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(BIVN) – The Hawaii County Council wants state lawmakers to be more transparent.
The Council’s Governmental Relations and Economic Development Committee advanced a resolution requesting the state legislature make itself subject to the Sunshine Law.
Unlike the County Council, state legislators are exempt from the open meeting requirements and sanctions.
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STORY SUMMARY
HILO, Hawaii - Councilmembers agreed on Tuesday that state lawmakers should be subject to the same open meeting requirements and sanctions that they are subject to at the county level.