Complete list of Hawaii Businesses and their officers and agents

Request to:: Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
Law used:: State of Hawaii UIPA
Status of this request:: Request awaits classification
Summary of Request: I would like to inspect and make/receive a digital copy of "BREG Bulk Data Download" records located at https://www.ehawaii.gov/SecureDownloa..., or substantially similar records listing all entities operating in the state and their agents and officers.

Messages in this request

From	<< Name Not Public >>
Subject	Records Request for Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs: Complete list of Hawaii Businesses and their officers and agents [#1427]
Date	May 16, 2025, 10:51 a.m.
To	Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
Status	Awaiting response
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Aloha, Pursuant to the public records law, I would like to request the following records in electronic format sent to my email address.

I would like to inspect and make/receive a digital copy of "BREG Bulk Data Download" records located at https://www.ehawaii.gov/SecureDownloa..., or substantially similar records listing all entities operating in the state and their agents and officers.

<< Name Not Public >>

1 month agoMay 16, 2025, 10:51 a.m.: << Name Not Public >> sent a message to Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs.

From	Rayni M. Nakamura-Watanabe – Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
Subject	Re: [EXTERNAL] Records Request for Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs: Complete list of Hawaii Businesses and their officers and agents [#1427]
Date	May 30, 2025, 5:58 p.m.
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Shwan << Name removed >> : Please see the attached Notice to Requester with attachments. If you would be so kind as to confirm receipt, I would appreciate it. Thank you, and have a great weekend. Rayni ______________________________________________________ Rayni M. Nakamura-Watanabe | Supervising Attorney Securities Enforcement Branch | Business Registration Division Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs State of Hawaii 335 Merchant Street, Suite 205 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 t | (808) 586-2740 f | (808) 586-3977 w | cca.hawaii.gov/sec/<https://cca.ha... Connect with us on [Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/HISecurities... [Instagram] <https://www.instagram.com/hisecuritie... [Twitter] <https://twitter.com/HISecurities> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any review, use, disclosure, or distribution by unintended recipients is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ________________________________…

-----Original Message----- From: << Name removed >> << Name removed >> <<name and email address> > Sent: Friday, May 16, 2025 10:52 AM To: DCCA DCCA < <name and email address> > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Records Request for Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs: Complete list of Hawaii Businesses and their officers and agents [#1427] CAUTION: This email originated from outside of Hawaii State Gov't / DCCA. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the link or attachment. Aloha, Pursuant to the public records law, I would like to request the following records in electronic format sent to my email address. I would like to inspect and make/receive a digital copy of "BREG Bulk Data Download" records located at https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://w... , or substantially similar records listing all entities operating in the state and their agents and officers. Mahalo, << Name removed >> << Name removed >>

2 weeks, 3 days agoMay 30, 2025, 5:58 p.m.: Received an email from Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs.

From	<< Name Not Public >>
Subject	Re: [EXTERNAL] Records Request for Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs: Complete list of Hawaii Businesses and their officers and agents [#1427]
Date	June 3, 2025, 2:24 p.m.
To	Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs

Dear Sir or Madam, Per your denial, part one, are you stating that because the state uses a vendor to provide the bulk data download, that data is no longer government data subject to UIPA? Per your denial, part two, you claim "BREG does not keep or maintain such a list" of Hawaii businesses and their officers and agents. Could you please clarify if BREG maintains this data in any bulk digital form? Surely it is being provided to your vendor in a bulk digital form? Or BREG, in its oversight capacity, occasionally downloads and verifies the bulk download from the vendor? Please advise me as to which digital forms the data (or a superset of it) *is* available to the public, beyond paying your vendor $3000 for a 3-month minimum subscription. Thank you kindly.

1 week, 6 days agoJune 3, 2025, 2:24 p.m.: << Name Not Public >> sent a message to Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs.

From	Rayni M. Nakamura-Watanabe – Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
Subject	Automatic reply: [EXTERNAL] Records Request for Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs: Complete list of Hawaii Businesses and their officers and agents [#1427]
Date	June 3, 2025, 2:24 p.m.

I will be out of the office from Monday, June 2, 2025, through Wednesday, June 11, 2025. Should you need immediate assistance, please call: (808) 586-2740 or email Kristelle Takeuchi at: <<email address>> Otherwise, I will respond to your email upon my return to the office on Thursday, June 12, 2025. Thank you.

1 week, 6 days agoJune 3, 2025, 2:24 p.m.: Received an email from Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs.

From	Rayni M. Nakamura-Watanabe – Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
Subject	RE: [EXTERNAL] Records Request for Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs: Complete list of Hawaii Businesses and their officers and agents [#1427]
Date	June 16, 2025, 4:26 p.m.
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Thank you for your email, Mr. << Name removed >> . I apologize for my delayed response. I was out of the office on vacation and just returned to the office last week Thursday. Regarding your inquiries below, I kindly request additional time to respond as I will need to consult with others regarding the necessary technical information upon which our initial response was based. I appreciate your patience and thank you for your consideration. Rayni ______________________________________________________ Rayni M. Nakamura-Watanabe | Supervising Attorney Securities Enforcement Branch | Business Registration Division Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs State of Hawaii 335 Merchant Street, Suite 205 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 t | (808) 586-2740 f | (808) 586-3977 w | investing.hawaii.gov<http://www.in... Connect with us on [Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/HISecurities... [Instagram] <https://www.instagram.com/hisecuritie... [Twitter] <https://twitter.com/HISecurities> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any review, use, disclosure, or distribution by unintended recipients is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ________________________________ From: << Name removed >> << Name removed >> <<name and email address >> Sent: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 9:24 AM To: Rayni M. Nakamura-Watanabe < <name and email address >> Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Records Request for Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs: Complete list of Hawaii Businesses and their officers and agents [#1427] CAUTION: This email originated from outside of Hawaii State Gov't / DCCA. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the link or attachment. Dear Sir or Madam, Per your denial, part one, are you stating that because the state uses a vendor to provide the bulk data download, that data is no longer government data subject to UIPA? Per your denial, part two, you claim "BREG does not keep or maintain such a list" of Hawaii businesses and their officers and agents. Could you please clarify if BREG maintains this data in any bulk digital form? Surely it is being provided to your vendor in a bulk digital form? Or BREG, in its oversight capacity, occasionally downloads and verifies the bulk download from the vendor? Please advise me as to which digital forms the data (or a superset of it) *is* available to the public, beyond paying your vendor $3000 for a 3-month minimum subscription. Thank you kindly.

11 hours, 10 minutes agoJune 16, 2025, 4:26 p.m.: Received an email from Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs.