2019

Opinion Ltr. No. F20-01 December 20, 2019 Transcript and Audio Recording of Executive Meeting Requester requested a transcript and audio record of a Maui County Council (Council) executive session discussing a resolution to appoint staff to the Maui Office of...

U Memo 20-3 October 29, 2019 Corporate Taxpayer’s Audit File The Department of Taxation (TAX) properly withheld the records in a corporate Taxpayer’s audit file under the exception to disclosure of records, which by their nature, must be confidential in...

U Memo 20-2 October 23, 2019 Residential Properties Without Water Service A member of the public (Requester) made a request to the Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS-HON) for a list of addresses for residential properties within seven zip codes...

S Memo 20-1 September 11, 2019 Meeting of Councilmembers The permitted interaction at section 92-2.5(c), HRS, allows discussions between two or more members of a board, but less than the number of members that would constitute a quorum for the...

U Memo 20-1 August 28, 2019 Tax Revenue Estimate Records Requester sought “the worksheets, assumptions, estimates, and calculations for tax revenue estimates” used by the State Department of Taxation (TAX) in its legislative testimony.  The recently issued OIP Opinion Letter...

U Memo 19-16 June 28, 2019 Oaths of Office Requester asked the Judiciary for Judiciary staff attorneys’ oaths of office.  The Judiciary advised Requester that it did not maintain responsive records that were subject to the UIPA because the oaths...

U Memo 19-15 June 28, 2019 Judges’ Pension Information Requester sought records relating to two judges' “IRA’s and pensions with financial institutions or national banking associations.”   The Employees' Retirement System (ERS) denied access and advised Requester that it did not...

U Memo 19-14 June 26, 2019 Financial Disclosure Statements Requester made a UIPA request to the City and County of Honolulu Ethics Commission (Ethics Commission) for all financial disclosure forms or related documents filed by its former Executive Director and...

U Memo 19-13 June 6, 2019 Investigation Report Denied in Its Entirety During an investigation, the Department of Agriculture (DOA) could properly withhold all records of the investigation if: a) a law enforcement proceeding is pending or prospective, and b)...

U Memo 19-12 May 22, 2019 Attorney-Client Privilege and Reasonable Search OIP concluded that emails and summaries/tables between the County of Kauai’s Mayor, including his policy team (MAYOR-K), and the Kauai County Attorney and a Deputy County Attorney, relating to...