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Commission split over Sunshine Law appeals, minutes and meeting conduct; OIP guidance sought
Summary
A series of Sunshine Law appeals and public-record requests prompted split votes and heated debate over meeting minutes, the chair's discretion to mute or remove speakers, and whether the deputy attorney general's draft responses should be authorized — several draft responses failed to gain the commission's approval.
The commission considered multiple appeals under Hawaii's Sunshine Law and public-record statutes alleging violations that included denial of public testimony on agenda items, selective distribution of documents to commissioners, and ejection or muting of a commissioner during deliberations. The deputy attorney general submitted draft responses to several appeals; commissioners repeatedly split on whether to authorize those drafts.
Key dispute areas included:…
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