Opinion Letter Summary

Opinion Letter No. 95-10
May 4, 1995
Law School Applicant Information is Confidential

The William S. Richardson School of Law critically assesses an applicant's scholastic record, SAT
scores, personal achievements, and other factors to determine admission. The privacy interests of
those unsuccessful applicants in the fact and status of their applications outweighs the public interest in knowing who they are. Public disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal
privacy of each applicant. Therefore, the names and application status of individuals who applied for
admission, but who have not been admitted, should not be publicly disclosed.

However, applicant records may be shared between law school officers and employees who have a "need to know" in the performance of their duties. Such information may be disclosed to other government agencies only to the extent it is not prohibited by 92F-19(a), Hawaii Revised Statutes, which restricts inter-agency sharing of confidential information.

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