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

• Requesting any information regarding environmental concerns (e.g., spills, contamination, tanks, fires) at or nearby property
  to Kauai Fire Department (County of Kauai)
  Request Successful, 4 days, 3 hours ago

• UIPA Logs
  to Department of Human Services (State of Hawaii)
  Request Successful, 4 days, 23 hours ago

• UIPA Log
  to City Ethics Commission (City and County of Honolulu)
  Request Successful, 6 days, 12 hours ago

• UIPA Log
  to Department of Enterprise Services (City and County of Honolulu)
  Request Successful, 1 week ago

• UIPA Logs
  to Maui Department of Finance (County of Maui)
  Request Successful, 1 week, 4 days ago

• UIPA Log
  to Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund (State of Hawaii)
  Request Successful, 1 week, 4 days ago

• 2020 CTCL Grant use breakdown
  to Hawaii County Office of the County Clerk (County of Hawaii)
  Request Successful, 1 week, 5 days ago

• UIPA Log
  to Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corporation (State of Hawaii)
  Request Successful, 1 week, 6 days ago

Unsuccessful Requests

• 2020 General Election Ballot Batch Information
  to Office of Elections (State of Hawaii)
  Request refused, 3 weeks, 3 days ago

• Budget report for the 2020 General Election and accounting codes
  to Office of Elections (State of Hawaii)
  Request refused, 1 month ago

• Digital Ballot Images from the 2020 General Election
  to Office of Elections (State of Hawaii)
  Request refused, 1 month ago

• Budget report and accounting codes for the 2020 General Election
  to Office of the City Clerk (City and County of Honolulu)
  Request refused, 1 month ago

• Expense report and accounting codes description for the 2020 General Election
  to Office of the City Clerk (City and County of Honolulu)
  Request refused, 1 month, 1 week ago

• Agreement between SHOPO and HPD
  to Honolulu Police Department (City and County of Honolulu)
  Request refused, 2 months ago

• Quarterly or otherwise updated statewide voter registration numbers from 8/01/2020 to present
  to Office of Elections (State of Hawaii)
  Request refused, 2 months, 1 week ago

• Request for info on playgrounds / shade structures
  to Department of Budget & Fiscal Services (City and County of Honolulu)
  Information not held, 3 months, 3 weeks ago