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2007 Hawaii Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (2007)

handle is hein.sag/saghi0004 and id is 1 raw text is: LINDA UNGLE STATE OF HAWAII GOVLPNGSSAEOFHWI JAMES R.AIONAJR. OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR LESUE K KONDO UTENANTOO1VERNOR OFFICE OF INFORMATION PRACTICES ==oq NO 1 CAPITOL DISTRICT BUfLDING 250 SOUTH HOTEL STREET, SUITE 107 HONOLULU, HAWAI 96813 Telephone: (808) 586-1400 FAX: (808) 586-1412 E-MAIL: o 2 OPINION Requester: Chief of Police' Agency: Honolulu Police Department Date: February 1, 2007 Subject: Firearm Permit Information (U RFO-G 99-11) REQUEST FOR OPINION Requester seeks an advisory opinion on whether the Uniform Information Practices Act (Modified), chapter 92F, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) (UIPA), requires the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) to disclose certain records of individuals obtained through the firearm permitting process.2 Specifically, the Office of Information Practices (OIP) understands HPD's question to be whether the confidentiality afforded individually identifiable registration data under section 134-3(b), HRS (the registration statute), extends to information obtained under section 134-2, HRS (the permitting statute), including information that does not result in the registration of a firearm. OIP understands the permitting records to include individuals' firearm permit applications, supporting records contained in the individuals' permit application files, and issued firearm permits (collectively Permit Information). In submitting its request, HPD asked for a general advisory opinion rather than an opinion based upon a specific request made. However, OIP subsequently became aware of the fact that HPD's opinion request was prompted by its receipt of numerous requests to access gun registration and related records for Mr. Byran Uyesugi. At the time of the requests, Mr. Uyesugi had been arrested for killing .1 The request for an opinion was made by former Police Chief Lee Donohue. 2 Mr. Daryl Huff, a reporter for KITV-4 News, also sought an opinion from OIP regarding access to information and records related to a specific individual's denied permit application. OIP Op. Ltr. No. 07-01

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