Informal Opinions – Sunshine Law

S Memo 24-01 March 25, 2024 Nexus Between Discussion and Agenda Item Discussion of Topic Not on Agenda A member of the public (Requester) asked whether the State Public Charter School Commission (PCSC) violated the Sunshine Law during its meeting...

S Memo 23-01 June 30, 2023 Amending an Agenda to Discuss Issue That Was Not Currently Board Business Due to widespread community opposition to the liquor license renewal of Maunakea Liquor (ML), the Honolulu Liquor Commission (LIQC-HON) initiated administrative action...

S Memo 22-01 April 28, 2022 Timely Filing of Meeting Notice A member of the public complained that the Honolulu City Council (COUNCIL-HON) did not timely post notice of its meeting on February 17, 2021, to the City’s electronic calendar...

S Memo 20-6 June 9, 2020 Unanticipated Executive Meeting and Disclosure of Executive Meeting Minutes OIP consolidated two appeals that arose out of the same meeting and were brought by the same individual (Requester), one alleging Sunshine Law violations, and...

S Memo 20-5 June 1, 2020 Community Roundtable Discussions about Helicopter Tour Operations on Island of Hawaii OIP concluded that the state Department of Transportation did not violate the Sunshine Law by failing to provide public notice of a meeting...

S Memo 20-4 May 14, 2020 Amendment of Filed Agendas A member of the public asked for investigations into whether the Honolulu City Council (COUNCIL-HON) violated the Sunshine Law by adding items to the filed agendas at a regular meeting...

S Memo 20-3 March 3, 2020 Notice of Request for Permit An individual asked for an investigation into whether the Hana Advisory Committee to the Maui Planning Commission (HAC) violated the Sunshine Law by failing to provide adequate public notice...

S Memo 20-2 January 22, 2020 Sufficiency of Agenda At its meeting on February 22, 2017, the Kauai County Council (Council) voted to approve the Kauai Salary Commission’s (Commission) Resolution setting forth the maximum annual salaries that the Commission established...

S Memo 20-1 September 11, 2019 Meeting of Councilmembers The permitted interaction at section 92-2.5(c), HRS, allows discussions between two or more members of a board, but less than the number of members that would constitute a quorum for the...

S Memo 19-4 April 26, 2019 Improper Discussion of Matter Not on Filed Agenda and Failure to Allow Public Testimony A member of the public (Requester) asked for an investigation into whether the Land Use Commission (LUC) violated the Sunshine...