Formal Opinions

Opinion Letter No. 02-07 August 27, 2002 Schedule of Maximum Allowable Medical Fees Schedules of maximum allowable medical fees ("Fee Schedules") that are required by statute to be submitted to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations ("DLIR") by health care...

Opinion Letter No. 02-06 August 23, 2002 Withholding of Minutes of a Public Meeting OIP Opinion Letter Number 02-06 discusses a board's discretion, under the UIPA and the Sunshine Law, to withhold tapes, transcripts, notes, and minutes of meetings open to...

Opinion Letter No. 02-05 July 30, 2002 Agency Maintenance of Records Submitted by Private Entity An individual asked the OIP whether an agency subject to the Uniform Information Practices Act (Modified), chapter 92F, Hawaii Revised Statutes ("UIPA"), may maintain information about...

Opinion Letter No. 02-04 June 26, 2002 Reports Under Section 8-14.2, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu [OIP Op. Ltr. No. 05-03 partially overrules this opinion to the extent that it states or implies that the UIPA’s privacy exception in section 92F-13(1), HRS,...

Opinion Letter No. 02-03 May 28, 2002 Records Protected from Disclosure by Court Order A litigant asked the OIP to opine on the issue of whether a person can access a record maintained by a State or county agency when the...

Opinion Letter No. 02-02 May 28, 2002 Limits on Oral Testimony at County Council Meetings Common Cause Hawaii filed a complaint regarding oral testimony at Honolulu City Council ("Council") meetings. Two issues were involved: (1) whether the Council's practice of allowing...

Opinion Letter No. 02-01 February 1, 2002 Request for Disclosure of Settlement Agreement Between an Agency and a Private Party A reporter requested an opinion concerning public access to a settlement agreement ("Agreement") between an individual and the University of Hawaii...

Opinion Letter No. 01-07 December 31, 2001 Maui County Charter A member of the Maui County Council requested an opinion on whether section 3-8 of the Charter of the County of Maui can require council members to route requests to...

Opinion Letter No. 01-06 December 31, 2001 The Public's Right to Testify on Agenda Items, and Agenda Requirements, Under the Sunshine Law A member of the City Council requested an opinion regarding compliance by the Honolulu Liquor Commission ("Liquor Commission") with...

Opinion Letter No. 01-05 December 14, 2001 Disclosure of Attorney Work Product An employee of a state agency sought to obtain a copy of a letter containing legal advice from the Department of the Attorney General concerning a State agency's internet...