MIRO Data Policy

MIRO has access to institutional data drawn from multiple systems. These data are considered a University asset and are managed in accordance with applicable federal and state laws, University of Hawaiʻi policies, and professional standards, including the Code of Ethics and Professional Practice of the Association for Institutional Research and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). MIRO also adheres to all policies, standards, and procedures established by the University of Hawaiʻi Data Governance and Information Security program.

In general, MIRO provides data in aggregate or de-identified formats to support institutional planning, reporting, compliance, and assessment activities. Access to individual-level or record-level institutional data is restricted and granted only to authorized University faculty or staff who demonstrate a legitimate institutional purpose and have obtained appropriate approvals.

Requests for institutional data are evaluated by MIRO on a case-by-case basis and must align with University data governance requirements, privacy and security standards, and institutional priorities. MIRO does not accept or process data requests from students to support coursework, theses, dissertations, independent research projects, or the recruitment of human subjects. MIRO reserves the right to deny any request that does not meet institutional, compliance, or data stewardship requirements.

For any questions or concerns, please reach out to us at miro@hawaii.edu.