Formal Opinions

Opinion Letter No. 95-09 May 4, 1995 HPD Pawn Transaction Records Not Public Public release of the Honolulu Police Department ("HPD") records containing information about pawn transactions would reveal financial activities of the individual pawning the items. Therefore, the significant privacy interest...

Opinion Letter No. 95-08 May 4, 1995 Records Maintained by Contractor Pursuant to State Contract Gusalino Brothers Construction, Inc., ("Contractor") physically holds records which were created pursuant to a contract with the State. The State Department of Transportation ("DOT") is deemed...

Opinion Letter No. 95-07 March 28, 1995 UH Sexual Harassment Report Released if Suspension/Discharge [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, either prohibits...

Opinion Letter No. 95-06 March 16, 1995 Arbitrator’s Discharge Decision Disclosable [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, either prohibits public disclosure or...

Opinion Letter No. 95-05 March 9, 1995 Requirement to Protect from Disclosure If Required by State or Federal Law [NOTE:  This opinion was overruled by OIP Op. Ltr. No. 95-17.] [Please note that opinions discussing the deliberative process privilege have...

Opinion Letter No. 95-04 March 3, 1995 Petition Sent to Registrar of the Land Court Must Be Disclosed to Parties Under part III of the UIPA (personal records), Bureau of Conveyance appointees are entitled to access a petition concerning their appointment....

Opinion Letter No. 95-03 February 27, 1995 Student Academic Grievance Procedures and Code of Conduct University of Hawaii records directly relating to a student, including student disciplinary records, are "education records" under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ("FERPA"),...

Opinion Letter No. 95-02 January 19, 1995 Job Eligibles List and Unsuccessful Job Applicants Information [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. 95-01 January 9, 1995 Limited Existence Commission is an Agency Subject to the UIPA The Commission on Sexual Orientation and the Law ("Commission") is a government "agency" as defined by the UIPA. The 1994 Legislature created the Commission...

Opinion Letter No. 94-30 December 30, 1994 Director’s Workers’ Compensation Decisions Public Under the UIPA, the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) must make available for public inspection and copying a workers’ compensation decision upon request. A workers’ compensation decision sets...