2009

S Memo 10-3August 6, 2009Sufficiency of Notice OIP was asked whether a meeting notice for the Land Use Committee of the Maui County Council (the “Land Use Committee”) concerning the rezoning of a parcel of land was rendered insufficient under...

U Memo 10-1July 8, 2009Judges' Financial Disclosure Statements OIP was asked whether the financial disclosures each state judge must file annually in the supreme court clerk’s office pursuant to Rule 15 of the Rules of the Supreme Court (the “Judges’...

S Memo 10-2July 8, 2009Permitted Interaction Group A member of the public asked whether the Neighborhood Commission, City & County of Honolulu (the “Commission”) violated the Sunshine Law in the formation of a permitted interaction group to review minute-taking processes...

S Memo 10-1July 7, 2009Minutes of Neighborhood Boards Committee Meetings A member of the public asked whether Neighborhood Boards violate the Sunshine Law by not keeping minutes of their Committee meetings. OIP found that the Sunshine Law, including its requirement to...

S Memo 09-14June 3, 2009Meeting Without Quorum A member of the public asked whether the Procurement Policy Board (“PPB”) violated the Sunshine Law when: (1) PPB convened a meeting on October 5, 2006 (“October 5, 2006 Meeting”) without a quorum...

UIPA Memo Decision 09-14 April 29, 2009 Payroll Records A member of the public asked whether Waters of Life Charter School (“WOLCS”) properly denied his request for the payroll records of WOLCS from 2003 to the time of his request...

S Memo 09-13April 24, 2009Board of Education Executive Session Notice and Procedures A member of the public asked whether the Board of Education (“BOE”) violated the Sunshine Law when it convened an executive session to evaluate Dr. James Shon, then...

U Memo 09-7April 21, 2009Police Chief's Evaluation A member of the public asked whether the current Honolulu Police Chief’s past performance evaluations and goals must be provided to a requester under part II of the UIPA. OIP found that because...

S Memo 09-12April 16, 2009Whether the Act 213 Charter Schools Work Group Is Subject to the Sunshine Law Two members of the public asked separately whether the Work Group created by Act 213 in the 2007 Hawaii State Legislature, violated...

U Memo 09-6April 7, 2009Candidate's Financial Disclosure Statement An attorney asked whether a financial disclosure statement filed with the Maui County Board of Ethics (“Board”) by a candidate for Maui County elective office (“candidate financial disclosure statement”) is open to...