April 2005

Opinion Letter No. 05-11 April 27, 2005 Closed Public Building; Unreasonable Delay to Start of Public Meeting OIP addressed two issues raised by a member of the public regarding whether certain actions of the Kauai County Council (the “Council”) were...

Opinion Letter No. 05-10 April 25, 2005 University of Hawaii Campus Security Records [NOTE:  This opinion was partially overruled by OIP Op. Ltr. No. F13-01.] The University of Hawaii asked the OIP for an opinion regarding whether the University’s Campus...

Opinion Letter No. 05-09 April 20, 2005 Charter Schools [Note:  Section 302A-1184, HRS, the statute at issue in this opinion, was repealed in 2006. Adopted in 2012, chapter 302D, HRS, governs public charter schools. Sections 302D-12(e) and 302D-25(a), HRS, expressly exempt charter...

Opinion Letter No. 05-08 April 12, 2005 Cellular Telephone Invoices Cellular telephone records compiled and submitted by councilmembers to meet the requirement that they account for and substantiate the expenditure of their cell phone allowances are government records and a...