Legal Opinions - Corporation Counsel

COUNTY OF HAWAI'I
OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION COUNSEL

Legal Opinions*

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*You may notice some opinions are marked “privileged” or “confidential.” Our attorneys often include this caveat at the beginning of some legal opinions, since it is up to the client (our County officers, employees, departments, etc.) to waive the attorney-client privilege and allow the opinion or document to be published. For all legal opinions and documents listed here, there has been a waiver of the attorney-client privilege so the public we serve may be kept updated and informed.

2008-06-14 Agency Appeal - Christopher Yuen vs Board of Appeals

2008-02-12 Opinion re Mud Lane

2008-04-23 Opinion re C-17

2008-04-07 Bill 270 Ordinance re Office of Police Oversight

2007-07-06 County Ownership of Homestead Road North Kona

2007-03-09 Investigation Into Alleged Sunshine Law Violations

2007-03-06 Proceedings Before the Public Works Comm on February 21 2007 Concerning Bill 51

2007-02 County Surcharge on State Excise Tax

2007-02-09 Newspaper Articles re Healing Our Island Website

2007-01 re New Procedures for Use and Reproduction of the County Seal

2007-01-31 Response to RFP that can be disclosed

2006-12-18 Planning Department Reply Brief re Calvert

2006-12-11 Independent audit of Hawaii County

2006-12-04 Memo re Motion to Dismiss re Herron Whitehead

2006-11-22 Answering Brief re Calvert

2006-11-17 Motion to Dismiss Petition for Declaratory Ruling re Herron Whitehead

2006-10-06 Campaigning For a Candidate for the Council

2006-10-06 Letter to Angel Pilago re Campaign Endorsements and Ads

2006-08-02 Applicability of Sign Code to Political Signs

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

2006-07-14 Letter to Constance Kiriu re Hawaii's Resign to Run Law and Charter Provisions Pertaining to Vacancies in County Elected Offices

2006-07-12 Are volunteer firefighters considered employees under HIOSH statutes

2006-07-06 Memorandum re Puu Lani Ranch

2006-05-08 IME and Procurement Code

2006-03-03 Oath of Office

2006-01-19 Oath of Loyalty

2006-01-17 Professional Services Solicitation

2006-01-13 Pepeekeo Coal Burning Power Plant Would Council be in legal jeopardy of a takings claim if tried to stop the re-opening of power plant

2005-12-12 Confidentiality of Employee Accident Reports

2005-10-24 Request Change re Tentative Subdivision

2005-10-04 Constitutionality of County Job Application Process

2005-08-11 Notice for Revocation of Certificates

2005-07 Victim Notification Form for State v. nicoll

2005-07-29 Workers Compensation and contract workers

2005-06 Petition for Impeachment

2005-06-01 Requirement of verbatim minutes

2005-05-06 Answering Brief Re Ainaola Development

2005-04-01 Defendant-Appellant-Cross Appellees County of Hawaiis Amended Opening Brief

2005-03 Board and Commission Application Forms

2005-03-11 Letter to Constance Kiriu from Lincoln Ashida re Appointing Authority of the County Clerk

2005-01 Disclosure of Exact Salaries OIP Opinion 05-03

2004-05 Campaign Restrictions for County Officials and Employees

2004-04 Council Term Limits Article III, Section 3-2, Hawaii County Charter

2004-04-13 Brantley Center Contract

2004-03 Council Member Term Limits Article III, Section 3-2, Hawaii County Charter

2003-10-22 Walter Kelly v. 1250 Oceanside Partners - Amended Findings of Fact Conclusions of Law Order Regarding Trial on Count IV of the Fifth Amended Complaint

2003-08-20 Acceptance of Water Systems

2003-05 Further Clarification on the Attorney-Client Privilege

2003-04 Further Clarification of OIP Opinion Re Executive Meetings

2003-03 The Attorney-Client Privilege

2003-02 OIP Opinion Re Executive Meetings

2003-01 Reporting of All County Vehicle Equipment Accidents

2002-05 Gift Reporting Requirements

2002-03 Prohibited Political Activities

2001-04-05 Delegation of Mayor's Authority to Sign Documents

2001-01-09 Refusal to Disclose Social Security Number

1999-06 Applying Funds Generated by the Sale of Bonds

1999-05 Impeachment of Council Members

1999-04 Action by Mayor on Bill 45, Draft 4, Operating Budget for 1999-2000

1999-03 Limiting Ohana Units on SLU Ag Land, Bill 64, Draft 3

1999-02 Liability for Sidewalk Maintenance

1999-01 Ratification of a Voidable Ordinance

1998-07 Taxation of Privately Occupied County Property

1998-06 Counting Blank, Spoiled and Invalid Ballots Pertaining to Charter Amendments or Initiative Proposals

1998-05 Proposed Amendment to Chapter 14 of the Hawai'i County Code Relating to Nuclear Energy

1990-05-22 Resignation to Seek an Elective Office

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