HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-01-31 Letter to Clarence K. Nishihara re SB 2167 Sharing of public records among board membersHarry Kim
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January 31, 2018
Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Chair
Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and MilitaryAffairs
Hawaii State Capitol, Room 414
Honolulu, HI 96813
Dear Chair Nishihara a d Committee Members:
Re: SB 2167 Sharing of public records among board members
Hearing Date: 02/02/18 — 3:00 pm; Conference Room 414
Thank you for this opportunity to testify in support of SB 2167.
SB 2167 would seem to be an appropriate way to share public information
among members of a board. It proposes something to be encourages, not prohibited.
The principles of "sunshine" and open government are very important, but it is possible
to inadvertently create inap ropriate barriers to the sharing of knowledge that is needed
to make informed decisions.
1 hope you will act favorably on SB 2167. If it is thought necessary, provide that
the transmittal itself be part of the public record, so that all interested parties will be
aware of the information being shared and relied on as decisions are made.
Respectfully sub
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Harry Ki
Mayor, County of Hawai'
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