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United States — Hawaii
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Certain copies of a government record are treated as original records, and related transcripts or certified copies are treated as copies of the original record.
United States — Hawaii
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A public officer may destroy a record only after getting the comptroller’s written approval; the comptroller can require copies or the original to be delivered to archives, another agency, or a research library first.
United States — Hawaii
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A board may close an executive meeting to the public only after a qualifying vote, and it must publicly announce the reason and record each member’s vote.
United States — Hawaii
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Government agencies that schedule a public hearing must give public notice in the affected county.
United States — Hawaii
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A board may close a meeting to the public for listed reasons, but it may not decide or deliberate on unrelated matters in executive session.
United States — Hawaii
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This part does not apply to the judicial branch or to certain adjudicatory board functions, but it does apply to require open deliberation for the land use commission.
United States — Hawaii
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The board must give public written notice before certain meetings and include a full agenda and meeting details.
United States — Hawaii
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This chapter applies to all political subdivisions of the State, and any subdivision with stricter meeting-openness requirements may apply those stricter rules instead.
United States — Hawaii
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A board may hold an emergency meeting only if specified findings are made and notice, filing, contact, and voting conditions are met.
United States — Hawaii
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The board must keep written minutes of its meetings, and attendees may record meetings unless the meeting is closed or the recording interferes.
United States — Hawaii
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This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Information Practices Act (Modified).
United States — Hawaii
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Government records are generally open to public inspection, and agencies must provide access and copying on request, with some exceptions.
United States — Hawaii
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Agencies must let the public inspect and copy many listed records during regular business hours, subject to stated exclusions and special disclosure conditions.
United States — Hawaii
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This provision says certain government records do not have to be disclosed.
United States — Hawaii
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A government record may be disclosed without being treated as a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy if public interest outweighs the individual's privacy interest.
United States — Hawaii
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A person denied access to a government record may sue the agency within two years, and the circuit court must handle the case under the rules in this section.
United States — Hawaii
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A person filing certain civil actions must notify the office of information practices in writing when filing, and the office may intervene in the action.
United States — Hawaii
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A person may appeal an agency’s denial of access to a government record to the office of information practices.
United States — Hawaii
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A person acting in good faith when disclosing or not disclosing a government record is immune from civil or criminal liability for those acts or omissions.
United States — Hawaii
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Certain unauthorized disclosure or obtaining of government records or confidential information is a misdemeanor.