Informal Opinions – UIPA Opinions

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...

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...

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,...

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). ...

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...

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...

U Memo 23-06 June 30, 2023 Records Relating to an Investigation Concerning Requester A former Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) employee (Requester) sought records of a consultant's investigation of internal complaints about him.  OIP found that although Requester sought his...

U Memo 23-05 June 23, 2023 Requests for Solid Waste Records A member of the public (Requester) made record requests to the County of Hawaii Department of Environmental Management (DEM-H) on June 2, 23, and 24, 2020.  DEM-H provided several...

U Memo 23-04 March 21, 2023 Reasonable Search for Solid Waste Stream Records A member of the public appealed the response by the Office of the County Clerk for the County of Hawaii (Clerk’s Office) to her request for records...

U Memo 23-03 March 15, 2023 No Duty to Search for Land Court Records Requester asked the Bureau of Conveyances (BOC) for copies of documents related to a property registered in the Land Court of the State of Hawaii (Land...