Aloha: Thank you for your Uniform Information Practices Act (UIPA) records request to the State of Hawaii Department of Human Services. We acknowledge that your request is important and we will do our best to address it in a timely manner given the amount of requests we continue to receive. I will send your request to the appropriate office and let you know if there will be a delay. Please see the link below for more information about UIPA requests. http://humanservices.hawaii.gov/blog/... Thank you, Office of the Director ________________________________ From: CBLC Fellow < <name and email address> > Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2021 1:20 PM To: DHS Directors Office Shared Mailbox < <name and email address> > Subject: Records Request for Department of Human Services: Records Request: List of Pending Requests for Government Records [#492] Aloha, Pursuant to the public records law, I would like to request the following records in electronic format sent to my email address. The up-to-date list of pending requests for government records that have backlogged during the COVID emergency as required to be maintained by Governor Ige’s 21st Emergency Proclamation, Exhibit E, subchapter 2, section 2(2)(E). Mahalo, CBLC Fellow The Civil Beat Law Center for the Public Interest NOTICE: This information and attachments are intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged and/or confidential. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited and may be punishable under state and federal law. If you have received this communication and/or attachments in error, please notify the sender via email immediately and destroy all electronic and paper copies.

Aloha CBLC Fellow, Could you provide me with your name and contact number so I may speak to you and receive clarification on your request? Mahalo, Amanda Amanda Stevens Public Information Officer Department of Human Services From: DHS Directors Office Shared Mailbox < <name and email address> > Date: Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at 2:24 PM To: CBLC Fellow < <name and email address> > Subject: Re: Records Request for Department of Human Services: Records Request: List of Pending Requests for Government Records [#492] Aloha: Thank you for your Uniform Information Practices Act (UIPA) records request to the State of Hawaii Department of Human Services. We acknowledge that your request is important and we will do our best to address it in a timely manner given the amount of requests we continue to receive. I will send your request to the appropriate office and let you know if there will be a delay. Please see the link below for more information about UIPA requests. http://humanservices.hawaii.gov/blog/... Thank you, Office of the Director ________________________________ From: CBLC Fellow < <name and email address> > Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2021 1:20 PM To: DHS Directors Office Shared Mailbox < <name and email address> > Subject: Records Request for Department of Human Services: Records Request: List of Pending Requests for Government Records [#492] Aloha, Pursuant to the public records law, I would like to request the following records in electronic format sent to my email address. The up-to-date list of pending requests for government records that have backlogged during the COVID emergency as required to be maintained by Governor Ige’s 21st Emergency Proclamation, Exhibit E, subchapter 2, section 2(2)(E). Mahalo, CBLC Fellow The Civil Beat Law Center for the Public Interest NOTICE: This information and attachments are intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged and/or confidential. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited and may be punishable under state and federal law. If you have received this communication and/or attachments in error, please notify the sender via email immediately and destroy all electronic and paper copies. NOTICE: This information and attachments are intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged and/or confidential. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited and may be punishable under state and federal law. If you have received this communication and/or attachments in error, please notify the sender via email immediately and destroy all electronic and paper copies.

Mahalo Casey, I will give you a call tomorrow. In the meantime, I wanted to share that I have provided the FY20 UIPA Log to R. Brian Black. I have not completed the FY21 Log as we are still within FY21. Could you tell me specifically what timeline you are looking for regarding your request for an 'up-to-date list of pending requests for government records that have backlogged during the COVID emergency…’ ? Many requests for this current FY have been fulfilled, and for the department is actively working on fulfilling the request, while keeping requestor updated if it goes beyond 10 days. Mahalo, Amanda Amanda Stevens Public Information Officer Department of Human Services 1390 Miller Street, Room 209 Honolulu, HI 96813 Phone number: (808)586-4892 Fax number: (808)586-4890 Email: <<email address>> On 6/16/21, 3:38 PM, "CBLC Fellow" < <name and email address> > wrote: Aloha Amanda, Thank you for your reply. My name is Casey Shoji and I am the current fellow at the Law Center. Currently I am working from home. Is it okay if you contact me tomorrow when I will be in the office? My office number is 808-380-3576. I have a meeting at 9 AM, so I should be free from 10 AM onward. Or is there a number I can reach you at? Sincerely yours, Casey Shoji NOTICE: This information and attachments are intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged and/or confidential. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited and may be punishable under state and federal law. If you have received this communication and/or attachments in error, please notify the sender via email immediately and destroy all electronic and paper copies.

Thank you Casey, Some are in the midst of being completed. Do you want those as well? What do you consider outstanding? Sorry for the many questions, I just want to understand your request. One more thing, what is your deadline to get this information? Mahalo, Amanda Amanda Stevens Public Information Officer Department of Human Services 1390 Miller Street, Room 209 Honolulu, HI 96813 Phone number: (808)586-4892 Fax number: (808)586-4890 Email: <<email address>> On 6/16/21, 4:28 PM, "CBLC Fellow" < <name and email address> > wrote: Aloha Amanda, Thank you again for your email. We are looking for a list of any outstanding records requests in your department. It doesn't have to be a list of all requests in FY-2021. We only are requesting a list of current records requests that you haven't completed. Thank you again and have a nice day. ... Sincerely yours, Casey Shoji NOTICE: This information and attachments are intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged and/or confidential. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited and may be punishable under state and federal law. If you have received this communication and/or attachments in error, please notify the sender via email immediately and destroy all electronic and paper copies.

Mahalo Casey, I will still try my best to give you a call you tomorrow. On 6/16/21, 4:38 PM, "CBLC Fellow" < <name and email address> > wrote: Aloha Amanda, No problem and thank you for clarifying our request. If requests are close to completion, could you also include them? Outstanding means that your department has not sent a notice to requester form to the requester which would complete the records request. Thank you again! ... Sincerely yours, Casey Shoji NOTICE: This information and attachments are intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged and/or confidential. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited and may be punishable under state and federal law. If you have received this communication and/or attachments in error, please notify the sender via email immediately and destroy all electronic and paper copies.

Aloha Casey, No problem. I have a meeting coming up so I will reach out at 11:30 am. Mahalo, Amanda…

Aloha Casey, I wanted to touch bases with you and provide you with the answer to your question. To the best of my knowledge, DHS does not have any outstanding records requests that have not been properly acknowledged. Mahalo, Amanda Amanda Stevens Public Information Officer Department of Human Services 1390 Miller Street, Room 209 Honolulu, HI 96813 Phone number: (808)586-4892 Fax number: (808)586-4890 Email: <<email address>> On 6/16/21, 4:38 PM, "CBLC Fellow" < <name and email address> > wrote: Aloha Amanda, No problem and thank you for clarifying our request. If requests are close to completion, could you also include them? Outstanding means that your department has not sent a notice to requester form to the requester which would complete the records request. Thank you again! ... Sincerely yours, Casey Shoji NOTICE: This information and attachments are intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged and/or confidential. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited and may be punishable under state and federal law. If you have received this communication and/or attachments in error, please notify the sender via email immediately and destroy all electronic and paper copies.