Informal Opinions – UIPA Opinions

U Memo 16-6 May 6, 2016 E-mails Maintained by Agencies Are Government Records Two Requesters first asked whether an e-mail between an individual and a government agency or between two agencies is a government record under Part II of the...

U Memo 16-4 April 22, 2016 Appeal from Denial of Access to General Records Requester sought a decision as to whether the Department of Health (DOH) properly responded to her records request under Part II of the UIPA for documents...

U Memo 16-3 February 2, 2016 Personal Records/No Copies Requester sought a decision as to whether the University of Hawaii’s Office of Judicial Affairs (UH-JA) properly denied, under Part III of the UIPA, his request for a copy of his personal...

U Memo 16-2 November 13, 2015 Proposals for a Land License to Salvage Koa Wood Requester sought access to various records from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) concerning a request for proposals for a land license, which was...

U Memo 16-1 July 24, 2015 Confidential Commercial Information Requester sought a decision as to whether, under Part II of the UIPA, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) properly redacted certain terms and conditions concerning the seller’s retention of the right...

U Memo 15-14 June 30, 2015 Comprehensive Personal Record Request Starting in 2010, Requester made several record requests to different offices at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UH) for her personal records. Because requester was not satisfied with some...

U Memo 15-13 June 30, 2015 Lease File Requester asked whether the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) properly denied access to records from a DHHL lease file under Part II of the UIPA. The records at issue in this...

U MEMO 15-12 May 14, 2015 Complete Survey of Keauhou Bay Performed by Sea Engineering Requester asked whether the Division of Boating and Ocean Resources, Department of Land and Natural Resources (DoBOR), complied with the UIPA in its response to...

U Memo 15-11 March 30, 2015 Appeal from Agency Denial of Access to Personal Records Requester asked whether the Department of Public Safety (PSD) properly denied him access under Part III of the UIPA to a copy of a complaint...

U Memo 15-10 March 30, 2015 Salaries & Employment Information about Consultants’ Employees Requester asked whether the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) must disclose salaries and other information about employees of HART’s contracted consultants PB Americas, Inc. (PB) and...