Office of Information Practices

S Memo 25-04
March 10, 2025
Unauthorized Discussion Not Permitted Interaction

Requester asked for an investigation into whether the Downtown-Chinatown Neighborhood Board No. 13 (NB 13) violated the Sunshine Law when one member sent an email to eight other members regarding a “motion on our upcoming meeting agenda.”  OIP found that one NB 13 member had indeed emailed the remaining NB 13 members about an agenda item for NB 13’s meeting to be held the next day, May 5, 2022, and the email was a discussion between NB 13 members about NB 13’s board business.  Because no permitted interaction in section 92-2.5, HRS, authorized the discussion, OIP concluded that NB 13 violated the Sunshine Law.