Informal Opinions – UIPA Opinions

U Memo 20-11 June 29, 2020 Written Claim Made to HART Board of Directors HART denied access to a copy of a claim that was referenced in a HART Board of Directors meeting agenda.  The Requester was willing to accept the record with...

U Memo 20-10 June 29, 2020 Fees Associated with Record Request A member of the public appealed the fees charged by the City Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP-HON) for processing his request for copies of records pertaining to a...

U Memo 20-9 May 8, 2020 Government Records that Do Not Exist The Department of the Corporation Counsel, County of Maui (CORP CNSL-M) denied access to two different records requested by the same Requester.  Requester appealed to OIP, and OIP...

U Memo 20-8 May 6, 2020 Cesspool Records A requester asked DOH for “a) physical addresses and b) mailing addresses associated with all known active cesspools on all islands of the State of Hawaii,”  and subsequently amended the request to be for “a) TMK numbers and/or...

U Memo 20-7 March 3, 2020 Complaint Records In accordance with the decision in OIP Opinion Letter Number F20-02 (Opinion F20-02), OIP found in U Memo 20-7 that the Hawaii State Ethics Commission (SEC) properly denied the requester’s request for...

U Memo 20-6 February 13, 2020 Solid Waste Complaint Documents OIP determined that the Department of Health (DOH) properly redacted the names of complainants from records relating to its investigation of an environmental complaint to avoid the frustration of its...

U Memo 20-5 January 9, 2020 Names of Individuals Sent to Kalaupapa The Department of Health (DOH) asked OIP whether the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, Public Law 111-11 (2009)  (PL 111-11) makes the names of individuals sent...

U Memo 20-4 January 7, 2020 Tax Review Estimate Records In response to an appeal (U APPEAL 20-1) filed by a member of the public (Requester) after the Department of Taxation (TAX) denied him access to records, OIP issued a...

U Memo 20-3 October 29, 2019 Corporate Taxpayer’s Audit File The Department of Taxation (TAX) properly withheld the records in a corporate Taxpayer’s audit file under the exception to disclosure of records, which by their nature, must be confidential in...

U Memo 20-2 October 23, 2019 Residential Properties Without Water Service A member of the public (Requester) made a request to the Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS-HON) for a list of addresses for residential properties within seven zip codes...