October 1993

Opinion Letter No. 93-21 October 25, 1993 Postcard Overdue Notices Not Prohibited The UIPA does not prohibit the Hawaii State Library from using open postcards to send library book overdue notices to library patrons. Although the postcard overdue notices contain some...

Opinion Letter No. 93-20 October 21, 1993 Membership List of Citizens’ Group Confidential [OIP Op. Ltr. No. 05-03 partially overrules this opinion to the extent that it states or implies that the UIPA’s privacy exception in section 92F-13(1), HRS, either prohibits public...

Opinion Letter No. 93-19 October 21, 1993 State Enforcement Plan Public [Please note that opinions discussing the deliberative process privilege have been materially affected by the Hawaii Supreme Court’s majority opinion in Peer News LLC v. City and County of Honolulu,...

Opinion Letter No. 93-18 October 20, 1993 Akaku Not An Agency [NOTE:  This opinion was overruled by OIP Op. Ltr. No. 02-08.] Akaku - Maui Community Television, Inc. (Akaku), a private, non-profit corporation which provides community programming and receives funding from...

Opinion Letter No. 93-17 October 8, 1993 Legislators’ Expenditures of Allowance Not Government Records [NOTE:  It has come to OIP’s attention that, subsequent to the issuance of this opinion in 1993, both the House of Representatives and the Senate may have...

Opinion Letter No. 93-16 October 1, 1993 Condo Registry Must Be Disclosed [OIP Op. Ltr. No. 05-03 partially overrules this opinion to the extent that it states or implies that the UIPA’s privacy exception in section 92F-13(1), HRS, either prohibits public disclosure...

Opinion Letter No. 93-15 October 1, 1993 Medical Opinions Protected Medical opinions recorded in records maintained by the hyperbaric treatment center (Center) operated by the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii were found to be within the scope of the physician-patient...