[§98-8]  Public access to legal material in official electronic record.  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.

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