HRS §227D-6
Board meetings open to the public with closed sessions for business secrets
The board's meetings are open to the public, but the board can close a meeting to keep a business's private information secret. The board must follow the same procedural rules as other public boards. This is an extra exception to the usual rules.
businesses
The statute, as written — Meetings of the board
(a) The meetings of the board shall be open to the public as provided in section 92-3, except that when it is necessary for the board to receive information that is proprietary to a particular enterprise that seeks entry into or use of one of its facilities or the disclosure of which might be harmful to the business interest of the enterprise, the board may enter into an executive meeting that is closed to the public. (b) The board shall be subject to the procedural requirements of section 92-4, and this authorization shall be in addition to the exceptions listed in section 92-5, to enable the authority to respect the proprietary requirements of enterprises with which it has business dealings.
Sections this one refers to
§92-3 Public meetings and how to participate
§92-4 Executive meetings
§92-5 When a board may meet privately
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