Informal Opinions – UIPA Opinions

U Memo 15-5 December 30, 2014 911 Recordings Requester made a request for copies of Kauai Police Department (KPD) records related to an incident in which an individual stabbed a number of people, killing one, before a KPD Officer shot...

U Memo 15-4 December 29, 2014 Name of Private Investigator Not in Agency Records Requester had a case on appeal with the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board (LIRAB), and attended a settlement conference on August 30, 2012, at 4:15...

U Memo 15-3 December 15, 2014 Judges' Birthdays In U-Memo 15-3, OIP reconsidered its decision in U-Memo 14-11 to clarify that in most circumstances, the UIPA requires disclosure, upon request, of a sitting judge’s year of birth in order to...

U Memo 15-2 November 17, 2014 List of Nominees Environment Hawaii asked whether the Office of the Governor is required under the UIPA to disclose lists of nominees (Lists) for two vacant positions provided to the Governor by the Nominating...

U Memo 15-1 August 18, 2014 Personal Test Records Requester sought a decision as to whether the Department of Public Safety (PSD) properly denied, under Part III of the UIPA, Requester’s request for copies of the original written examination with...

U Memo 14-12 June 30, 2014 Correspondence About UIPA Request Requester sought a decision as to whether the Department of Enterprise Services (DES) properly denied access under Part II of the UIPA to written communications about an earlier UIPA request...

U Memo 14-11 June 19, 2014 Judges' Birthdates [Note: This opinion was reconsidered and clarified in U Memo 15-3.] Requester sought a decision as to whether the Judiciary must disclose the birthdates of judges, and if so, whether the Judiciary must...

U Memo 14-10 May 30, 2014 Memorandum Header Information in Correspondence with Legal Counsel Requester sought a decision as to whether the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) properly denied access to the following records sought from DLNR’s Division...

U Memo 14-9 April 30, 2014 Fingerprint Database Requester sought a decision as to whether the Department of Transportation (DOT) properly denied access to its fingerprint database under Part II of the UIPA. OIP found that the fingerprint database is...

U Memo 14-8 March 31, 2014 List of Organizations Exempt from the General Excise Tax Requester sought a decision as to whether the Department of Taxation (DOTAX) properly denied Requester’s request to inspect a record under the UIPA. Specifically, Requester...