Formal Opinions

Opinion Letter No. 93-13 September 17, 1993 Ethics Commission Nominees List Must Be Public The Judicial Council’s list of two nominees for Ethics Commission vacancies must be made public once the list has been transmitted to the Governor for appointment, and...

Opinion Letter No. 93-12 September 15, 1993 Quarantined Animal Case: Owner’s Name and Business Address 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),...

Opinion Letter No. 93-11 September 14, 1993 UIPA Does Not Apply to Court File Room Access The UIPA does not prohibit the Circuit Court from imposing restrictions upon case files maintained in the First Circuit Court file room. The OIP concluded,...

Opinion Letter No. 93-10 September 2, 1993 Salaries of Mayor’s Exempt Employees Public The OIP recently found that the exact salaries of employees within the Office of the Mayor, City and County of Honolulu, who are exempt from the civil service,...

Opinion Letter No. 93-09 August 2, 1993 Governor’s Bug Invoice An invoice submitted to the Governor’s Office and presented to an investigatory grand jury in proceedings involving the alleged discovery of listening devices in State government offices may not be made...

Opinion Letter No. 93-08 August 2, 1993 Bar Examinations Applicants’ rights to inspect and copy their bar examination scores and answers, and the correct answers, are governed by laws other than the UIPA. The UIPA applies only to government records that are...

Opinion Letter No. 93-07 July 27, 1993 Inmates’ Access to Prison Medical Files The OIP found that a Department of Public Safety policy, which restricted inmates from inspecting their prison medical files when the information is irrelevant to their needs, conflicted...

Opinion Letter No. 93-06 June 14, 1993 Professional License Examinations The State Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs may not allow an applicant for a professional or vocational license to copy license examination questions and their answers, or the answers of other...

Opinion Letter No. 93-05 June 7, 1993 List of Paramedic Applicants [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. 93-04 June 2, 1993 PUC Financial Reports Financial reports filed with the State Public Utilities Commission (PUC) by motor carriers and public utilities must be made public. Section 271-11, Hawaii Revised Statutes, provides that the statistics, tables, and figures...