Informal Opinions – UIPA Opinions

U Memo 19-13 June 6, 2019 Investigation Report Denied in Its Entirety During an investigation, the Department of Agriculture (DOA) could properly withhold all records of the investigation if: a) a law enforcement proceeding is pending or prospective, and b)...

U Memo 19-12 May 22, 2019 Attorney-Client Privilege and Reasonable Search OIP concluded that emails and summaries/tables between the County of Kauai’s Mayor, including his policy team (MAYOR-K), and the Kauai County Attorney and a Deputy County Attorney, relating to...

U Memo 19-11 May 17, 2019 Ombudsman Investigation File Requester sought “any and all information, notes, final reports, conversations . . ., and any other . . . information” regarding his complaint to the Ombudsman and the Ombudsman’s investigation of...

On July 22, 2019, this opinion was withdrawn because the issues are moot.

U Memo 19-9 March 27, 2019 Sufficiency of Search for Records A law firm (Requester) made a request to the City and County of Honolulu Department of Facility Maintenance (MAINT-HON) for public records pertaining to any alleged or investigated law...

U Memo 19-8 March 11, 2019 Emails Containing Attorney-Client Privileged Information The Maui Planning Commission (PLAN-M) partially denied a request for records to or from PLAN-M related to a petition filed by another individual requesting a PLAN-M granted access to...

U Memo 19-7 March 5, 2019 Request for Proposal Information Designated as Confidential The Department of Taxation (TAX) issued a request for proposals for a tax modernization project.  After the proposals were opened and an award was made, the winning...

U Memo 19-6 February 1, 2019 EEOC Complaints Filed against the City and County of Honolulu Louis Kealoha and Katherine Kealoha (collectively Complainants) had filed complaints with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against the City of Honolulu (City)...

U Memo 19-5 December 27, 2018 Complaint of Unlicensed Practice Requester sought records of a closed complaint to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Regulated Industries Complaints Office (RICO), filed by a third party, which had alleged the...

U Memo 19-4 November 23, 2018 No Duty to Search for Records That Do Not Exist Requester sought a decision as to whether the Department of Public Safety (PSD) properly responded to his request for his Prescriptive Plan Update and...