Informal Opinions – Sunshine Law

S MEMO 26-02 December 16, 2025 Request for Contested Case Hearing During Meeting Requester asked for an investigation into whether the Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) violated the Sunshine Law by adding her oral request for a contested case...

S Memo 26-01 October 23, 2025 Applicability of Sunshine Law to Working Group  Requester asked for an investigation into whether a group created by the Maui County Department of Planning to discuss potential revisions to the Maui Planning Commission’s (Commission)...

S Memo 25-06 June 5, 2025 Anonymous Testimony OIP found that based on (1) the Council’s prior interactions with Requester, (2) Requester’s lack of objection to being identified by his real name in previous meetings while using the same screen...

S Memo 25-05 May 13, 2025 Sufficiency of Agenda Requester asked whether the State Public Charter School Commission (PCSC) violated the Sunshine Law by discussing topics not listed on the agenda for PCSC’s meetings on May 26, 2022, and June...

S Memo 25-04 March 10, 2025 Unauthorized Discussion Not Permitted Interaction Requester asked for an investigation into whether the Downtown-Chinatown Neighborhood Board No. 13 (NB 13) violated the Sunshine Law when one member sent an email to eight other members regarding...

S Memo 25-03 March 6, 2025 Board Packet's Availability Requester asked whether the Neighborhood Commission, City & County of Honolulu, had violated the Sunshine Law by not sending notification to persons on its mailing list that a board packet was...

S Memo 25-02 January 31, 2025 Board Packets Notification A member of the public asked whether the State Council on Mental Health (SCMH) had violated the Sunshine Law by failing to send persons on its notification list timely notice of...

S Memo 25-01 July 22, 2024 Amendment of Notice Posted on Board Website A requester asked for an opinion as to whether the State of Hawaii Board of Education (BOE) violated the Sunshine Law by editing a copy of the...

S Memo 24-03 June 25, 2024 Communication Outside of Meeting, Sufficiency of Notice A requester asked for an opinion as to whether Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation Board of Directors (HART) violated the Sunshine Law when three members communicated by...

S Memo 24-02 June 25, 2024 Email Communication Between Board Members A requester asked for an opinion as to whether the City and County of Honolulu Neighborhood Commission Office (NCO) correctly concluded that Neighborhood Board 29 (NB29) did not violate...