February 2004

Opinion Letter No. 04-05 February 23, 2004 Honolulu Police Commission Records A member of the public requested access to records of the Honolulu Police Commission (“Commission”) pertaining to investigations of complaints against police officers convicted of police brutality. The Commission...

Opinion Letter No. 04-04 February 20, 2004 Board Decisionmaking Outside of Open Meetings The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission (“HCRC”) asked the OIP whether it could poll the Commissioners relating to the agency’s legislative testimony. The OIP advised that the Sunshine...

Opinion Letter No. 04-03 February 9, 2004 Tourism Data The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (“DBEDT”) asked the OIP if it can charge a requester for segregating information that a business has designated, with DBEDT’s concurrence, as proprietary...

Opinion Letter No. 04-02 February 3, 2004 Office of Disciplinary Counsel and Disciplinary Board The Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) and the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Hawaii (“Board”) are subject to the UIPA based on the totality...