We Advocate for Open Government
We Advocate for Open Government
Ever wonder which government agencies consistently deny all access to their records or which agencies take longer on average to answer record requests. These lists provide some information based on agency reported data.
The data proves that OIP’s priorities are the problem, not lack of funding or COVID impacts.
When lawsuits are faster, OIP is no longer serving the role that the Legislature intended for OIP to be an “expeditious” place to resolve disputes about public records and open meetings.
Consistent with its staffing challenges and refusal to prioritize resolving disputes, OIP issued only 4 decisions in 2021.
As a follow-up to the Law Center’s more detailed reports concerning delays at the Office of Information Practices, we provide statistics for 2020.
In 2019, the Legislature asked the Office of Information Practices to experiment with its appeals process.
As illustrated in the Law Center’s analysis, that experiment showed marked success in resolving disputes and highlighted areas for continued experimentation to improve delays at OIP.
As a follow-up to the Law Center’s more detailed reports concerning delays at the Office of Information Practices, we provide statistics for 2019. Decisions are still taking 2-3 years.
As a follow-up to the Law Center’s more detailed reports concerning delays at the Office of Information Practices, we provide statistics for 2018. Decisions are still taking more than 2-3 years.
This report follows up on our 2017 Report and finds again that the Office of Information Practices is not providing the “expeditious” forum for public access disputes that the Legislature intended. We also explore comparisons to other states that have similar agencies to OIP.
This report provides recommendations to achieve the Hawaii State Legislature’s goal that the Office of Information Practices would be a place where the public can resolve public access disputes “within a reasonable amount of time.”