2010-2019 AG Opinions

2018/09/11 Op. No. 18-1: Letter to the Honorable Douglas S. Chin, Lieutenant Governor, State of Hawaii, Regarding Availability of Unconcealed-Carry Licenses

2017/12/11 Op. No. 17-1: Letter to the Honorable Suzanne D. Case, Chairperson, Board of Land and Natural Resources, Regarding Shoreline Encroachment Easements

2016/07/25 Op. No. 16-4: Letter to the Honorable Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Senator, Twenty-Second District, Regarding Availability of Veto Override Vote

2016/07/15 Op. No. 16-3: Letter to the Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi, Senate President, The Twenty-Eighth Legislature, Regarding Governor’s Interim Appointment to Public Utilities Commission

2016/03/09 Op. No. 16-2: Letter to the Honorable David Y. Ige, Governor of Hawaii, Regarding Applicability of the Hawaii Public Procurement Code to Gifts Accepted by the State

2016/01/27 Op. No. 16-1: Letter to the Honorable Rosalyn H. Baker, Senator, Sixth District, Regarding Legality of Daily Fantasy Sports Contests

2015/11/19 Op. No. 15-2: Letter to the Honorable Karl Rhoads, Representative, Twenty-Ninth District, Regarding Legislature’s Authority to Create an Exemption from the State Ethics Code

2015/09/08 Op. No. 15-1: Letter to the Honorable Samuel M. Slom, Senator, Ninth District, Regarding County Surcharge on State Tax

2014/03/18 Op. No. 14-1: Letter to the Honorable Jobie M.K. Masagatani, Chairman, Hawaiian Home Commission, Regarding Management and Disposition of Geothermal Resources on DHHL Lands

2013/12/20 Op. No. 13-2: Letter to Mr. Scott T. Nago, Chief Election Officer, Regarding Including a Party or Group Name with a President

2013/10/15 Op. No. 13-1: Letter to the Honorable Les Ihara, Jr. , Senator, Tenth District, Regarding Constitutional Authority of the Hawaii State Legislature to Enact Legislation Recognizing Marriages Between Two Individuals of the Same Sex

2011/10/19 Op. No. 11-2: Letter to the Honorable Frederick D. Pablo, Director of Taxation, Regarding Tax Filing Status of Partners of Civil Unions

2011/02/28 Op. No. 11-1: Letter to Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui, President of the Senate, Regarding Forty-Eight-Hour Review Period of Article III, Section 15, of the Hawaii Constitution