From Huffington Post: Neil Abercrombie’s job as Hawaii governor takes him around the world.
Tourism meetings in Tokyo. A trade show in Los Angeles. A forum in Beijing.
Those kinds of trips sound pricey. But independently reviewing the travel expenses to see if they are worth taxpayers’ money is definitely cost-prohibitive.
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Read More… from Hawaii’s public records: High fees are keeping public information secret
Read More… from NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for April 12, 2013
From the Honolulu Civil Beat:
Wendy Silverthorne walked out of Castle Medical Center two years ago with a huge decision to make in less than 24 hours.
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Read More… from Hawaii adult care homes under legislative pressure to put public records online
From Honolulu Star-Advertiser:
The state Office of Information Practices hopes a bill that would grant government agencies a new right to appeal open records decisions in court would give its orders more legal clout, yet open government advocates warn that it would delay public access to information.
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Read More… from Open records advocates fear information roadblocks
From Honolulu Civil Beat:
If you care about holding government officials' feet to the fire when it comes to public records, you should be concerned about a bill theHawaii Office of Information Practices is pushing at the Legislature.
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Read More… from Let Us Now Praise a Lone Hawaii Voice Fighting for Open Records
