Informal Opinions – UIPA Opinions

U Memo 10-5January 8, 2010Hawaii Access to Justice Commission Subject to UIPA OIP was asked whether the Hawaii Access to Justice Commission is an agency subject to the UIPA. If so, Requester specifically asked whether notes of discussions proposing changes to...

U Memo 10-4December 4, 2009Vacation Credit Liabilities The Chair of a legislative committee appealed a denial of access by the Office of the Governor and the Office of the Lieutenant Governor to certain information concerning the offices’ vacation credit liabilities...

U Memo 10-3December 2, 2009Settlement Terms Pending Execution of Agreement OIP was asked by the Department of the Attorney General (the AG) under part II of the UIPA whether it may withhold from disclosure the State’s portion of the settlement...

U Memo 10-2September 9, 2009Request for Parolees' Files by Their Attorneys OIP was asked whether the Hawaii Paroling Authority (“HPA”) may keep the names of witnesses and informants confidential in response to requests for disclosure of parolee records submitted to...

UIPA Memo Decision 10-2 August 19, 2009 Investigation Reports A member of the public asked whether the Department of Education (“DOE”) properly denied his request for DOE’s records pertaining to his civil rights complaints on behalf of his son, under...

UIPA Memo Decision 10-1 August 18, 2009 Investigative Records of Grounding of USS Port Royal The Sierra Club asked whether the Department of Land and Natural Resources (“DLNR”) properly denied their request for “any and all documents including, without limit, journals,...

U Memo 10-1July 8, 2009Judges' Financial Disclosure Statements OIP was asked whether the financial disclosures each state judge must file annually in the supreme court clerk’s office pursuant to Rule 15 of the Rules of the Supreme Court (the “Judges’...

UIPA Memo Decision 09-14 April 29, 2009 Payroll Records A member of the public asked whether Waters of Life Charter School (“WOLCS”) properly denied his request for the payroll records of WOLCS from 2003 to the time of his request...

U Memo 09-7April 21, 2009Police Chief's Evaluation A member of the public asked whether the current Honolulu Police Chief’s past performance evaluations and goals must be provided to a requester under part II of the UIPA. OIP found that because...

U Memo 09-6April 7, 2009Candidate's Financial Disclosure Statement An attorney asked whether a financial disclosure statement filed with the Maui County Board of Ethics (“Board”) by a candidate for Maui County elective office (“candidate financial disclosure statement”) is open to...