Special Report

Hawaii's Public Records

Hawaii’s Public Records: High Fees Are Keeping Public Information Secret Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2013
Part 1

Hawaii’s Public Records: High Fees Are Keeping Public Information Secret

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A Civil Beat special report looks behind the high cost of public records.

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Hawaii’s Public Records: Law’s Creators Didn’t Expect Cost To Be An Issue
Part 2

Hawaii’s Public Records: Law’s Creators Didn’t Expect Cost To Be An Issue

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When public records agency finally set fees, it decided agencies needed to recover some costs.

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Hawaii’s Public Records: Citizens Are Paying the Price for Disorganized Agencies Civil Beat
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Hawaii’s Public Records: Citizens Are Paying the Price for Disorganized Agencies

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Open government advocates say posting more records online would help with some of the problems.

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Hawaii’s Public Records: What Can Hawaii Learn From Other States?
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Hawaii’s Public Records: What Can Hawaii Learn From Other States?

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Lawsuits, legislative reform and even scandal have prompted states to cap fees on public access to records.

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Hawaii’s Public Records: Can We Talk About This? John Pritchett/Civil Beat
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Hawaii’s Public Records: Can We Talk About This?

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We need a serious conversation about the high cost of public records and how we can make it better.
Hawaii Public Records Agency Continues to Struggle With Slim Budget Cory Lum/Civil Beat
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Hawaii Public Records Agency Continues to Struggle With Slim Budget

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Gov. David Ige's proposed budget does little to help OIP reduce its caseload or speed up its opinions. The agency has a history of being shortchanged even as its responsibilities grow.