Formal Opinions

Opinion Letter No. 91-22 November 25, 1991 Intra-Agency Memoranda Discussed at a Public Meeting [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. 91-21 November 21, 1991 Accepted Proposals to Provide Title Insurance The Hawaii Housing and Finance Development Corporation must make available for public inspection accepted proposals to provide title insurance and title reports to individuals purchasing their leased...

Opinion Letter No. 91-20 October 28, 1991 UIPA Immunity Provision The UIPA’s immunity provision, section 92F-17, Hawaii Revised Statutes, only provides immunity to agency officers or employees who participate in good faith in the disclosure or non-disclosure of government records. It does...

Opinion Letter No. 91-19 October 18, 1991 Hawaiian Homeland Lessee Data [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. 91-18 October 15, 1991 Inter-Agency Disclosure of Social Security Numbers for Study The Hawaii Public Employees Health Fund was authorized to disclose the birthdates of employees’ dependents and the employees’ social security numbers to the Department of Personnel...

Opinion Letter No. 91-17 October 7, 1991 Kauai County Budget Ordinance A Kauai County Budget ordinance must be available for public inspection and copying notwithstanding the fact that it contained the salaries paid to identified civil service employees. Although the UIPA only...

Opinion Letter No. 91-16 September 19, 1991 Draft Master Plan for Proposed Spaceport [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 County...

Opinion Letter No. 91-15 September 10, 1991 Law School Accreditation Reports [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 County of Honolulu,...

Opinion Letter No. 91-14 August 28, 1991 RFP Rating Sheets Rating sheets used by an agency to evaluate and score purchase of service request for proposals must be made available for public inspection and copying under the UIPA. Disclosure of...

Opinion Letter No. 91-13 August 20, 1991 Motor Vehicle Registration Information Access to motor vehicle registration information must be determined by rules adopted by the Department of Transportation (DOT) and not by the provisions of the UIPA. This UIPA requires the disclosure...