Formal Opinions

Opinion Letter No. 91-32 December 31, 1991 Autopsy Reports [To the extent that it holds that an individual's privacy interest is extinguished by death, this opinion was overruled by OIP Opinion Letter Number 03-19, which concluded that an individual's privacy...

Opinion Letter No. 91-31 December 30, 1991 University of Hawaii Coaches Contracts [NOTE:  This opinion was partially overruled by OIP Op. Ltr. No. 03-16.] The OIP examined whether copies of the employment contracts of intercollegiate athletic coaches at the University of...

Opinion Letter No. 91-30 December 23, 1991 Department of Public Safety Policy and Procedure Manual The Department of Public Safety must permit inmates in State correctional facilities to inspect and copy the table of contents to the Department’s policy and procedure...

Opinion Letter No. 91-29 December 23, 1991 Work Papers Provided to the Consumer Advocate The OIP was asked to give advice about whether financial workpapers provided to the State’s Consumer Advocate by Matson Navigation Company (Matson) are "government records" covered by the...

Opinion Letter No. 91-28 December 13, 1991 Civil Service Applications of Unsuccessful 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...

Opinion Letter No. 91-27 December 13, 1991 Sanitarian's Report Concerning a Food Poisoning Incident The Department of Health (DOH) must make available for public inspection and copying the sanitarian’s final report concerning the fish market involved in a food poisoning incident....

Opinion Letter No. 91-26 December 13, 1991 Information about Police Officers [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. 91-25 December 11, 1991 Department of Public Safety Clip File A newspaper clippings binder compiled by the Department of Public Safety (PSD) must be made available for inspection and copying by inmates. However, the right to copy the...

Opinion Letter No. 91-24 November 26, 1991 Interview Scores of Applicants for Public Employment [Please note that opinions discussing the deliberative process privilege have been materially affected by the Hawaii Supreme Court’s majority opinion in Peer News LLC v. City and...

Opinion Letter No. 91-23 November 25, 1991 Informal Opinions of the Attorney General Advice and counsel given to agency officers and employees by the Attorney General under section 28-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege recognized under...