Informal Opinions – UIPA Opinions

U Memo 25-09 Nov. 14, 2024 Confidential Attorney-Client Communications and Work Product A record requester (Requester) sought copies of documents from the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) related to himself or his boat and the Ala Wai Small...

U Memo 25-08 October 18, 2024 Police Internal Affairs Records Requester sought Internal Affairs (IA) Records for seven Maui Police Department (MPD) officers.  Upon in camera review of the records, OIP found that six MPD officers were never suspended or...

U Memo 25-07 September 25, 2024 Policies and Procedures Relating to Reference and Record Checks Requester applied and interviewed for positions in three different divisions at the Department of Health (DOH).  After his interviews, Requester emailed three separate but substantially...

U Memo 25-06 September 24, 2024 Reasonable Search for Records A record requester (Requester) sought copies of documents related to an employment application from the State of Hawaii Department of Education (DOE).  DOE provided Requester with records responsive to part...

U Memo 25-05 August 30, 2024 Investigative Records Related to Upcoming Enforcement Proceeding Requester sought a copy of the answer to his complaint and the Advisory Committee Member (ACM) report in an upcoming enforcement action before the Department of Commerce...

U Memo 25-04 August 15, 2024 Reasonable Search for Records A record requester (Requester) sought copies of documents related to an employment application from the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR).  DLNR provided Requester with responsive records and informed...

U Memo 25-03 August 9, 2024 Applicability of Attorney-Client Privilege to Legal Reviews of Proposed Legislation  The Department of the Attorney General (AG) properly denied access to records of its legal review of proposed ghost gun legislation because the requested...

U Memo 25-02 August 9, 2024 Complaint and Related Documents for Pending Investigation Requester asked whether the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Regulated Industries Complaints Office (RICO), properly denied Requester’s request for a copy of a complaint filed against...

U Memo 25-01 July 19, 2024 Reasonable Search for Video and Inmate Personal Property Records Requester sought, among other things, video footage just before his son’s death at Hawaii Community Correctional Center (HCCC), and his son’s personal property records.  On...

U Memo 24-10 May 20, 2024 Officer ID Photos Two media requesters sought the official department photographs of three Honolulu Police Department officers who had shot at a vehicle, killing one vehicle occupant and injuring another, and at the time...