§92-7  Notice.  (a)  The board shallgive written public notice of any regular, special, or rescheduled meeting, orany executive meeting when anticipated in advance.  The notice shall include anagenda which lists all of the items to be considered at the forthcomingmeeting, the date, time, and place of the meeting, and in the case of anexecutive meeting the purpose shall be stated.

(b)  The board shall file the notice in theoffice of the lieutenant governor or the appropriate county clerk's office, andin the board's office for public inspection, at least six calendar days beforethe meeting.  The notice shall also be posted at the site of the meetingwhenever feasible.

(c)  If the written public notice is filed inthe office of the lieutenant governor or the appropriate county clerk's officeless than six calendar days before the meeting, the lieutenant governor or theappropriate county clerk shall immediately notify the chairperson of the board,or the director of the department within which the board is established orplaced, of the tardy filing of the meeting notice.  The meeting shall becanceled as a matter of law, the chairperson or the director shall ensure thata notice canceling the meeting is posted at the place of the meeting, and nomeeting shall be held.

(d)  No board shall change the agenda, oncefiled, by adding items thereto without a two-thirds recorded vote of allmembers to which the board is entitled; provided that no item shall be added tothe agenda if it is of reasonably major importance and action thereon by theboard will affect a significant number of persons.  Items of reasonably majorimportance not decided at a scheduled meeting shall be considered only at ameeting continued to a reasonable day and time.

(e)  The board shall maintain a list of namesand addresses of persons who request notification of meetings and shall mail acopy of the notice to such persons at their last recorded address no later thanthe time the agenda is filed under subsection (b). [L 1975, c 166, pt of §1; amL 1976, c 212, §2; am L 1984, c 271, §1; am L 1985, c 278, §4; am L 1995, c 13,§2]

 

Attorney General Opinions

 

  This section and sections 92-1 and 92-9 require commission tospecify subject matter of items on public meeting agenda.  Not sufficient tolist broad categories of items.  Att. Gen. Op. 85-2.

  Filing deadline should be established by using day, ratherthan hour increments.  Att. Gen. Op. 92-06.

 

Law Journals and Reviews

 

  Hawai`i's Sunshine Law Compliance Criteria.  26 UH L. Rev. 21.