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

• Corporation Counsel Opinion 86-28
  to City Department of the Corporation Counsel (City and County of Honolulu)
  Request Successful, 1 month, 2 weeks ago

• GO Bond Debt Service Projections
  to Department of Budget & Fiscal Services (City and County of Honolulu)
  Request Successful, 1 month, 3 weeks ago

• Various recent informal decisions
  to Office of Information Practices (State of Hawaii)
  Request Successful, 2 months, 1 week ago

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

• The "revised-final" Naalehu LCC Work Plan
  to Hawaii County Department of Environmental Management (County of Hawaii)
  Request Successful, 2 months, 2 weeks ago

• SHOPO Contract
  to Honolulu Police Department (City and County of Honolulu)
  Request Successful, 3 months, 2 weeks ago

• U Appeals 16-6 and 16-7
  to Office of Information Practices (State of Hawaii)
  Request Successful, 3 months, 3 weeks ago

• AQ Catch Report Data Request
  to Department of Land & Natural Resources (State of Hawaii)
  Request Successful, 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Unsuccessful Requests

• Information on Naalehu/Pahala Wastewater Treatment Plant Projects
  to Hawaii County Office of the Mayor (County of Hawaii)
  Response overdue, 1 month 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, 2 months ago

• UIPA Log
  to Department of Education (State of Hawaii)
  Information not held, 9 months ago