Formal Opinions

Opinion Letter No. 94-09 May 16, 1994 HSAC Members’ Education Information Public [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...

Opinion Letter No. 94-08 May 12, 1994 Assistant Police Chief Exam Questions Confidential [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...

Opinion Letter No. 94-07 April 28, 1994 Disciplined UH Employees’ Names Public The names and other information set forth in section 92F-14(b)(4), Hawaii Revised Statutes, concerning University of Hawaii employees in bargaining units 7 and 8 who were suspended or terminated for...

Opinion Letter No. 94-06 April 28, 1994 Former Governors’ Records Public [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. 94-05 April 26, 1994 Kapolei Association Not an Agency The Villages of Kapolei Association, a non-profit corporation, is not an agency subject to the UIPA. While a state agency created the Association, and elected its initial board of...

Opinion Letter No. 94-04 April 25, 1994 Identities of Section 8 Housing Recipients Confidential [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. 94-03 March 23, 1994 Campus Incident Reports Public Daily Activity Reports, or "incident reports" prepared by private campus security officers at the University of Hawaii at Hilo campus, must be made public after information identifying individuals involved in campus...

Opinion Letter No. 94-02 March 21, 1994 Water Commission Must File Records Report In examining whether the UIPA’s public records report requirements apply to the Review Commission on the State Water Code (Commission), the OIP concluded that the Commission is...

Opinion Letter No. 94-01 March 11, 1994 Supplemental Homicide Reports Should Be Disclosed The OIP found that Supplemental Homicide Reports (Reports) prepared by the police departments of each county and submitted to the Attorney General do not contain any individually...

Opinion Letter No. 93-23 November 22, 1993 UIPA Requester’s Identity [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 mandates...