Open Records - Guide To Hawaii'S Uniform Information Practices Act - Office Of Information Practices - 2015 Page 14

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PART II. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
Part II of the UIPA contains the provisions that govern the general
public’s right to access government records while Part III governs
an individual’s right to access his or her personal records.
When an individual makes a request for a personal record under
Part III, the agency must also analyze the request under Part
II for any part of the record that is not required to be disclosed
under Part III.
Disclosure Provisions
General Rule of Disclosure
All government records are open to the public
unless access is restricted or closed by law.
The UIPA requires an agency to make a government record
available for inspection and copying, unless the agency can show
that an exception to disclosure under HRS § 92F-13 authorizes
the agency to restrict or deny access to that record.
An agency should make the information available in the form
requested if it is readily retrievable in that form. An agency is
not required to prepare a compilation or summary of its records,
unless it is readily able to do so.
However, an agency may, with the requester’s consent, choose
to create a compilation or summary where it would be more
effi cient to do so.
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