2022 Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 8. Public Proceedings and Records
92. Public Agency Meetings and Records
- 92-1 Declaration of policy and intent.
- 92-1.5 Administration of this part.
- 92-2 Definitions.
- 92-2.5 Permitted interactions of members
- 92-3 Open meetings.
- 92-3.1 Limited meetings
- 92-3.5 In-person meeting at multiple sites by interactive conference technology; notice; quorum.
- 92-3.7 Remote meeting by interactive conference technology; notice; quorum
- 92-4 Executive meetings.
- 92-5 Exceptions.
- 92-6 Judicial branch, quasi-judicial boards and investigatory functions; applicability.
- 92-7 Notice.
- 92-7.5 Board packet; filing; public inspection; notice.
- 92-8 Emergency meetings.
- 92-9 Minutes.
- 92-10 Legislative branch; applicability.
- 92-11 Voidability.
- 92-12 Enforcement.
- 92-13 Penalties.
- 92-15 Boards and commissions; quorum; number of votes necessary to validate acts.
- 92-15.5 Nonattendance of board member; expiration of term.
- 92-16 Power of boards to issue subpoenas, administer oaths, appoint masters, etc.
- 92-17 Consumer complaints; procedures and remedies.
- 92-21 Copies of records; other costs and fees.
- 92-22, 23 REPEALED.
- 92-24 Directors of finance and commerce and consumer affairs; fees.
- 92-25 Fees for copies of pleadings, etc.
- 92-26 Fees; exemption.
- 92-27 Fees to be accounted for.
- 92-28 State service fees; increase or decrease of.
- 92-29 Reproduction of government records.
- 92-30 Copy deemed original record.
- 92-31 Disposition of original record.
Law Journals and Reviews
The Lum Court, Land Use, and the Environment: A Survey of Hawai`i Case Law 1983 to 1991. 14 UH L. Rev. 119.
Case Notes
Rule regarding confidentiality of development proposals neither conflicted with nor contradicted "mandate" of either 92-3 or the Sunshine Law (this chapter) as a whole; plaintiff not entitled to disclosure of development proposals under those statutory provisions. 74 H. 365, 846 P.2d 882.
As this chapter governs board meetings and board meeting minutes, including those of executive sessions, and this section, by its plain language, permits "any person", including the county, to bring suit in circuit court "to determine the applicability of part I of this chapter to the discussions or decisions" of the council, the circuit court did not err in determining it had jurisdiction pursuant to this chapter to determine whether county council's executive session minutes had to be disclosed. 120 H. 34 (App.), 200 P.3d 403.
In a suit deciding whether disclosure of county council executive session minutes was required, circuit court properly found that both chapter 92F and this chapter applied; if the meeting met an exception to the open meeting requirements put forth in this chapter, such as an exception enumerated in 92-5, the council was not required to disclose the minutes of that meeting to the public; if the meeting did not fall under such an exception, the council was required to disclose the minutes pursuant to 92-9 and 92F-12. 120 H. 34 (App.), 200 P.3d 403.