Op. Ltr. No. Date Title
OIP FORMAL OPINION LETTERS
Prior to July 2012, OIP numbered and grouped its formal opinions by calendar year on its website. To be consistent with its reporting by fiscal year for its budget and annual reports, OIP’s formal and informal opinions are now grouped by fiscal years, which begin on July 1 and end on June 30. FY 1990 began on July 1, 1989 and ended on June 30, 1990.
Formal opinions before July 2012 will continue to be referred to by their existing opinion letter numbers, which began with the last two digits of the calendar, not fiscal, year in which they were issued. Beginning in FY 2013, which runs from July 1, 2012 until June 30, 2013, formal opinion numbers will start with “F,” followed by the last two digits of the fiscal year in which the opinion was issued. For example, the first formal opinion in FY 2013 will be “F13-01.”
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Op. Ltr. No. Date Title
FY 1990
89-1 09/11/89 Workers’ Compensation Notices of Insurance
89-2 10/27/89 Executive Search Report
89-3 11/03/89 Tax Compromises
89-4 11/09/89 Hawaiian Home Lands Waiting List
89-5 11/20/89 DBED Financial Assistance Program Records/
Confidential Business Information
89-6 11/20/89 Delinquent Loan Reports
89-7 11/20/89 Gubernatorial Pardons
89-8 11/20/89 Certified Payroll Records
89-9 11/20/89 Law School Admissions Committee
89-10 12/12/89 Aloha Stadium Settlement Agreements
89-11 12/12/89 Public Employees’ Compensation; Parking Fees
89-12 12/12/89 Confidentiality of Complainant’s Identity
89-13 12/12/89 Special Treatment Facility Licenses
89-14 12/15/89 Names & Locations of Inmates Confined in
State Correctional Facilities
89-15 12/20/89 Aloha Tower Development Proposals
89-16 12/27/89 Attendees of Third Annual Safety Seminar
89-17 12/27/89 DOH Statements of Deficiencies & Plans of
Correction Regarding Adult Residential
Care Home Facilities
90-1 01/08/90 Pension Benefits of Retired Public Employees
90-2 01/18/90 HECO Confidentiality Agreement Relating to
Geothermal Project
90-3 01/18/90 Airport Concessioner Revenue Audits
90-4 01/29/90 Certified Abstracts of Motor Vehicle Operating
Records
90-5 01/31/90 DHS Records Concerning Alleged Parental Child
Abuse
90-6 01/31/90 Training Course Materials
90-7 02/09/90 Birthdate & Social Security Number
90-8 02/12/90 Drafts of Correspondence & Staff Notes
90-9 02/26/90 Home Telephone Numbers of BWS Customers
90-10 02/26/90 Legislative Access to Licensing Application Data
90-11 02/26/90 University Program Review
2 of 17 pages
Rev. 9/2/14
Op. Ltr. No. Date Title
90-12 02/26/90 Disclosure of Sexual Harassment Complaint
& Disciplinary Action Taken Against UH
Faculty Member
90-13 03/30/90 Unclaimed Property Valuation
90-14 03/30/90 Certified List of Eligibles & Civil Service
Examination Scores
90-15 04/09/90 Lump Sum Bid Price Components
90-16 04/24/90 University Search Committee
90-17 04/24/90 Vacation & Sick Leave Records
90-18 05/18/90 Videotaped Recording of Grace Imura-Kotani’s
Confession
90-19 05/23/90 Unfiled Senate Committee Report
90-20 06/12/90 Bldg. Plans & Permit Applications
90-21 06/20/90 Financial & Compliance Audit Prepared by
Private Consultants
90-22 06/21/90 Computer Tapes Containing Data Furnished
In Voter Registration Affidavits
90-23 06/28/90 Vital Statistic Records
FY 1991
90-24 07/09/90 Inter-agency Access to Govt. Records Maintained
By the Employees’ Retirement System
90-25 07/12/90 Firearms Registration Information
90-26 07/19/90 Welfare Records of Deceased Individuals
90-27 07/19/90 Research Corp. of the Univ. of Hawaii
90-28 08/23/90 Contractors’ Licenses
90-29 10/05/90 Water Service Consumption Data
90-30 10/23/90 Library Patron Circulation & Fine Records
90-31 10/25/90 Dog License Info. Maintained by the Hawaiian
Humane Society, Inc.
90-32 11/05/90 Financial Information Regarding Insurance
Company
90-33 11/20/90 Salaries of UH Research Corp. Employees
90-34 12/10/90 Inmate Access to PSD Policy & Procedure Manual
90-35 12/17/90 Declarations of Water Use & Electronic Mailing
Lists of Declarants
90-36 12/17/90 Notices of Violations
90-37 12/17/90 Disclosure of Requests to Inspect & Copy
Government Records
90-38 12/21/90 Escheated Warrants Reports
90-39 12/31/90 Corollary Issues Regarding OIP Op. Ltr. No.90-12
Pertaining to Sexual Harassment Charges
90-40 12/31/90 HFDC Lease Rent Arbitration Decisions & Awards
91-1 02/15/91 Massage Therapist License Applications
91-2 02/25/91 Police Officers’ Special Duty Service Pay
91-3 03/22/91 HPD Standards of Conduct
91-4 03/25/91 Police Blotter Information
91-5 04/15/91 Architectural Registration Examination Jurors
91-6 05/02/91 Investigative Reports
91-7 05/09/91 Employees’ Retirement System
91-8 06/24/91 Applications for Appointment to Boards &
Commissions
FY 1992
91-9 07/18/91 Investigation Report Concerning Pacific
Whale Foundation
91-10 07/18/91 DOT Statewide Airport Property Appraisals
91-11 07/30/91 Clarification of OIP Op. Ltr. No. 91-1
Pertaining to Massage Therapist License
Applications
91-12 08/08/91 Disclosure of Confidential Information by
DLIR to Civil Rights Commission
91-13 08/20/91 Motor Vehicle Registration Info
91-14 08/28/91 Purchase of Service Proposal Rating Sheets
91-15 09/10/91 Accreditation Reports
91-16 09/19/91 Draft Master Plan for Proposed Spaceport;
Consultant Correspondence
91-17 10/07/91 Disclosure of Kauai County Budget Ordinance
91-18 10/15/91 Inter-agency Disclosure of Health Fund
Membership Lists
91-19 10/18/91 Hawaiian Home Lands Lessee Data File &
Lessee Ledger Trial Balance & Age Analysis
91-20 10/28/91 UIPA’s Immunity Provision
91-21 11/21/91 Proposals to Provide Title Services
91-22 11/25/91 Intra-agency Memoranda Identified at a
Public Meeting
91-23 11/25/91 Letters of Advice & Counsel of Attorney General
91-24 11/26/91 Interview Scores & Interview Panelists’ Notes
91-25 12/11/91 Inmate Access to Newspaper Clippings Binder
91-26 12/13/91 Information about Police Officers
91-27 12/13/91 Final Report Regarding Food Poisoning Incident
91-28 12/13/91 Disclosure of Civil Service Applications to
Other State Agencies
91-29 12/23/91 Workpapers provided to the Consumer
Advocate
By Matson Navigation Company
91-30 12/23/91 Table of Contents to PSD Policies & Procedure
Manual
91-31 12/30/91 University Coaches Salaries
91-32 12/31/91 Autopsy Reports
91-33 12/31/91 Ambulance Report about a Deceased Individual
92-1 02/21/92 Standards of Conduct of Dept. of Corrections
92-2 03/04/92 East-West Center
92-3 03/19/92 Judicial Selection Commission’s List of
Nominees to Fill Judicial Vacancy
92-4 06/10/92 Govt. Records regarding Individual’s Request
For Name Change
92-5 06/16/92 Document Reviews Prepared by the Commission
On Persons with Disabilities
92-6 06/22/92 Unpublished Portion of Statewide Trail & Access
System’s Inventory of Trails & Accesses
92-7 06/29/92 List of Employers that are Self-Insured for
Workers’ Compensation Purposes
FY 1993
92-8 07/16/92 Disclosure of Names, Ethnicity, & Home Addresses
of Veterans who Reside in State of Hawaii
92-9 07/17/92 Demurrage Fee Report Forms & Invoices
92-10 08/01/92 Dept. of Taxation Opinion Letters or Written
Determinations
92-11 08/12/92 Applicant Waiting Lists for Section 8 Program
Rent-Subsidized Housing
92-12 08/13/92 Electronically Stored Addresses of Registered
Lobbyists
92-13 08/13/92 Audio Tape Recording of the Commission’s
Public Meeting
92-14 08/13/92 Report on Claim against the State
92-15 08/14/92 Article in The Ag Rag Entitled “High on
Alternatives”
92-16 08/14/92 Disclosure of Info from Drivers’ License Records
to the Judiciary for Compilation of a Master
Jury List
92-17 09/02/92 Attachments to HVCB Contract
92-18 09/16/92 Applications for Certification as Pesticide
Applicator; Continuing Education Class
Records
92-19 10/07/92 Disclosure of the Identity of a County Employee
who is the Subject of Criminal Investigation
92-20 10/13/92 Disclosure of Info about Apprentices
92-21 10/27/92 Public Access to Settlement Agreement in
1963 Film Exhibition Anti-Trust Case
92-22 11/18/92 Register of Blind Persons
92-23 11/18/92 Disclosure of Criminal History Record Info
Obtained from the FBI
92-24 12/02/92 Disclosure of Certificate(s) of Experience
to License Applicants to whom they Pertain
92-25 12/22/92 Working Papers of CPA Firm Contracting
with the State Auditor
92-26 12/23/92 Convention Center Authority’s Report
to the Legislature
92-27 12/30/92 Minutes of Employees’ Retirement System
Meetings
93-1 04/08/93 Native Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund
93-2 05/26/93 Campus Security/Law Enforcement Records
93-3 06/02/93 Workers’ Compensation Captive Insurance’s
Annual Report
93-4 06/02/93 Financial Reports Submitted to the PUC by
Public Utilities & Motor Carriers
93-5 06/07/93 List of Prospective Employees of Mercy Ambulance
Service Submitted to DAGS in Response to
An Invitation for Bid
93-6 06/14/93 Answers to Architect’s License Exam Questions
FY 1994
93-7 07/27/93 Right to Inspect Medical File Possessed by
State PSD
93-8 08/02/93 Disclosure of Bar Exam Scores & Answers
93-9 08/02/93 Invoice Submitted to the Gov’s Office by
Hawaii State Communications
93-10 09/02/93 Salaries of Exempt Employees within the
Office of the Mayor
93-11 09/14/93 Restrictions on Access to Circuit Court File Room
93-12 09/15/93 Identity of Owner of Quarantined Animal
93-13 09/17/93 Judicial Council Nominees for State Ethics
Commission
93-14 09/21/93 DOH’s Disclosure of Identity of Individual having
Infectious or Communicable Disease to HPD
93-15 10/01/93 Disclosure of Medical Info Maintained by
Hyperbaric Treatment Ctr. to Hawaii County
Fire Dept.
93-16 10/01/93 Disclosure of Condominium Assoc. Registry
93-17 10/08/93 Records Relating to the Expenditure of Each
Hawaii State Legislator’s $5000 Annual Allowance
93-18 10/20/93 Akaku-Maui Comm. Television, Inc.
93-19 10/21/93 Disclosure of State Enforcement Plan
93-20 10/21/93 Disclosure of Membership List of The Citizens
for Protection of the North Kohala Coastline
93-21 10/25/93 Postcard Format for Library Notices
93-22 11/04/93 Clarification Concerning Application of
OIP Op. Ltr. No. 93-13
93-23 11/22/93 HGEA/AFSCME v. U.H., et al.,
Civ. No. 91-0074-01
94-1 03/11/94 Supplemental Homicide Reports
94-2 03/21/94 Review Commission on the State Water Code
94-3 03/23/94 Access to “Daily Activity Reports” Maintained
by UH-Hilo, Auxiliary Services
94-4 04/25/94 Identities of Section 8 Housing Recipients
94-5 04/26/94 Application of UIPA to Villages of Kapolei Assoc.
94-6 04/28/94 Former Governor’s Records Maintained by
State Archives
94-7 04/28/94 University Employees Suspended or Discharged
for Employment-Related Misconduct
94-8 05/12/94 Records Regarding Application & Selection of
Candidate for Promotion
94-9 05/16/94 Resumes of Hawaiian Sovereignty Advisory
Commission Members
94-10 06/08/94 Petition Submitted to Liquor Commission
Protesting Issuance of Liquor License
94-11 06/24/94 Access to Expert Witness Contracts regarding
Hawaii Asbestos Cost Recovery Litigation
94-12 06/28/94 Police Department Mug Shots
FY 1995
94-13 07/08/94 Access to Maui County Personnel Records
regarding “Whistle Blower” Investigation
94-14 08/14/94 Records Concerning the Importation of Green
Coffee Beans
94-15 08/30/94 Grant Application of Ka’ili’ula Ohana Corp.
94-16 09/02/94 Inter-agency Disclosure of Govt. Records
94-17 09/12/94 Termination for Convenience Settlement
Proposal & Contractual Claims Filed with
City by Oahu Transit Group Joint Venture
94-18 09/20/94 Disclosure of Point Tabulation Sheets/Quality
Points Awarded to State Convention Center
Design/Build Proposals
94-19 10/13/94 Access to PSD Policies Concerning Court
Appearance & Transport of Inmates &
Protective Custody Management
94-20 10/20/94 Request for Copies of Citations
94-21 11/15/94 Disclosure of Work Injury Notices Concerning
Former Representative Connie Chun’s Work Injury
94-22 12/13/94 UIPA Request of UPW for Personnel Information
regarding Class Action Grievance
94-23 12/13/94 Ho’ike: Kauai Community Television, Inc.
94-24 12/13/94 Na Leo O Hawaii, Inc.
94-25 12/14/94 Public Access to PSD Policy regarding
Inmate Searches
94-26 12/15/94 List of Persons Attending Bidders’ Conferences
& Notices of Intent to Bid
94-27 12/30/94 Disclosure of Sexual Harassment Investigating
Panel’s Fact-Finding Report to Complaining
Student & Respondent Faculty Member
94-28 12/30/94 List of Hawaii WICHE Program Participants
94-29 12/30/94 Individual’s Access to Personnel File
94-30 12/30/94 Workers’ Compensation Decisions Issued by
the DLIR
95-1 01/09/95 Commission on Sexual Orientation & the Law
95-2 01/19/95 Certified List of Eligibles & Applications of
Unsuccessful Civil Service Applicants
95-3 02/27/95 Records Relating to Cases brought under
Academic Grievance Procedures & Student
Code of Conduct
95-4 03/03/95 Copy of Petition
95-5 03/09/95 DLIR-DOSH Accident Investigation Records
& Reports
95-6 03/16/95 Arbitrator’s Decision Affirming Employee’s
Discharge
95-7 03/28/95 Faculty Advisory Committee on Academic
Freedom’s Report
95-8 05/04/95 Records Maintained by Govt. Contractors
95-9 05/04/95 HPD’s Pawn Transaction Records
95-10 05/04/95 Identity of Law School Applicants
95-11 05/08/95 Sex Offender Custody Level Review Form
95-12 05/08/95 Names & Qualifications of Unpaid DHRD
Consultants
95-13 05/08/95 Police General Orders
95-14 05/08/95 Filing Dates of Board & Commission Members’
Financial Disclosure Statements
95-15 05/08/95 Disclosure of Conviction Data Conviction Data
by Criminal Justice Agencies
FY 1996
95-16 07/18/95 Subpoenaed Patient Medical Records
95-17 07/26/95 Reconsideration of OIP Op. Ltr. No. 95-5
95-18 07/28/95 Individuals Licensed to Carry Concealed Firearms
95-19 08/01/95 Disclosure of Police Commission File to
Complaining Party
95-20 08/21/95 City & County of Honolulu Traffic Citations
95-21 08/28/95 HPD Police Report No. X-248000 Concerning
the Unattended Death of Bradley D. Kosbau
on July 11, 1987
95-22 09/12/95 Public Availability of a Transcript of a Hawaii
Labor Relations Board Prohibited Practice
Proceeding
95-23 09/12/95 Disclosure of a Written Report by the University
Ethics Committee to Faculty Member to Whom
It Pertains
95-24 10/06/95 State of Hawaii Management Study Reports
Compiled by SMS Research & Marketing
Services, Inc.
96-1 06/18/96 Real Time Captioning of City Council Meetings
& Committee Meetings
FY 1997
96-2 07/16/96 Public Access to City Ethics Commission
Advisory Opinions
96-3 08/12/96 Access to Timesheets of Deputy Atty. Generals
96-4 12/10/96 Information about Requesters of Conviction
Data Records
97-1 02/21/97 Suspended Police Officers
97-2 03/11/97 Photograph of Deceased Former Employee
97-3 04/17/97 Whether Private Donor Records of the University
of Hawaii Foundation are Subject to Public
Disclosure
97-4 04/22/97 Nordic/PCL’s Subcontracts for the
Convention Center
97-5 06/10/97 Request for Written Opinion regarding Disclosure
of Arrest Records
97-6 06/23/97 Disclosure of Audio Cassette Tape Recordings
of Public Meetings
FY 1998
97-7 07/18/97 Reconsideration of OIP Op. Ltr. No. 89-8
97-8 09/09/97 Requests for Government Records Which Do
Not Exist
97-9 12/17/97 Access to Information Contained in State
Geographic Info System Database
97-10 12/30/97 Access to Contractors’ License Application
Experience Certificates prior to the
Contractors License Board Approval of
the Application
98-1 01/16/98 Public Requests for City Ethics Commission