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August 18, 2008:
POSTING MEETING NOTICES OF STATE BOARDS
ON THE STATE CALENDAR
Effective immediately, Governor
Linda Lingle has directed all State boards subject to the Sunshine
Law to post their meeting notices on the State Calendar as soon
as those notices are filed at the Office of the Lieutenant Governor.
See Executive
Memorandum No. 08-06. A board must still file its meeting
notice and agenda with the Lieutenant Governor’s office
to comply with the Sunshine Law’s notice requirements.
Visit the State
Calendar to view meeting notices of State boards and commissions.
Please note: the State Calendar is maintained
by the Department of Accounting and General Services.
June 6, 2008:
RECENT COURT CASES UNDER
THE UIPA AND THE SUNSHINE LAW
The Hawaii appellate courts have ruled in two cases
that offer guidance under the UIPA and the Sunshine Law.
(1) Right to Know Comm. v. City Council, City & County
of Honolulu, 175 P.2d 111 (Haw. Ct. App. 2007).
This case concerned the serial use of a "permitted interaction"
under the Sunshine Law. The Intermediate Court of Appeals agreed
with OIP's conclusion (in OIP Op. Ltr. No. 05-15) that serial
use violates the Sunshine Law because it circumvents the law's
open meeting requirement and is contrary to the law's underlying
policy and intent.
(2) Olelo v. OIP, 173 P.3d 484 (Haw. 2007).
In this case, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that Olelo is not
an "agency" under the UIPA.
For a summary of these two cases and their effect
on furture OIP opinions, see the May
2008 issue of Openline.
October 16, 2007:
New OIP Director
Governor Linda Lingle has appointed Paul T. Tsukiyama
director of the Office of Information Practices, effective November
28, 2007.
"I appreciate Paul's willingness to continue to
serve the public and ensure the people of Hawaii have open access
to government records and public information," said Governor Lingle.
"Based on his legal experience and his long record of public service,
I am confident Paul will build on our Administration's achievements
in ensuring state government is open and transparent."
Tsukiyama comes to OIP from the City and County
of Honolulu's Department of the Corporation Counsel where he headed
the labor and personnel section. Paul has also served the public
in many other state positions including director of the Special
Prosecution Division of the City's Department of the Prosecuting
Attorney, supervisor of the Prosecuting Attorney's White Collar
Crime Branch and deputy attorney general in the Commerce and Economic
Development Division of the Department of the Attorney General.
A graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa,
Tsukiyama earned his juris doctor from Willamette University College
of Law in Salem, Oregon.
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