Hawaii Revised Statutes 98-8 – Public access to legal material in official electronic record
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 98-8
- Electronic: means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 98-2
- Legal material: means , whether or not in effect:
(1) The Constitution of the State of Hawaii;
(2) The Session Laws of Hawaii;
(3) The Hawaii Revised Statutes;
(4) A state agency rule that has or had the effect of law;
(5) Reported decisions of the following state courts: the supreme court of the State of Hawaii and the intermediate appellate court of the State of Hawaii; or
(6) State court rules. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 98-2
- Official publisher: means :
(1) For the Constitution of the State of Hawaii, the revisor of statutes;
(2) For the Session Laws of Hawaii, the revisor of statutes;
(3) For the Hawaii Revised Statutes, the revisor of statutes;
(4) For any administrative agency rules, the office of the governor;
(5) For a state court decision included under paragraph (5) of the definition of "legal material" the supreme court; or
(6) For state court rules, the supreme court. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 98-2
- Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 98-2
An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is required to be preserved under § 98-7 shall ensure that the material is reasonably available for use by the public on a permanent basis.