§93-2 Definitions. "Publication" means informational matter produced for public distribution or access in any tangible medium, originating or produced with the imprint of, by the authority of, or at the total or partial expense of any agency of the State or a county government. "Publication" does not include manuals, calendars, schedules, correspondence, or forms intended strictly for in-house use of governmental agencies, scholarly publications of the University of Hawaii press, and materials developed by the department of education specifically for instructional use with students.
"State and county agency" includes every state, city and county and county office, officer, department, board, commission, and agency, whether in the legislative, executive, or judicial branch. [L 1965, c 175, pt of §2(b); Supp, §13-21; HRS §93-2; am L 2012, c 63, §3]
Attorney General Opinions
"Publication" includes agency administrative rules. Att. Gen. Op. 85-15.