Informal Opinions – UIPA Opinions

U Memo 25-19 May 16, 2025 Request for Recording No Longer Maintained Requester asked whether the Aloha Stadium Authority Board (Authority) properly denied his request for recordings of a presentation made in executive session.  OIP found that the Authority no...

U Memo 25-18 May 7, 2025 Sensitive Location Data The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), sought an opinion on whether it may withhold “sensitive location data” under part II of the UIPA.  DLNR explained that it was developing...

U Memo 25-17 April 23, 2025 Records Related to BWC Recordings Maui Police Department Requester asked whether the Maui Police Department (MPD) properly redacted two police officers’ body worn camera (BWC) recordings from an investigation of another MPD officer’s (Officer)...

U Memo 25-16 March 21, 2025 Records Related to an Ongoing Criminal Investigation Requester sought copies of records related to a murder investigation from the Maui Police Department (MPD).  MPD denied the record request, arguing that disclosure would lead to...

U Memo 25-15 February 26, 2025 Attorney-Client Communications Requester sought copies of documents from the County of Maui Department of Planning (PLAN-M).  PLAN-M partially granted and partially denied the record request, asserting that some of the responsive records were communications...

U Memo 25-14 December 27, 2024 Reasonable Search for School-Specific Football Practice Rules  Requester sought the “exact reference and verbiage” of the rule that “states the restrictions for practicing with players from other [football] teams.”  The Department of Education (DOE)...

U Memo 25-13 December 23, 2024 Emails Containing Attorney-Client Privileged Communications The Hawaii County Department of Information Technology properly denied access to emails containing confidential communications between the Hawaii County Office of the Corporation Counsel and its county agency clients,...

U Memo 25-12 December 11, 2024 Identifying Information About Complainant Requester requested a copy of a complaint filed with the County of Hawaii Department of Parks and Recreation (PARKS-H) about him.  PARKS-H disclosed a copy of the complaint form with...

U Memo 25-11 December 9, 2024 Records Relating to an Employment Application Requester, an applicant for employment with the Department of Human Resources Development (DHRD), asked whether DHRD properly denied a request for records relating to its procedures for obtaining...

U Memo 25-10 December 9, 2024 Audio Portions of Body Worn Camera Recordings A member of the public (Requester) appealed the Hawaii County Police Department’s (POLICE-H) response to his personal record request for copies of body-worn camera (BWC) recordings.  Specifically,...