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The Sunshine Blog: House Finance Chair Besieged,  Public Money For Campaigns, Police Secrecy David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

The Sunshine Blog: House Finance Chair Besieged, Public Money For Campaigns, Police Secrecy

Short takes, outtakes, observations and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.

Plenty Of Legislators Support Term Limits. So Why Won’t They Let The Public Vote On Them? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Plenty Of Legislators Support Term Limits. So Why Won’t They Let The Public Vote On Them?

Civil Beat surveyed many of Hawaii's 76 lawmakers or researched their positions on term limits. Here's what we found.

The Sunshine Blog: Senate Scores On Sunshine, Takeaways From Last Week’s Event, An Updated Tracker Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

The Sunshine Blog: Senate Scores On Sunshine, Takeaways From Last Week’s Event, An Updated Tracker

Short takes, outtakes, observations and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.

Chad Blair: Dozens Of Sunshine Bills Survive Session’s Halfway Mark David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Chad Blair: Dozens Of Sunshine Bills Survive Session’s Halfway Mark

But two-thirds of the more than 200 bills designed to restore trust in government or open up public information are probably dead.

Government Reform Is Happening At The Legislature David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Government Reform Is Happening At The Legislature

All of a House commission’s recommendations are moving except for a bill on term limits.

Gov. Josh Green Says He’s Already Taking Steps To Make Hawaii Government More Open Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Gov. Josh Green Says He’s Already Taking Steps To Make Hawaii Government More Open

The high cost of public records and problems with the Office of Information Practices are on the governor's mind these days.

7 Things Hawaii Lawmakers Could Do Now To Vastly Improve The Legislative Process PF Bentley/Civil Beat/2014

7 Things Hawaii Lawmakers Could Do Now To Vastly Improve The Legislative Process

With 24 hours' notice and simple majority votes, the House and Senate could diminish the power of committee chairs and strengthen the hands of everyone else.

The Sunshine Blog: Secret Documents, Sunshine Cafe, Lawmakers’ Salaries Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

The Sunshine Blog: Secret Documents, Sunshine Cafe, Lawmakers’ Salaries

Short takes, outtakes, observations and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.

The Sunshine Blog: Senate Expense Accounts, A Lack Of Sunshine, Judges Take A Hit David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

The Sunshine Blog: Senate Expense Accounts, A Lack Of Sunshine, Judges Take A Hit

Short takes, outtakes, observations and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.

The Sunshine Blog: Free The Public’s Public Records Requests Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2013

The Sunshine Blog: Free The Public’s Public Records Requests

Short takes, outtakes, observations and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.