Short takes, outtakes, observations and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.
Let The Sunshine In
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The Sunshine Blog: OIP Delays Are Worse Than Ever
Short takes, outtakes, observations and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.
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The Military’s Public Information Black Hole
The military regularly fails to share what are supposed to be public records.
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House Judiciary Chair David Tarnas Is A ‘Gatekeeper’ For Sunshine Bills
The Big Island lawmaker leads the committee tasked with tackling a slew of government reform proposals.
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Legislature Looks To Tweak Internal Rules To Accommodate Ethics Reform
The Senate has committed to livestreaming hearings while the House looks to clarify conflicts of interest for its members.
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Why Does Just One Person Get To Decide Important Issues Like Term Limits?
A “compromise” proposal months in the making gets swept away without even a committee vote.
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Chad Blair: Legislature Finally Seems To Get It On Session Fundraising
Too bad it took a bribery scandal that ensnared two of their former colleagues.
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Danny De Gracia: Want To Make The Legislature Better? Show Up And Push Back
Now that committee hearings are live streamed and archived on YouTube, gutsy questions that lawmakers struggle to answer can be shared with thousands of viewers.
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Neal Milner: Don’t Mistake Incompetence For Corruption
Good government is about government that knows how to do things right and does the things it promises.