Rules for getting public data from the city

The following policy shall govern the availability of public data. (a) Public data may be obtained by governmental agencies and the general public from the department of information technology in the medium (such as compact disk) as determined by the department of information technology. (b) The following conditions shall apply to the release, sale, or rent of public data: (1) The applicant must obtain written permission from the head of the agency that controls the data, which permission shall be withheld in circumstances where release of the data would result in the invasion of the right of privacy of individuals; (2) The agency that controls the data may place restrictions on the use of that data in any circumstances where it deems such restrictions are necessary to protect the right of privacy of individuals; (3) All federal, State, and county statutes and rules regarding accessibility, privacy, and security shall apply; (4) The director of information technology may decline the request if special programming or operating procedures must be developed to meet the needs of the applicant; (5) The responsible officer of the agency shall review the request with the department of information technology; and (6) The request shall be processed by the department of information technology on a “not to interfere” basis with respect to other jobs being processed for governmental agencies. (c) This article shall not apply to data under the control of the Honolulu police department or the prosecutor’s office of the City and County of Honolulu or other agencies making up the criminal justice system. ; Am. Ord. 98-62)