May 2016

Opinion Letter No. F16-04 May 26, 2016 Visitor Permits for the Kalaupapa Settlement Requester asked the Department of Health (DOH) to publicly disclose each visitor permit authorizing persons to visit on specified dates the Kalaupapa Settlement (KS) on Molokai, Hawaii,...

U Memo 16-5 May 12, 2016 Alii Health Center, LLC, is Not an “Agency” Subject to the UIPA Two Requesters asked whether Alii Health Center, LLC (AHC), properly responded under Part III of the UIPA, which contains the law’s “personal...

U Memo 16-6 May 6, 2016 E-mails Maintained by Agencies Are Government Records Two Requesters first asked whether an e-mail between an individual and a government agency or between two agencies is a government record under Part II of the...

Opinion Letter No. F16-03 May 6, 2016 No Duty to Search for Records that Do Not Exist An individual made a request to the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation’s (HHSC) West Hawaii Regional Board (WHRB) Chair for copies of or to inspect...