Informal Opinions – UIPA Opinions

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...

U Memo 20-1 August 28, 2019 Tax Revenue Estimate Records Requester sought “the worksheets, assumptions, estimates, and calculations for tax revenue estimates” used by the State Department of Taxation (TAX) in its legislative testimony.  The recently issued OIP Opinion Letter...

U Memo 19-16 June 28, 2019 Oaths of Office Requester asked the Judiciary for Judiciary staff attorneys’ oaths of office.  The Judiciary advised Requester that it did not maintain responsive records that were subject to the UIPA because the oaths...

U Memo 19-15 June 28, 2019 Judges’ Pension Information Requester sought records relating to two judges' “IRA’s and pensions with financial institutions or national banking associations.”   The Employees' Retirement System (ERS) denied access and advised Requester that it did not...

U Memo 19-14 June 26, 2019 Financial Disclosure Statements Requester made a UIPA request to the City and County of Honolulu Ethics Commission (Ethics Commission) for all financial disclosure forms or related documents filed by its former Executive Director and...