Informal Opinions – UIPA Opinions

U Memo 18-11 June 28, 2018 Background Investigation Materials Requester sought a decision as to whether the Department of Public Safety (PSD) properly denied under Part III of the UIPA his request for his background investigation materials obtained in the...

U Memo 18-10 June 28, 2018 HART Attorney Invoices A reporter made a record request for attorney invoices related to the Honolulu rail project and maintained by the Hawaii Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART).  HART responded to the request, indicating...

U Memo 18-9 June 28, 2018 Records Listed on a Log of Redactions/Withheld Documents Requester, an inmate, sought a decision whether the Department of Public Safety (PSD) properly denied under Parts II and III of the UIPA his request for...

U Memo 18-8 June 7, 2018 Files Relating to Police-Involved Death The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) was not justified in withholding an administrative investigation file on the basis that it was “in litigation.”  The UIPA’s exception to disclosure for “[g]overnment...

U Memo 18-7 May 16, 2018 Taxpayer’s Audit File The Department of Taxation (DOTAX) properly withheld the records in a taxpayer’s audit file from the taxpayer under the exemption to personal record disclosure for records that are part of an...

U Memo 18-6 April 30, 2018 Superintendent’s Annual Evaluation On behalf of the Board of Education (BOE), its then Chairperson sought an opinion on whether the Superintendent of the Department of Education’s (Superintendent) annual evaluation report must be disclosed upon...

U Memo 18-5 April 20, 2018 Hippopotamus Records A Requester asked OIP for a decision as to whether the Department of Enterprise Services of the City and County of Honolulu properly denied access under Part II of the UIPA to...

U Memo 18-4 March 29, 2018 Complainant’s Name Requester asked the Planning Department, County of Hawaii (PLAN-H) to disclose the name of the person who filed a complaint about Requester’s property.  PLAN-H denied his record request.  Requester appealed PLAN-H’s denial,...

U Memo 18-3 January 19, 2018 Assessed Real Property Values Requester asked whether the County of Kauai Department of Finance’s policy of providing a single assessment of a parcel’s whole value rather than separate assessments for land and improvements (Allocated...

U Memo 18-2 December 28, 2017 Agency Claim That Requested Records Do Not Exist Requester made a written request to the County of Kauai Department of Planning (PLAN-K) for a copy of a “Notice of Violation” issued to two individuals. ...