Cheryl Kakazu Park, director of the Office of Information Practices, is working hard to get around a Supreme Court ruling on the Uniform Information Practices Act.
The House Judiciary Committee should reject an Office of Information Practices proposal to codify government secrecy.
The measure would increase the job security of the director charged with ensuring adherence to Hawaii’s open government laws.
The Office of Information Practices says it’s time for state agencies to recoup more of the cost of fulfilling records requests.
A study by a public interest law firm is critical of the state Office of Information Practices’ handling of public records and open meeting challenges.
Why did the Ige administration try to change rules on tax refunds and general excise tax licenses? It doesn’t want you to know.