2018

U Memo 19-5 December 27, 2018 Complaint of Unlicensed Practice Requester sought records of a closed complaint to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Regulated Industries Complaints Office (RICO), filed by a third party, which had alleged the...

S Memo 19-1 December 27, 2018 Faculty Hiring Committees Requester asked for an investigation into whether ad hoc hiring committees formed by the administration of the University of Hawaii (UH) to advise administrators regarding faculty or staff hiring decisions are...

Opinion Ltr. No. F19-03 December 12, 2018 Executive Sessions and Communications Outside a Meeting OIP was asked whether the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) properly held two executive sessions to discuss ongoing negotiations for prospective contracts either under the Sunshine Law...

Opinion Ltr. No. F19-02 November 27, 2018 Records of Meetings with Legislators Requester asked the Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Boating and Outdoor Recreation (DOBOR) for a copy of “notes for . . ., as well as any minutes from” a meeting...

U Memo 19-4 November 23, 2018 No Duty to Search for Records That Do Not Exist Requester sought a decision as to whether the Department of Public Safety (PSD) properly responded to his request for his Prescriptive Plan Update and...

Opinion Ltr. No. F19-01 October 11, 2018 Minimum Decision Record [This Opinion overrules OIP Opinion Letter Number F17-04.] Requesters previously sought a decision as to whether the Hawaii Paroling Authority (HPA) properly denied their request for their Minimum Decision Record...

U Memo 19-3 September 14, 2018 Information Related to Paid Informants Not in Agency Records Requester sought a decision as to whether the Maui Police Department (POLICE-M) properly responded when it stated that it does not maintain records that are...

U Memo 19-2 August 31, 2018 Employee Names In U-Memo 19-2, OIP determined that the names and respective job titles of government employees are always public under section 92F-12(a)(14), HRS, even if the County had previously disclosed exact salaries, rather...

U Memo 19-1 July 13, 2018 Reasonableness of Search Requester sought access to copies of “public records that have been sent to or received from the Federal Advisory Council on Historic Preservation” by the Kauai County Clerk.  The Clerk’s Office...

U Memo 18-14 June 29, 2018 Traffic Incidents Reported to DOT Requesters sought copies of records of all incidents reported by the public or law enforcement for the intersection of “Saddle Road” and the entrance to Mauna Kea State Park...