Informal Opinions – UIPA Opinions

U Memo 22-03 June 16, 2022 Inmate Release Information Requester sought a decision as to whether the Department of Public Safety (PSD) properly denied two requests for records under the UIPA.  Her first request was for the “names of 2018...

U Memo 22-02 May 31, 2022 Workplace Nonviolence Complaint Requester sought from the University of Hawaii (UH) a copy of a workplace nonviolence complaint (the Complaint) made against her, which the UH denied on the basis that the investigation into...

U Memo 22-01 December 15, 2021 Reasonable Search for Records that Don't Exist A record requester (Requester) made a request to a Senator’s office for a copy of a written request by the Senator to the Department of the Attorney...

U Memo 21-5 April 15, 2021 Emails; Investigation Records This opinion consolidated two appeals from the same requester of responses by the Department of Education (DOE) to two separate record requests.    The first appeal asked whether DOE properly denied access...

U Memo 21-4 December 3, 2020 Hearing Officer Notes Requester sought a decision as whether the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) properly responded under Part III of the UIPA to her record request by stating that no responsive records...

U Memo 21-3 October 21, 2020 Insurance Commissioner Records Requester sought a decision as to whether the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) Insurance Division (DCCA-INS) properly denied her requests for a copy of records referenced in a letter...

U Memo 21-2 July 31, 2020 Autopsy Report Requester sought a copy of an autopsy report (Autopsy Report), which included a toxicology report.  The Hawaii County Police Department (POLICE-H) denied access for several reasons and Requester filed this appeal.  The...

U Memo 21-1 July 8, 2020 Video Camera Footage Requester made a request to the Hawaii County Department of Finance (FIN-H) for a copy of security camera video footage from FIN-H’s Vehicle Registration and Licensing Division in Kamuela for June...

U Memo 20-13 June 30, 2020 Investigative File Requester appealed the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) denial of access to his “complete complaint and investigative file” (Investigative File).  OIP found that a majority of the Investigative File was Requester’s personal record,...

U Memo 20-12 June 29, 2020 Access to Personnel File Records Requester sought a copy of his personnel file from Kanuikapono Public Charter School (KPCS), which included records for the school years 2010-11 and 2018-19.  KPCS has not yet provided...