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What's the purpose? <br /> •Protect public's right to know <br /> •Open governmental process to <br /> public scrutiny and public <br /> participation <br /> We will start with the law's intent because this is how OIP or the courts must interpret <br /> its requirements. For board members and staff, understanding the law's intent will help <br /> you to make the right call when Sunshine Law questions come up. <br /> Please note that the Sunshine Law's statutory purpose is almost identical to that of the <br /> State's Uniform Information Practices Act, or UIPA, which is Hawaii's open records law <br /> found at Chapter 92F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and is also administered by OIP. Both <br /> laws have the same basic purposes of protecting the public's right to know what <br /> government is doing and of opening up the governmental process to public scrutiny <br /> and public participation. <br /> 2 <br />