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U Memo 24-09

April 26, 2024

U Memo 24-09 April 26, 2024 Reasonable Search for Visitor Sign-in Sheets Requester sought a copy of Hokulani Elementary School’s (Hokulani) visitor sign-in sheet for January 13, 2012.  The Department of Education (DOE) denied the request on the basis that...

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U Memo 24-08

March 25, 2024

U Memo 24-08 March 25, 2024 Copy of Work ID and Administrative Leave Policies While Requester, a Hawaii Paroling Authority (HPA) employee, was out on administrative leave, she sought access to a copy of her work ID card and HPA...

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U Memo 24-07

March 20, 2024

U Memo 24-07 March 20, 2024 Video and Written Statements for Job Application and Police Recruitment Policies Requester sought access to a video recording and written statements relating to his 2019 employment application to POLICE-H, and POLICE-H recruitment policies and...

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U Memo 24-06

March 11, 2024

U Memo 24-06 March 11, 2024 No Further Search Required for Records Purged After Requester Abandoned His First Request In 2014, Requester appealed the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s (DCR) denial of his request to access records related to his...

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U Memo 24-05

January 11, 2024

U Memo 24-05 January 11, 2024 Executive Session Minutes  OIP concluded that the State Public Charter School Commission (PCSC) had followed the proper Sunshine Law procedures to go into executive session for discussions with its attorney regarding an agenda item...

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U Memo 24-04

January 5, 2024

U Memo 24-04 January 5, 2024 Fire Inspection Records The Honolulu Fire Department (FIRE-HON) denied access to fire inspection reports and other records relating to a condominium building on the basis that they were part of an ongoing investigation, and...

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U Memo 24-03 

September 14, 2023

U Memo 24-03 September 14, 2023 Reasonable Search for a Report  Requester requested a copy of a report or document of findings by a Kauai County Planning Department (PLAN-K) employee regarding fencing at Lepeuli (Report).  PLAN-K responded to the request,...

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U Memo 24-02

August 30, 2023

U Memo 24-02 August 30, 2023 Reasonable Search for Lease Successorship Document Requesters requested copies of the successorship document reflecting their two minor sons as the successors to the lease (Successorship Document) from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL). ...

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U Memo 24-01

August 22, 2023

U Memo 24-01 August 22, 2023 Investigation Report Concerning Requester A former Department of Transportation-Harbors Division (DOT-HARBORS) employee (Requester) sought access to a copy of an internal administrative investigation report (Report) about him from DOT-HARBORS.  DOT-HARBORS denied the request based...

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U Memo 23-07

June 30, 2023

U Memo 23-07 June 30, 2023 Executive Session Minutes This is an appeal from a denial by the State Public Charter School Commission (PCSC) for a copy of its minutes of an executive session, on the basis that the entire...

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