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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 92F-11 (2026)

Affirmative agency disclosure responsibilities

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PART II.  FREEDOM OF INFORMATION

 

     §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]

 

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.

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2014–2021 · leading case: Peer News LLC v. City of Honolulu & Dep't of Budget & Fiscal Servs., 431 P.3d 1245 (Haw. 2018).
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Peer News LLC v. City of Honolulu & Dep't of Budget & Fiscal Servs., 431 P.3d 1245 (Haw. 2018). · cites it 3× “HRS § 92F-11 (2012), which sets forth an agency's affirmative disclosure obligations, provides in relevant part as follows: (a) All government records are open to public inspection unless access is restricted or closed by law.”
Civil Beat Law Ctr. for the Pub. Interest, Inc. v. City & Cnty. of Honolulu, 445 P.3d 47 (Haw. 2019). “" HRS § 92F-11(a). The UIPA also recognizes that "[t]he 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 [A]rticle I of the [C]onstitution of the…”
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc v. Les Range, 594 F. App'x 813 (5th Cir. 2014). “Code § 50-18-71 ("public records”); Haw.Rev.Stat. § 92F-11 ("government records”); Idaho Code § 9-338 ("public records"); 5 111.”
Civil Beat Law Ctr. for the Pub. Interest, Inc. v. City & Cnty. of Honolulu. (Haw. 2019). “” HRS § 92F-11(a). The UIPA also recognizes that “[t]he 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 [A]rticle I of the [C]onstitution of the…”
In re: Off. of Info. Practices Opinion Letter No. F19-04., 501 P.3d 304 (Haw. App. 2021). “HRS § 92F-11 (2012) provides, in relevant part: (a) All government records are open to public inspection unless access is restricted or closed by law.”
— Haw. Rev. Stat. § 92F-11(a) — 3 cases
Civil Beat Law Ctr. for the Pub. Interest, Inc. v. City & Cnty. of Honolulu, 445 P.3d 47 (Haw. 2019). “" HRS § 92F-11(a). The UIPA also recognizes that "[t]he 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 [A]rticle I of the [C]onstitution of the…”
Peer News LLC v. City of Honolulu & Dep't of Budget & Fiscal Servs., 431 P.3d 1245 (Haw. 2018). “HRS § 92F-11 (2012), which sets forth an agency's affirmative disclosure obligations, provides in relevant part as follows: (a) All government records are open to public inspection unless access is restricted or closed by law.”
Civil Beat Law Ctr. for the Pub. Interest, Inc. v. City & Cnty. of Honolulu. (Haw. 2019). “” HRS § 92F-11(a). The UIPA also recognizes that “[t]he 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 [A]rticle I of the [C]onstitution of the…”
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