§92-3  Open meetings.  Every meeting ofall boards shall be open to the public and all persons shall be permitted toattend any meeting unless otherwise provided in the constitution or as closedpursuant to sections 92-4 and 92-5; provided that the removal of any person orpersons who wilfully disrupts a meeting to prevent and compromise the conductof the meeting shall not be prohibited.  The boards shall afford all interestedpersons an opportunity to submit data, views, or arguments, in writing, on any agendaitem.  The boards shall also afford all interested persons an opportunity topresent oral testimony on any agenda item.  The boards may provide forreasonable administration of oral testimony by rule. [L 1975, c 166, pt of §1;am L 1985, c 278, §1]

 

Attorney General Opinions

 

  Sunshine law applies to meeting of standing or selectcommittee of board of regents of University of Hawaii.  Att. Gen. Op. 85-27.

  Opportunity to present testimony, when it must be afforded;cannot delegate committee to hear testimony.  Att. Gen. Op. 86-5.

 

Case Notes

 

  Rule regarding confidentiality of development proposalsneither conflicted with nor contradicted “mandate” of either this section orthe Sunshine Law, chapter 92, as a whole; plaintiff not entitled to disclosureof development proposals under those statutory provisions.  74 H. 365, 846 P.2d882.