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Ms. Kahakalau: We move to #6 communications and basically what I had...been <br /> made aware of is that our 2017 legislature passed a new bill in <br /> regards to the Sunshine Law basically relating to public meetings <br /> and I just wanted to see if we could get a review of Act 64 from <br /> our counsel in particularly as it relates to us. <br /> Mr. Yoshimoto: Okay. Thank you Madame Chair. So in terms of Act 64...in your <br /> packet you have a bill which reflects changes that the legislature <br /> passed and the Governor signed off on and the changes primarily <br /> deal with administrative functions in terms of Boards and <br /> Commissions. So the one that's most notable is that the board <br /> packets that you receive as a board member will be available for <br /> public inspection. There's an exception for anything that's <br /> confidential...so it's just basically benefits the public that if they <br /> wanted to inspect the packets that board members receive which <br /> you do...then they would be entitled review those...and the other <br /> matter is again deal with primarily administrative matters that our <br /> office will be able to manage...I'd be happy to answer any <br /> questions. <br /> Ms. Kahakalau: Mr. Adams... <br /> Mr. Adams: So when I was looking at this...I was....how will this affect when <br /> we receive petitions as a board...typically Corporation Counsel <br /> office receives those petitions...the...there are...those petitions are <br /> made available to only the board...right...so not even the...if the <br /> petition is a third-party petition about another party...until it's <br /> been accepted by the board...that information needs to be made <br /> available yet to that other party...right...so but now we're making <br /> this available...now there's a requirement for us to make this <br /> available to the public? <br /> Mr. Yoshimoto: Right so there would be appropriate redactions to say like <br /> information on the petition...the petitioner's name, <br /> address...which we do already. <br /> Mr. Adams: Okay. <br /> Mr. Yoshimoto: Right. So confidentially we'd still be protected. <br /> Mr. Adams: Okay...in all cases whether it's the petitioner or the... <br /> Mr. Yoshimoto: Public. <br /> Mr. Adams: The respondent or whatever. <br /> 6 <br />