Office of Information Practices

UIPA Opinions

Letter No.	Date	Subject	Agency
U Memo 23-04	March 21, 2023	Reasonable Search for Solid Waste Stream Records	Office of the County Clerk, County of Hawaii
U Memo 23-03	March 15, 2023	No Duty to Search for Land Court Records	Bureau of Conveyances
U Memo 23-02	November 30, 2022	Pending Investigation	Department of Agriculture
U Memo 23-01	August 3, 2022	Reasonable Search for Records	Reapportionment Commission
U Memo 22-07	June 30, 2022	Conflicts of Interest Records	University of Hawaii
U Memo 22-06	June 30, 2022	Employee Misconduct Records During Pending Investigations	Department of Transportation Services, City & County of Honolulu
U Memo 22-05	June 30, 2022	Confidential Sources’ Names in a Completed Investigation	Department of Human Resources, City and County of Honolulu
U Memo 22-04	June 22, 2022	Prison’s Use of Force Policy	Hawaii Department of Public Safety
U Memo 22-03	June 16, 2022	Inmate Release Information	Department of Public Safety
U Memo 22-02	May 31, 2022	Workplace Nonviolence Complaint	University of Hawaii
U Memo 22-01	December 15, 2021	Reasonable Search for Records that Don’t Exist	Legislature
U Memo 21-5	April 15, 2021	Emails; Investigation Records	Department of Education
U Memo 21-4	December 3, 2020	Hearing Officer Notes	Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
U Memo 21-3	October 21, 2020	Insurance Commissioner Records	Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
U Memo 21-2	July 31, 2020	Autopsy Report	Hawaii County Police Department
U Memo 21-1	July 8, 2020	Video Camera Footage	Department of Finance, County of Hawaii
U Memo 20-13	June 30, 2020	Investigative File	Department of Transportation
U Memo 20-12	June 29, 2020	Access to Personnel File Records	Kanuikapono Public Charter School
U Memo 20-11	June 29, 2020	Written Claim Made to HART Board of Directors	Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation
U Memo 20-10	June 29, 2020	Fees Associated with Record Request	Department of Planning and Permitting, City and County of Honolulu
U Memo 20-9	May 8, 2020	Government Records that Do Not Exist	Corporation Counsel, County of Maui
U Memo 20-8	May 6, 2020	Cesspool Records	Department of Health
U Memo 20-7	March 3, 2020	Complaint Records	Hawaii State Ethics Commission
U Memo 20-6	February 13, 2020	Solid Waste Complaint Documents	Department of Health
U Memo 20-5	January 9, 2020	Names of Individuals Sent to Kalaupapa	Department of Health
U Memo 20-4	January 7, 2020	Tax Review Estimate Records	Department of Taxation
U Memo 20-3	October 29, 2019	Corporate Taxpayer’s Audit File	Department of Taxation
U Memo 20-2	October 23, 2019	Residential Properties Without Water Service	Board of Water Supply, City and County of Honolulu
U Memo 20-1	August 28, 2019	Tax Revenue Estimate Records	Department of Taxation
U Memo 19-16	June 28, 2019	Oaths of Office	Judiciary and the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives
U Memo 19-15	June 28, 2019	Judges’ Pension Information	Employees' Retirement System
U Memo 19-14	June 26, 2019	Financial Disclosure Statements	Ethics Commission, City and County of Honolulu
U Memo 19-13	June 6, 2019	Investigation Report Denied in Its Entirety	Department of Agriculture
U Memo 19-12	May 22, 2019	Attorney-Client Privilege and Reasonable Search	Office of the Mayor, Kauai County
U Memo 19-11	May 17, 2019	Ombudsman Investigation File	Office of the Ombudsman
U Memo 19-10	May 10, 2019	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	Department of Facility Maintenance, City and County of Honolulu
U Memo 19-8	March 11, 2019	Emails Containing Attorney-Client Privileged Information	Department of Planning, County of Maui
U Memo 19-7	March 5, 2019	Request for Proposal Information Designated as Confidential	Department of Taxation
U Memo 19-6	February 1, 2019	EEOC Complaints Filed against the City and County of Honolulu	Office of the Mayor, City and County of Honolulu
U Memo 19-5	December 27, 2018	Complaint of Unlicensed Practice	Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Regulated Industries Complaints Office
U Memo 19-4	November 23, 2018	No Duty to Search for Records That Do Not Exist	Department of Public Safety
U Memo 19-3	September 14, 2018	Information Related to Paid Informants Not in Agency Records	Maui Police Department
U Memo 19-2	August 31, 2018	Employee Names	Department of Human Resources, County of Hawaii
U Memo 19-1	July 13, 2018	Reasonableness of Search	Kauai County Clerk
U Memo 18-14	June 29, 2018	Traffic Incidents Reported to DOT	Department of Transportation
U Memo 18-13	June 29, 2018	Adequacy of Search for Employment Records	Office of Equal Opportunity, University of Hawaii at Hilo
U Memo 18-12	June 28, 2018	Interview Materials	Department of Budget and Finance
U Memo 18-11	June 28, 2018	Background Investigation Materials	Department of Public Safety
U Memo 18-10	June 28, 2018	HART Attorney Invoices	Hawaii Authority for Rapid Transportation
U Memo 18-9	June 28, 2018	Records Listed on a Log of Redactions/Withheld Documents	Department of Public Safety
U Memo 18-8	June 7, 2018	Files Relating to Police-Involved Death	Honolulu Police Department
U Memo 18-7	May 16, 2018	Taxpayer’s Audit File	Department of Taxation
U Memo 18-6	April 30, 2018	Superintendent’s Annual Evaluation	Department of Education, Board of Education
U Memo 18-5	April 20, 2018	Hippopotamus Records	Department of Enterprise Services, City and County of Honolulu
U Memo 18-4	March 29, 2018	Complainant’s Name	Planning Department, County of Hawaii
U Memo 18-3	January 19, 2018	Assessed Real Property Values	Department of Finance, Kauai County
U Memo 18-2	December 28, 2017	Agency Claim That Requested Records Do Not Exist	Department of Planning, Kauai County
U Memo 18-1	October 13, 2017	Adequacy of Search for Records and Agency Not Required to Create Compilation	Department of Education
U Memo 17-8	June 30, 2017	Obligation to Provide Original Records	State Ethics Commission
U Memo 17-6	June 30, 2017	Adequacy of Search for Inmate Transfer Records	Department of Public Safety
U Memo 17-7	June 23, 2017	Personal and Government Records Relating to Commuter Services and Campus Security Offices	University of Hawaii
U Memo 17-5	June 21, 2017	Redacted Complaint	Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Regulated Industries Complaints Office
U Memo 17-4	May 16, 2017	Names of Inmates in or Awaiting Placement in Furlough or Community Custody	Department of Public Safety
U Memo 17-3	January 20, 2017	No Duty to Search for Rules that Do Not Exist	Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center
U Memo 17-2	October 14, 2016	Presentence Investigation Report: Failure to Provide Notice to Requester	Department of Public Safety
U Memo 17-1	September 23, 2016	Presentence Investigation Report	Department of Public Safety
U Memo 16-5	May 12, 2016	Alii Health Center, LLC, is Not an “Agency” Subject to the UIPA	Alii Health Center
U Memo 16-6	May 6, 2016	E-mails Maintained by Agencies Are Government Records	Hawaii Health Systems Corporation
U Memo 16-4	April 22, 2016	Appeal from Denial of Access to General Records	Department of Health
U Memo 16-3	February 2, 2016	Personal Records/No Copies	University of Hawaii
U Memo 16-2	November 13, 2015	Proposals for a Land License to Salvage Koa Wood	Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
U Memo 16-1	July 24, 2015	Confidential Commercial Information	Public Utilities Commission
U Memo 15-14	June 30, 2015	Comprehensive Personal Record Request	University of Hawaii
U Memo 15-13	June 30, 2015	Lease File	Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
U Memo 15-12	May 14, 2015	Complete Survey of Keauhou Bay Performed by Sea Engineering	Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Boating and Ocean Resources
U Memo 15-11	March 30, 2015	Appeal from Agency Denial of Access to Personal Records	Department of Public Safety
U Memo 15-10	March 30, 2015	Salaries & Employment Information about Consultants’ Employees	Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, City and County of Honolulu
U Memo 15-9	March 16, 2015	Certified Mail Documents Not in Agency Records	Department of the Attorney General
U Memo 15-8	March 5, 2015	Records Containing Predecisional and Deliberative Material	Department of Budget and Fiscal Services, City and County of Honolulu
U Memo 15-7	February 6, 2015	Documents Pertaining to a Wind Farm on Lanai	Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, State Energy Office
U Memo 15-6	January 21, 2015	Consultant Review Reports on Time Share Plans	Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Professional and Vocational Licensing Division
U Memo 15-5	December 30, 2014	911 Recordings	Kauai Police Department
U Memo 15-4	December 29, 2014	Name of Private Investigator Not in Agency Records	Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board
U Memo 15-3	December 15, 2014	Judges’ Birthdays	Judiciary
U Memo 15-2	November 17, 2014	List of Nominees	Office of the Governor
U Memo 15-1	August 18, 2014	Personal Test Records	Department of Public Safety
U Memo 14-12	June 30, 2014	Correspondence About UIPA Request	City and County of Honolulu, Department of Enterprise Services
U Memo 14-11	June 19, 2014	Judges’ Birthdates	Judiciary
U Memo 14-10	May 30, 2014	Memorandum Header Information in Correspondence with Legal Counsel	Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation
U Memo 14-9	April 30, 2014	Fingerprint Database	Department of Transportation
U Memo 14-8	March 31, 2014	List of Organizations Exempt from the General Excise Tax	Department of Taxation
U Memo 14-7	March 12, 2014	Names of Individuals Who Signed Notarized Certificates of Experience	Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Professional and Vocational Licensing Division, Contractors License Board
U Memo 14-6	March 6, 2014	Director’s Calendar	Department of Health
U Memo 14-5	February 25, 2014	Records No Longer in Possession of Agency	Hawaii Technology Academy Public Charter School
U Memo 14-4	December 18, 2013	Applicant Summaries for Applicants on Judicial “Shortlist”	Office of the Governor
U Memo 14-3	December 9, 2013	Advisory Committee Lists	Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Regulated Industries Complaints Office
U Memo 14-2	October 31, 2013	Request for Response from OIP	Office of Information Practices
U Memo 14-1	September 3, 2013	Whether Kona Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC, Is an Agency Subject to the UIPA	Kona Ambulatory Surgery Center
U Memo 13-11	June 28, 2013	Recommended Decision Protected from Disclosure by Deliberative Process Privilege	Board of Trustees, Employees’ Retirement System, Dept of Budget & Finance
U Memo 13-10	June 28, 2013	Training Materials and DUI Manual	Honolulu Police Department
U Memo 13-9	June 27, 2013	Disclosure of Personnel Settlement Agreement	Department of Land and Natural Resources
U Memo 13-8	June 5, 2013	Inter-Agency Memoranda Concerning Surplus Status of Certain Regional Park Parcels	Dept of Budget and Fiscal Services, City and County of Honolulu
U Memo 13-7	May 15, 2013	Findings from an Investigation of Alleged Hostile Work Environment and the Action Taken by the Liquor Commission	Honolulu Liquor Commission
U Memo 13-6	May 15, 2013	Complainant’s Request for Records of Closed Case File	Honolulu Ethics Commission
U Memo 13-5	May 1, 2013	List of Nominees	Office of the Governor; Dept of Land and Natural Resources, Commission on Water Resource Management
U Memo 13-4	April 3, 2013	Failure to Respond to Request for Records	Dept of Public Works, County of Kauai
U Memo 13-3	March 28, 2013	UH Fact Finders’ Report	University of Hawaii
U Memo 13-2	December 13, 2012	Denial of Access to Personal Records	Dept of the Attorney General
U Memo 13-1	December 6, 2012	Denial of Request for Personal Records	Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, City and County of Honolulu
U Memo 12-7	June 29, 2012	On-the-Job Training Contacts	Dept of Community Services, City and County of Honolulu
U Memo 12-6	June 27, 2012	Denial of Request for Records, Equipment Pricing Lists for Contract to Provide Airport Passenger Information Systems	Dept of Transportation, Airports Division
U Memo 12-5	June 12, 2012	Providing Records in the Format Requested; Waiver of Copying Fees	Dept of Transportation, Harbors Division
U Memo 12-4	March 14, 2012	Identifying Numbers Assigned to Individuals on the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System & Registry (NMLS)	Dept of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Division of Financial Institutions
U Memo 12-3	January 17, 2012	Mayor’s Public Schedule	City and County of Honolulu
U Memo 12-2	August 16, 2011	Mortgage Loan Originator Licensure Records	Dept of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Division of Financial Institutions
U Memo 12-1	July 8, 2011	Reasonableness of Fees and Costs	State Ethics Commission
U Memo 11-16	June 7, 2011	Unable to Locate Records	Office of the Mayor, County of Hawaii
U Memo 11-15	April 15, 2011	Attorneys’ Invoices	University of Hawaii
U Memo 11-14	April 15, 2011	Complaint Files	Office of the Ombudsman
U Memo 11-13	March 31, 2011	Detailed Implementation Plans	Charter School Review Panel
U Memo 11-12	March 24, 2011	Condominium Association Complaints	Regulated Industries Complaints Office (RICO)
U Memo 11-11	January 11, 2011	Permittee Passenger Count Information	Department of Land & Natural Resources
U Memo 11-10	January 6, 2011	AG Opinion Issued to BLNR	Department of the Attorney General
U Memo 11-9	November 3, 2010	OHA Employee Salary Information	Office of Hawaiian Affairs
U Memo 11-8	October 19, 2010	Personnel Records	Department of Human Resources Development
U Memo 11-7	October 13, 2010	Vital Records	Department of Health
U Memo 11-6	October 4, 2010	Grant of Easement	Kauai County - Office of the County Attorney
U Memo 11-5	October 1, 2010	Microorganism Names	Department of Agriculture
U Memo 11-4	September 28, 2010	Rules Projects and Records Between DOTAX and Legislature	Department of Taxation
U Memo 11-3	September 15, 2010	Disclosure of Employee Names, Titles and Salaries	City and County of Honolulu
U Memo 11-2	September 2, 2010	Procurement Documents	Department of Public Safety
U Memo 11-1	August 5, 2010	Unemployment Insurance Benefits Records	Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
U Memo 10-10	May 25, 2010	Request for General Records, Definition of “Date filed by” and “Date accepted by” Registrar	Department of Health
U Memo 10-9	April 9, 2010	Grade Distribution Data	University of Hawaii
U Memo 10-8	April 7, 2010	Police Policies – Revised G.O. 602	Hawaii County Police Department
U Memo 10-7	March 2, 2010	Request for Personal Records at University of Hawaii	University of Hawaii
U Memo 10-6	February 24, 2010	Unemployment Insurance Benefits Hearing Transcript	Employment Security Appeals Referees' Office
U Memo 10-5	January 8, 2010	Hawaii Access to Justice Commission Subject to UIPA	Hawaii Access to Justice Commission
U Memo 10-4	December 4, 2009	Vacation Credit Liabilities	Office of the Governor; Office of the Lieutenant Governor
U Memo 10-3	December 2, 2009	Settlement Terms Pending Execution of Agreement	Department of the Attorney General
U Memo 10-2	September 9, 2009	Request for Parolees’ Files by Their Attorneys	Hawaii Paroling Authority
UIPA Memo Decision 10-2	August 19, 2009	Investigation Reports	Department of Education, Civil Rights Compliance Office
UIPA Memo Decision 10-1	August 18, 2009	Investigative Records of Grounding of USS Port Royal	Department of Land and Natural Resources
U Memo 10-1	July 8, 2009	Judges’ Financial Disclosure Statements	Judiciary
UIPA Memo Decision 09-14	April 29, 2009	Payroll Records	Department of Education
U Memo 09-7	April 21, 2009	Police Chief’s Evaluation	Honolulu Police Commission
U Memo 09-6	April 7, 2009	Candidate’s Financial Disclosure Statement	Maui County - Board of Ethics
UIPA Memo Decision 09-13	March 16, 2009	Hawaii Superferry Records	Office of the Governor
U Memo 09-5	January 29, 2009	Inmate Inspection of Records Before Payment of Copying Fees	Department of Public Safety