Informal Opinions – UIPA Opinions

U Memo 13-2December 13, 2012Denial of Access to Personal Records Requester asked whether the Department of the Attorney General (AG) properly denied his request, under Part III of the UIPA, for records from his arbitration hearing. The hearing was the...

U Memo 13-1December 6, 2012Denial of Request for Personal Records Under Part III of the UIPA, requester sought all information maintained by the City and County of Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney (Prosecutor’s Office) about her, including its cases...

U Memo 12-7June 29, 2012On-the-Job Training Contacts Requester asked whether, under part II of the UIPA, WorkHawaii, Department of Community Services, City & County of Honolulu, may redact information from an On-the-Job Training (OJT) Contract between WorkHawaii and a private...

U Memo 12-6June 27, 2012Denial of Request for Records, Equipment Pricing Lists for Contract to Provide Airport Passenger Information Systems Requester asked whether the Department of Transportation, Airports Division (DOT), properly denied Requester’s request under part II of the UIPA...

U Memo 12-5June 12, 2012Providing Records in the Format Requested;Waiver of Copying Fees Requester posed three questions to OIP: (1) whether the Department of Transportation, Harbors Division’s (DOT) response to Requester’s request for an electronic copy of records was proper,...

U Memo 12-4March 14, 2012Identifying Numbers Assigned to Individuals on the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System & Registry (NMLS) Requester asked whether the Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs, Division of Financial Institutions (DFI) properly denied Requester’s request for a list...

U Memo 12-3January 17, 2012Mayor's Public Schedule Requester asked whether the City and County of Honolulu (City) properly denied her requests (1) for a copy of the Mayor’s Public Schedule, and (2) to be placed on a list of news...

U Memo 12-2August 16, 2011Mortgage Loan Originator Licensure Records Requester asked whether the Division of Financial Institutions, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DFI), properly denied Requester’s request under Part II of the UIPA for information about mortgage loan originator...

U Memo 12-1July 8, 2011Reasonableness of Fees and Costs Requester asked whether the requested cost for copies of executive session minutes from the State Ethics Commission was reasonable. OIP found that the State Ethics Commission had already performed the work...

U Memo 11-16June 7, 2011Unable to Locate Records Requester asked whether the Office of the Mayor, County of Hawaii, properly denied Requester’s request for a 26-page fax under the UIPA. He had requested copies of the fax, a telephone message...