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f <br /> does not have jurisdiction over the issues presented in Petitioners' Petition because they do not <br /> relate to an appeal of a final decision of the Director <br /> Finally, the Petitioners misinterpret the argument presented in the Memorandum in <br /> Support of the Director's Motion to Dismiss regarding the jurisdiction of the Board Petitioners <br /> mistakenly argue that the issues in the Petition are relevant to subdivision and zoning maters <br /> within the jurisdiction of the Director,which is not at issue in the matter at hand The issues in <br /> the Petition must be relevant to matters within the jurisdiction of the Board in order for the Board <br /> to have authority to issue a declaratory ruling under Section 91-8, HRS Consequently, the <br /> Board does not have jurisdiction to issue a declaratory ruling on the issues presented in <br /> Petitioners' Petition <br /> III THE BOARD DOES NOT HAVE JURISDICTION TO ISSUE A DECLARATORY <br /> RULING CONCERNING POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OF THE UNIFORM <br /> INFORMATION PRACTICES ACT ("UIPA") <br /> As stated previously, the Board has jurisdiction only over matters which relate to the <br /> powers granted to the Board by the County Charter(i e ,to hear and determine appeals from <br /> final decisions of the Director regarding matters within his respective jurisdiction and to conduct <br /> hearings in accordance with Chapter 91, HRS, and the County Charter) Petitioners are under the <br /> mistaken impression that they must exhaust their administrative remedies with the Board before <br /> filing a complaint with the State of Hawaii Office of Information Practices ("OIP")or with the <br /> circuit court regarding alleged violations of the UIPA Even though there is a provision in the <br /> County Charter that"[a]ll records of every agency of the county shall be open to the <br /> inspection of any person at any time during business hours, except as otherwise provided by <br /> law,"the County Charter does not grant the Board jurisdiction over such matters unless it <br /> involves an appeal from a final decision of the Director If Petitioners feel that a violation of the <br /> 5 <br />