Note: This repository works in conjunction with the CodeWithAloha/froide repository. This repository is the "theme", while the froide repository is the "engine".

Philosophy

Getting information from the government is our right under the Freedom of Information Act, however the process is more opaque than you might expect. The Uniform Information Practices Act 92F (UIPA) is Hawaii's adoption of the FOIA. This portal is a way to help individuals through the process of submitting a FOIA request, as well as open sourcing the requests and responses for others to view - all for free!

News Articles

• https://www.civilbeat.org/2018/09/new-service-helps-public-access-public-records/
• https://www.civilbeat.org/2021/06/we-need-to-improve-government-transparency-in-hawaii/

Getting Started

See the Getting Started section.

Attribution

Many thanks to the Open Knowledge Foundation Germany for their work on Froide. Their docs on the project are available here including a Getting Started Guide.

Thanks to the Public First Law Center for being the community partner for this project by providing guidance and hosting the infrastructure for the UIPA.org project.