2014).
HI Rev Stat § 92F-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 8. Public Proceedings and Records|92F. Uniform Information Practices Act (Modified)|92F-3 General definitions.

  §92F-3 General definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, in this chapter:  "Agency" means any unit of government in this State, any county, or any combination of counties; department; institution; board; commission; district; council; bureau; office; governing authority; other instrumentality of state or county government; or corporation or other establishment owned, operated, or managed by or on behalf of this State or any county, but does not include the nonadministrative functions of the courts of this State.  "Government record" means information maintained by an agency in written, auditory, visual, electronic, or other physical form.  "Individual" means a natural person.  "Person" means an individual, corporation, government, or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, or any other legal entity.  "Personal record" means any item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual that is maintained by an agency. It includes, but is not limited to, the individual's education, financial, medical, or employment history, or items that contain or make reference to the individual's name, identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual, such as a finger or voice print or a photograph. [L 1988, c 262, pt of §1] Case Notes  Nonprofit corporation was not an "agency" within the meaning of this section where because: (1) it was the sole title owner of its equipment and the lessee of its offices and facilities, it was not "owned" by the State; (2) the State did not manage its day-to-day operations and its employees were not state employees, it was not "operated" by the State; (3) the State did not control, direct, or exercise skill or judgment over corporation's activities or business affairs, it was not "managed" by the State; and (4) corporation's activities were not a required function of any government agency, it did not perform a government function "on behalf of" the State. 116 H. 337, 173 P.3d 484.  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.
HI Rev Stat § 92F-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 8. Public Proceedings and Records|92F. Uniform Information Practices Act (Modified)|92F-4 Funding, services, and other federal assistance.

  §92F-4 Funding, services, and other federal assistance. Where compliance with any provision of this chapter would cause an agency to lose or be denied funding, services, or other assistance from the federal government, compliance with that provision shall be waived but only to the extent necessary to protect eligibility for federal funding, services, or other assistance. [L 1992, c 118, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 92F-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 8. Public Proceedings and Records|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.
HI Rev Stat § 92F-13 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 8. Public Proceedings and Records|92F. Uniform Information Practices Act (Modified)|92F-13 Government records; exceptions to general rule.

 §92F-13 Government records; exceptions to general rule. This part shall not require disclosure of:  (1) Government records which, if disclosed, would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;  (2) Government records pertaining to the prosecution or defense of any judicial or quasi-judicial action to which the State or any county is or may be a party, to the extent that such records would not be discoverable;  (3) Government records that, by their nature, must be confidential in order for the government to avoid the frustration of a legitimate government function;  (4) Government records which, pursuant to state or federal law including an order of any state or federal court, are protected from disclosure; and  (5) Inchoate and draft working papers of legislative committees including budget worksheets and unfiled committee reports; work product; records or transcripts of an investigating committee of the legislature which are closed by rules adopted pursuant to section 21-4 and the personal files of members of the legislature. [L 1988, c 262, pt of §1; am L 1993, c 250, §1] Cross References  Auditor's working papers, see §23-9.5. Case Notes  Because plaintiff did not claim that the police department's reliance on this section and §92F-22 was improper or unwarranted, the police department was entitled to withhold documents under the sections. 937 F. Supp. 2d 1220 (2013).  Development proposals were government records that, by their nature, must be kept confidential in order to avoid frustration of a legitimate government function within meaning of paragraph (3). 74 H. 365, 846 P.2d 882.