2015

U Memo 15-13 June 30, 2015 Lease File Requester asked whether the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) properly denied access to records from a DHHL lease file under Part II of the UIPA. The records at issue in this...

Opinion Letter No. F15-04 June 26, 2015 Names of Officers Terminated for Failed Drug Test Requester asked whether the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) properly denied its request under Part II of the UIPA for the names of two officers discharged...

S Memo 15-4 June 4, 2015 Limitations on Oral Testimony Requester asked whether the Kauai County Council (Council) violated the Sunshine Law by not allowing Requester to present oral testimony at the time that an agenda item was called during...

Opinion Letter No. F15-03 June 2, 2015 Transcript and Diploma Denied A graduate of the University of Hawaii (UH) asked whether UH properly denied his request, which was made under the Uniform Information Practices (Modified) (UIPA), for (1) a certified...

S Memo 15-3 May 28, 2015 Introduction of a Resolution; Failure to Consider an Item Requester asked whether the Honolulu City Council (Council) violated the Sunshine Law by introducing Council Resolution 12-319 (2012) co-signed by five members and without the...

U MEMO 15-12 May 14, 2015 Complete Survey of Keauhou Bay Performed by Sea Engineering Requester asked whether the Division of Boating and Ocean Resources, Department of Land and Natural Resources (DoBOR), complied with the UIPA in its response to...

S Memo 15-2 April 14, 2015 Honolulu City Council Annual Budget Review The purpose of the Honolulu City Council Budget Committee’s annual budget review is to receive overviews by each City agency of their proposed budgets, and for Budget Committee members...

U Memo 15-11 March 30, 2015 Appeal from Agency Denial of Access to Personal Records Requester asked whether the Department of Public Safety (PSD) properly denied him access under Part III of the UIPA to a copy of a complaint...

U Memo 15-10 March 30, 2015 Salaries & Employment Information about Consultants’ Employees Requester asked whether the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) must disclose salaries and other information about employees of HART’s contracted consultants PB Americas, Inc. (PB) and...

U Memo 15-9 March 16, 2015 Certified Mail Documents Not in Agency Records Requester asked whether the Department of the Attorney General (AG) properly responded under the UIPA when the AG stated that it does not maintain records that are...