Informal Opinions – Sunshine Law

S Memo 11-3October 18, 2010Board Member's Correspondence Concerning Chairman Selection Requester asked for an investigation into whether the Hawaii Historic Places Review Board (the Board) violated the Sunshine Law when one of its members authored a letter, which was e-mailed...

S Memo 11-2August 17, 2010Adequacy of Notice Requester asked for an investigation into whether the Kauai County Council violated the Sunshine Law by failing to give proper notice that it would be discussing a particular arbitration settlement in executive session....

S Memo 11-1July 1, 2010Sufficiency of Notice, Agenda and Minutes; Executive Meetings Requester alleged various violations of the Sunshine Law by the Neighborhood Commission, City & County of Honolulu. Requester asked OIP to investigate whether the Commission had violated the...

S Memo 10-7March 25, 2010Discussion of County Office Renovation Requester asked for an investigation into whether six members of the Kauai County Council violated the Sunshine Law by discussing the renovation of the offices in the County building. Requester advised...

S Memo 10-6March 1, 2010Appropriateness of Executive Session Requester asked for an investigation into whether the Hawaii Historic Places Review Board (HHPRB) violated the Sunshine Law by going into executive session to discuss “how to get through the entire agenda...

S Memo 10-5December 18, 2009Serial Discussion of Board Leadership Requesters asked OIP whether a series of discussions about leadership among Hawaii County Council members, prior to the meeting held June 16, 2009, violated the Sunshine Law. OIP found that a...

S Memo 10-4August 19, 2009Sufficiency of Agenda A member of the public asked whether the County Council, County of Hawaii (“Council”), violated the Sunshine Law because the agenda for its meeting on August 5, 2009 (“Agenda”) omitted the name of...

S Memo 10-3August 6, 2009Sufficiency of Notice OIP was asked whether a meeting notice for the Land Use Committee of the Maui County Council (the “Land Use Committee”) concerning the rezoning of a parcel of land was rendered insufficient under...

S Memo 10-2July 8, 2009Permitted Interaction Group A member of the public asked whether the Neighborhood Commission, City & County of Honolulu (the “Commission”) violated the Sunshine Law in the formation of a permitted interaction group to review minute-taking processes...

S Memo 10-1July 7, 2009Minutes of Neighborhood Boards Committee Meetings A member of the public asked whether Neighborhood Boards violate the Sunshine Law by not keeping minutes of their Committee meetings. OIP found that the Sunshine Law, including its requirement to...