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

• All court pleadings and opinions in DONALD S. GUZMAN V. COUNTY OF MAUI, ET AL., CIVIL NO. 21- 00202 DKW-RT
  to Maui Department of the Corporation Counsel (County of Maui)
  Request Successful, 2 weeks ago

• Full list of all Hawaii State Voters removed from rolls since 2020 election
  to Hawaii County Office of the County Clerk (County of Hawaii)
  Request Successful, 4 weeks ago

• Hitachi Rail O&M Agreement - Attachment 2
  to Department of Transportation Services (City and County of Honolulu)
  Request Successful, 1 month, 1 week ago

• 11/3/2020 Communication from Don Guzman to Director of Council Legal Services
  to Maui Office of Council Services (County of Maui)
  Request Successful, 1 month, 2 weeks ago

• Richardson Admissions Committee 2022-2023 school year
  to University of Hawaii (State of Hawaii)
  Request partially successful, 1 month, 3 weeks ago

• Electronic copy of voters removed from the registered voter database in the last 24 months
  to Office of the City Clerk (City and County of Honolulu)
  Request partially successful, 2 months, 1 week ago

• Policy and procedures manual or instructions, guidebook, or handbook for ballot collection box procedures
  to Office of the City Clerk (City and County of Honolulu)
  Request Successful, 2 months, 1 week ago

• Puna Geothermal Venture Emergency Response Plan
  to Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency (County of Hawaii)
  Request Successful, 2 months, 1 week ago

Unsuccessful Requests

• Hawaii County 2020 General Election CVR Records
  to Hawaii County Office of the County Clerk (County of Hawaii)
  Information not held, 1 week ago

• Copies of Audit logs from 2020 General Election Voting Equipment
  to Office of Elections (State of Hawaii)
  Request awaits classification, 1 week, 3 days ago

• Lyft, Inc. ridesharing company / Past Certificates of Insurance
  to Department of Customer Services (City and County of Honolulu)
  Response overdue, 1 month, 2 weeks ago

• number of ballot envelopes returned in the 2020 General election with more than one ballot per envelope.
  to Hawaii County Office of the County Clerk (County of Hawaii)
  Information not held, 1 month, 2 weeks ago

• Address file(s) sent to the printing company for mail ballot envelopes for the 2020 General Election
  to Kauai Office of the County Clerk - Elections (County of Kauai)
  Request refused, 2 months ago

• Address file(s) sent to the printing company for mail ballot envelopes for the 2020 General Election
  to Office of the City Clerk (City and County of Honolulu)
  Request refused, 2 months ago

• Address file(s) sent to the printing company for mail ballot envelopes for the 2020 General Election
  to Hawaii County Office of the County Clerk (County of Hawaii)
  Request refused, 2 months ago

• companies, agencies, groups, organizations who accessed the OLVR to add and/or update registered voters for 8/1/2020-8/31/2020
  to Hawaii County Office of the County Clerk (County of Hawaii)
  Information not held, 2 months ago