Informal Opinions – Sunshine Law

S Memo 17-2 November 21, 2016 Requiring ID from Public Meeting Attendees The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission (HCRC), which usually meets in a secured building, asked OIP whether it could require members of the public to present identification and sign...

S Memo 17-1 August 16, 2016 Notice of Board’s Review of Other Agencies’ Proposed Rules As an alternative under the Sunshine Law to creating sufficiently detailed descriptions of proposed rules for meeting agendas, section 92-7(a), HRS, was amended in April...

S Memo 16-3 December 22, 2015 Insufficient Agenda Description of Personnel Matter for Discussion in Executive Meeting On agendas for two meetings in September and October 2013, the Kauai County Council listed the same personnel matter for discussion in executive...

S Memo 16-2 November 4, 2015 Executive Session for Attorney-Client Privileged Matters The Maui County Council’s Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee (PIA) held a public meeting on August 14, 2013.  The agenda item at issue (Item 41) pertained to a...

S Memo 16-1 August 7, 2015 Public Testimony was not Restricted by Board Requester asked for an investigation into whether the Honolulu Liquor Commission (Commission) violated the Sunshine Law by restricting oral testimony at its meeting on an agenda item...

S Memo 15-7 June 30, 2015 Amendment of Agenda Requester asked whether the Mililani/Waipio/Melemanu Neighborhood Board (Board) violated the Sunshine Law by amending its February 25, 2013 agenda during its meeting held on February 27, 2013, to recommend that the...

S Memo 15-6 June 30, 2015 Public Testimony Requester asked whether the Board of Directors for the Hawaii Public Housing Authority (HPHA) violated the Sunshine Law by allowing him to present oral testimony on an agenda item at the beginning...

S Memo 15-5 June 23, 2015 Mailing of Notice Requester asked whether the Board of Agriculture (BOA) violated the Sunshine Law by failing to mail to him its notice for its November 27, 2012 meeting (first meeting) and its notice...

S Memo 15-4 June 4, 2015 Limitations on Oral Testimony Requester asked whether the Kauai County Council (Council) violated the Sunshine Law by not allowing Requester to present oral testimony at the time that an agenda item was called during...

S Memo 15-3 May 28, 2015 Introduction of a Resolution; Failure to Consider an Item Requester asked whether the Honolulu City Council (Council) violated the Sunshine Law by introducing Council Resolution 12-319 (2012) co-signed by five members and without the...