Counties Want Break from Hawaii Sunshine Law

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The Hawaii Legislature is already exempt from the state law requiring six days advance notice for public meetings. Could the four county councils be next?

House Bill 2742, up for a hearing Tuesday afternoon, has already caught the attention of good-government watchdogs. Common Cause Hawaii tweeted about it, and then bloggers Ian Lind and Larry Geller sounded the alarm. The latter noted that none other than Speaker Calvin Say introduced the measure.

That's true, but that doesn't mean the speaker actually supports the proposal. Say introduced it "by request," which means it came at the behest of a constituent or group and that Say isn't necessarily standing behind its content. So if it's not Say's initiative, then where did it come from, and why?

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