2006-07-18 Request for Executive Session Minutes from the Hawaii Police Commission

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O,�tY OF 1.4 Lincoln S.T.Ashida Harry Kim -`y� ��I�% Corporation Counsel Mayor •: =. Gerald Takase Assistant Corporation ,rE OiNF'+' Counsel COUNTY OF HAWAII OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION COUNSEL 101 Aupuni Street, Suite 325 • Hilo,Hawaii 96720-4262 • (808)961-8251 • Fax(808)961-8622 July 18, 2006 Sent via email; no hard copy will follow Mr. Stirling Morita spi(cD-flex.com President, Society of Professional Journalists Hawaii Chapter P.O. Box 3141 Honolulu, HI 96802 Dear Mr. Morita: RE: Your request for executive session minutes from the Hawai'i Police Commission Our Entry No.: WRK 06-12844 Greetings. This office represents the Hawaii Police Commission. We received a copy of your letter dated July 10, 2006, received by the Commission on July 18, 2006. A copy of your letter is attached hereto for reference purposes. This communication responds to your request for production of government records pursuant to Chapter 92F of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, as amended (hereinafter "HRS"), relating to the Uniform Information Practice Act (hereinafter "UIPA"). The last two executive sessions held by the Hawai'i Police Commission for fiscal year 2004-05 (ending June 30, 2005), were on April 15, 2005, and June 17, 2005. There was no executive session held at the May 2005 monthly meeting of the Commission. Pursuant to HRS Section 92F-13(1), an agency may withhold disclosure of a government record if disclosure "would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy." At the onset, an agency must balance the individual's privacy interest against the public interest in disclosure. HRS Section 92F-14(a). HRS Section 92F-14 lists some examples of situations where an individual has a "significant privacy interest," and an agency may elect to withhold the Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider