Formal Opinions

Opinion Letter No. F15-02 November 7, 2014 Polling Board Members/Serial Communications; Testimony on Executive Session Items Six Hawaii residents asked whether (1) the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) (OHA Board) complied with the Sunshine Law...

Opinion Letter No. F15-01 September 15, 2014 Toxicology Reports The Garden Island Newspaper asked whether the Kauai Police Department (KPD) properly denied its request under Part II of the UIPA for access to toxicology reports concerning two individual motorists who...

Opinion Letter No. F14-02 June 13, 2014 Written Testimony and Minutes A requester asked whether the Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) violated the Sunshine Law by not including in its minutes the views expressed in written testimony that...

Opinion Letter No. F14-01 June 5, 2014 Denial of Access to a Corporation Counsel Opinion A requester asked whether the Department of Planning and Permitting, City & County of Honolulu (DPP), is required by the UIPA to disclose an opinion...

Opinion Letter No. F13-01 April 5, 2013 Personal and Government Records in Investigative Report on Workplace Violence Complaint Requesters ask whether the Department of Transportation (DOT) properly denied their request under Part III of the UIPA for disclosure of the investigative...

Opinion Letter No. 12-01 June 29, 2012 Hawaii County Fire Department Records on Persons Rescued The Hawaii Tribune-Herald asked whether the Hawaii County Fire Department (HCFD) must disclose the name, gender, age, and hometown of persons rescued (i.e.: persons who...

Opinion Letter No. 11-01 August 4, 2011 Mailing Addresses and Social Security Numbers of Real Property Owners Requester asked OIP whether the Honolulu Real Property Assessment Division properly withheld all mailing addresses and social security numbers when responding to Requester’s...

Opinion Letter No. 10-05 December 3, 2010 Workers' Compensation Records Requester asked OIP whether the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) properly denied Requester’s request for workers’ compensation records under part II of the UIPA. As part of its...

Opinion Letter No. 10-04 November 3, 2010 Traffic Accident Data The Department of Transportation (DOT) asked OIP whether it is required to disclose accident data for a certain location in response to a request made under the UIPA, where the...

Opinion Letter No. 10-03 October 5, 2010 Ethics Commission Opinions Requester asked OIP whether the City Ethics Commission should disclose two Advisory Opinions issued by the Commission in a manner that discloses the identity of the respective employees whose misconduct...