Employment Complaints
| Submitted | July 22, 2022 |
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From: Michael Owens
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Hawaii Uniform Information Practices Act, I hereby request the following records:
(1) Annual reports of the commission for the years 1991 through 1999 and (2) Reports by the commission in 1999 and 2020 to the Hawai'i Legislature regarding the use of "arrest and court records" in employment decisions.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Michael Owens
From: Hawai'i Civil Rights Commission
July 27, 2022
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Michael Owens
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 131792
263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
E-mail: requests@muckrock.com
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Dear Michael Owens:
I am writing in response to your e-mail request received on July 25, 2022 which requested disclosure of HCRC records under the Hawaiʻi Uniform Information Practices Act (UIPA), HRS chapter 92F. This letter, the attached Notice to Requestor.
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Pursuant to the Hawaii Uniform Information Practices Act, I hereby request the following records:
(1) Annual reports of the commission for the years 1991 through 1999 and
(2) Reports by the commission in 1999 and 2020 to the Hawai'i Legislature regarding the use of "arrest and court records" in employment decisions.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
Response to Request
Your records request is granted to the extent that the documents exist. Your request for annual reports is granted, and the reports will be uploaded. If needed the documents can be sent via email or provided on a cd. You also requested reports by the Commission in 1999 and 2020 to the Hawai'i Legislature regarding the use of "arrest and court records" in employment decisions. No such specific reports were produced. Any information regarding complaints of alleged arrest and court record discrimination is in the annual report provided to the legislature. The 1999 report (fiscal year starting July 1, 1998 to June 30, 1999) is provided pursuant to the first part of your request. We will provide the 2020 report in addition, though it can also be found on our website. All information provided to the Hawaii Legislature is provided in our annual reports.
Respectfully, your request is granted. There is no fee.
Yours truly,
/s/ Robin Wurtzel
Robin Wurtzel
Chief Counsel
Enclosures: 11 Reports uploaded
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From: Hawai'i Civil Rights Commission
Dear Michael Owens:
We received your request for Hawaii Civil Rights Commission reports to the Hawaii Legislature from 1991 through 1999, and 2 additional reports. We responded to you today via uploading to a site you provided. In addition to the two documents explaining our response, I attached 12 reports. The letter to you mistakenly says that there were 11.
Should you have any questions, please feel to contact me. If the reports do not reach you please let me know and we can send them on a disc. Thank you.
Yours truly,
Robin Wurtzel
Robin Wurtzel
Chief Counsel
Hawaii Civil Rights Commission
830 Punchbowl Street, Room 411
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Phone: (808) 586-8636
Direct: (808) 586-8642
Fax: (808) 586-8655
Pronouns: she, her, hers
CONFIDENTIALITY: This message is for the designated recipient only, and may contain privileged, proprietary or otherwise privileged information. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. There is no intention to waive any privilege and such privilege has not been waived. Thank you.
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From: Michael Owens
Hello, Robin.
Thanks so much for your help with this request! I really appreciate it. Hawai'i continues to be one of THE most responsive states when it comes tp public records. Y'all are amazing.
Sincerely,
Michael Owens
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