Formal Opinions

Opinion Letter No. 90-32 November 5, 1990 Financial Information Submitted by Captive Insurer Access to financial information of a captive insurance company disclosed to the commissioner of insurance is given confidential treatment under the State Insurance Code, and may not be...

Opinion Letter No. 90-31 October 25, 1990 Hawaiian Humane Society; Applicability of UIPA [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. 90-30 October 23, 1990 Circulation Records of Library Patrons [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. 90-29 October 5, 1990 Water Service Consumption 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. 90-28 August 23, 1990 Contractors License Revocation 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, either prohibits public disclosure or...

Opinion Letter No. 90-27 July 19, 1990 Research Corporation of UH; Status Under the UIPA The Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii ("RCUH") is an "agency" for purposes of the UIPA and, therefore, subject to its disclosure provisions. The RCUH...

Opinion Letter No. 90-26 July 19, 1990 Welfare Records of Deceased Individuals The welfare records of deceased individuals may not be made available for public inspection and copying under the UIPA. While an individual’s death ordinarily extinguishes any privacy interest the individual...

Opinion Letter No. 90-25 July 12, 1990 Firearm Permit Applications [NOTE:  The statutes at issue in this opinion were amended by Act 204, Session Laws of Hawaii 1994 (see HRS ch. 134), which may materially affect the conclusion reached in...

Opinion Letter No. 90-24 July 9, 1990 Inter-Agency Disclosure of Retiree's 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...

Opinion Letter No. 90-23 June 28, 1990 Vital Statistic Records [NOTE:  Section 338-18(b), Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), the statute at issue in this opinion, which states that the Department of Health shall not permit inspection of vital statistics records unless...