What is the Hawaii Public Records Law?

States are required to set their own standards with regard to how they view public records. Hawaii public records work according to the Hawaii Uniform Information Practices Act. The goal of the law is to make sure that all records are handled correctly. Good laws ensure that every aspect of public records are considered, because if the law is not complete, the ability to disseminate information freely will also suffer with it.

Features of the Hawaii public records law include things like:

Who is in charge of collecting the records.

What records can and cannot be kept and disseminated.

How long the government has to comply to a request.

Who is allowed to make the request.

As well as several other features, such as the fees associated with the request and what can be done if you are denied (or the government is taking too long to supply it). Hawaii public records contain an extensive amount of information on the people, government, and even the businesses of Hawaii, and while you may not be able to find any social security numbers or trade secrets, you can find a great deal of information within Hawaii public records that may be of interest to you or your company.