UIPA Opinions
Letter No. | Date | Subject | Agency |
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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. |
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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 |
Department of Planning, Kauai County |
U Memo 18-1 | October 13, 2017 | Adequacy of Search for Records and |
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 |
Department of Public Safety |
U Memo 17-7 | June 23, 2017 | Personal and Government Records Relating to |
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 |
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: |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Boating and Ocean Resources |
U Memo 15-11 | March 30, 2015 | Appeal from Agency Denial of |
Department of Public Safety |
U Memo 15-10 | March 30, 2015 | Salaries & Employment Information |
Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, City and County of Honolulu |
U Memo 15-9 | March 16, 2015 | Certified Mail Documents |
Department of the Attorney General |
U Memo 15-8 | March 5, 2015 | Records Containing Predecisional |
Department of Budget and Fiscal Services, City and County of Honolulu |
U Memo 15-7 | February 6, 2015 | Documents Pertaining to a |
Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, State Energy Office |
U Memo 15-6 | January 21, 2015 | Consultant Review Reports |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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, |
Kona Ambulatory Surgery Center |
U Memo 13-11 | June 28, 2013 | Recommended Decision Protected from |
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 |