UIPA.org

What is the Uniform Information Practices Act?

Everyone has the right under the Uniform Information Practices Act to ask for and receive access to information from public agencies concerning government operations.

What does this site do?

This site publishes public records requests and replies so that others do not have to ask for the same information and replies can be scrutinized by the public.

Frequently Asked Questions

Successful Requests

• November and December AQ Take
  to Department of Land & Natural Resources (State of Hawaii)
  Request Successful, 1 month ago

• CWSRF Records for Pahala Wastewater System SRF Loan #NPS0090-05 starting 12/1/18 for $12 mill.
  to Department of Health (State of Hawaii)
  Request Successful, 1 month ago

• UIPA Sec. 92F-12 (3) Purchasing info; (10) (A), (B), (C) contracts and consultants
  to Hawaii County Department of Environmental Management (County of Hawaii)
  Request partially successful, 2 months ago

• Records Request
  to Office of Information Practices (State of Hawaii)
  Request Successful, 2 months ago

• Corporation Counsel Opinion 86-28
  to City Department of the Corporation Counsel (City and County of Honolulu)
  Request Successful, 3 months, 2 weeks ago

• GO Bond Debt Service Projections
  to Department of Budget & Fiscal Services (City and County of Honolulu)
  Request Successful, 3 months, 3 weeks ago

• Various recent informal decisions
  to Office of Information Practices (State of Hawaii)
  Request Successful, 4 months, 1 week ago

• Sunshine law petition/complaint
  to Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (City and County of Honolulu)
  Request Successful, 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Unsuccessful Requests

• Contracts with Wilson Okamura to provide consultation on the Ka'u LCC closures. all invoices and records of payments.
  to Hawaii County Department of Finance (County of Hawaii)
  Information not held, 1 month, 4 weeks ago

• Request COHDEM Director's written consent to subcontract/assign Kau LCC Contracts
  to Hawaii County Department of Environmental Management (County of Hawaii)
  Information not held, 2 months ago

• Information on Naalehu/Pahala Wastewater Treatment Plant Projects
  to Hawaii County Office of the Mayor (County of Hawaii)
  Response overdue, 3 months, 1 week ago

• November 5, 2004 letter from Mayor Kim to the Naalehu/Pahala households on LCCs regarding result of vote
  to Hawaii County Office of the Mayor (County of Hawaii)
  Information not held, 4 months, 1 week ago

• UIPA Log
  to Department of Education (State of Hawaii)
  Information not held, 11 months, 1 week ago