Hawaii Revised Statutes 92. Public Agency Meetings and Records

PART I. MEETINGS

92-1 Declaration of Policy and Intent.
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92-1.5 Administration of This Part.
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92-2 Definitions.
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92-2.5 Permitted Interactions of Members
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92-3 Open Meetings.
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92-3.1 Limited Meetings
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92-3.5 Meeting by Interactive Conference Technology; Notice; Quorum.
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92-4 Executive Meetings.
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92-5 Exceptions.
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92-6 Judicial Branch, Quasi-Judicial Boards and Investigatory Functions; Applicability.
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92-7 Notice.
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92-8 Emergency Meetings.
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92-9 Minutes.
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92-10 Legislative Branch; Applicability.
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92-11 Voidability.
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92-12 Enforcement.
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92-13 Penalties.
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PART II. BOARDS: QUORUM; GENERAL POWERS

92-15 Boards and Commissions; Quorum; Number of Votes Necessary to Validate Acts.
The sections of this part are renumbered to eliminate duplication of the section numbers in Part I, as enacted by L 1975, c 166....
92-15.5 Nonattendance of Board Member; Expiration of Term.
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92-16 Power of Boards to Issue Subpoenas, Administer Oaths, Appoint Masters, Etc.
The sections of this part are renumbered to eliminate duplication of the section numbers in Part I, as enacted by L 1975, c 166....
92-17 Consumer Complaints; Procedures and Remedies.
The sections of this part are renumbered to eliminate duplication of the section numbers in Part I, as enacted by L 1975, c 166....

PART III. COPIES OF RECORDS; COSTS AND FEES

92-21 Copies of Records; Other Costs and Fees.
Except as otherwise provided by law, a copy of any government record, including any map, plan, diagram, photograph, photostat, or geographic information system digital...
92-22, 23 Repealed.
L 1989, c 14, §§18, 19.
92-24 Directors of Finance and Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Fees.
Except as provided in section 91-2.5, the director of finance and the director of commerce and consumer affairs each shall charge the following fees:...
92-25 Fees for Copies of Pleadings, Etc.
Fees as established by court rules may be charged for the certification of copies of any pleadings, order, or other paper or document filed...
92-26 Fees; Exemption.
One department of the state government shall not be required to pay any fee to any other department of the state government for the...
92-27 Fees to Be Accounted For.
All official and departmental fees shall be accounted for and paid over into the public treasury, except fees designated and intended to be applied...
92-28 State Service Fees; Increase or Decrease Of.
Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, the fees or other nontax revenues assessed or charged by any board, commission, or other governmental agency may...
92-29 Reproduction of Government Records.
Any public officer having the care and custody of any record, paper, or document may cause the same to be photographed, microphotographed, reproduced on...
92-30 Copy Deemed Original Record.
A photograph, microphotograph, reproduction on film, or electronic copy of a government record shall be deemed to be an original record for all purposes,...
92-31 Disposition of Original Record.
A photograph, microphotograph, reproduction on film, or electronic form of a government record shall be placed in conveniently accessible files and provisions made for...

PART IV. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

92-41 Giving Public Notices.
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all governmental agencies scheduling a public hearing shall give public notice in the county affected by the proposed...

PART V. PUBLIC RECORDS

92-50 to 52 Repealed.
L 1988, c 262, §3.

PART VI. GENERAL PROVISIONS

92-71 Political Subdivision of the State; Applicability.
The provisions contained in this chapter shall apply to all political subdivisions of the State. Provided, however, in the event that any political subdivision...

Part VII. Neighborhood board

92-81 Neighborhood Board; Notice and Agenda; Public Input; Quorum.
(a) Any contrary provision in this chapter notwithstanding, the provisions of this part shall apply to neighborhood boards overseen by a neighborhood commission of...
92-82 Permitted Interactions of Neighborhood Board Members.
(a) Neighborhood board members may attend meetings or presentations located on Oahu on matters relating to official board business; provided that the meeting or...
92-83 Neighborhood Board Meeting; Unanticipated Events; Public Interest.
An unanticipated event that occurs after public notice of a neighborhood board meeting has been issued, but before the scheduled meeting, may be the...

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.

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