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b. failed to make written findings and conclusions to support <br /> its Orders and when it failed to rule upon the Appellants Ford, et al.'s <br /> proposed findings and conclusions; <br /> C. held an executive meeting that is not authorized by law; and <br /> d. failed to rule on Appellants' Gage petition that the use of the <br /> lot in question for transient accommodation activity violates the project's <br /> Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions. <br /> 4. In response, the Appellee Planning Director and the Appellee <br /> Board of Appeals argue in their Answering Brief(Dkt. 100) that: <br /> a. summary judgment is an authorized procedure before the <br /> Appellee Board of Appeals because Rule 81(b)(12) of the Hawaii Rules of <br /> Civil Procedure extends the summary judgment procedure to the <br /> Appellee Board of Appeals' proceedings; 25 <br /> b. the Appellee Board of Appeals provided sufficient findings <br /> and conclusions in support of its Orders and even if those findings and <br /> conclusions are not sufficient, such shortcomings do not constitute <br /> reversible error; <br /> 25 Rule 81 (b) (2) states : "These rules shall apply to the following <br /> proceedings except insofar as and to the extent that they are incon- <br /> sistent with specific statutes of the State or rules of court relating <br /> to such proceedings: . . . (12) [plroceedings under [] section 92-6 rela- <br /> ting to public records; . . . (emphasis added) <br /> Section 92-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes contains the list of agency <br /> proceedings that are exempt from the "Sunshine Law, " which include <br /> courts in the judicial branch of government. However, the Appellee <br /> Board of Appeals is not a part of the judicial branch of government <br /> and a proceeding before the Appellee Board of Appeals does not involve <br /> "public records. " Further, Rule 81 (a) makes clear that the exception <br /> pertains to proceedings that are filed in and that are prosecuted "in <br /> any circuit court. " See also Rule 1 (a) that "These Rules govern the <br /> procedure in the circuit courts of the State. . . . " Importantly, the <br /> "Public records" law was republished as Chapter 92F, Hawaii Revised <br /> Statutes (the Uniform Information Practices Act) . <br /> 22 <br />