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HRS §302A-1106.5

Board must hold yearly community meetings in each county

The Board of Education must hold at least one community meeting in each county every year, in addition to its regular meetings, to hear public input on schools and libraries. The board chairperson picks which members attend. These meetings are not for making policy, but the board must give public notice before each one.

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The statute, as written — Board of education; community meetings

The board shall hold not less than one community meeting annually in each county in addition to their regular meetings to discuss and receive input from the community on public education and public library issues. The board chairperson shall designate board members to attend the community meetings. These community meetings shall not be held for the purpose of formulating educational policy. The community meetings shall be exempt from sections 92-2.5, 92-7, 92-9, and 92-41; provided that the board shall give written public notice of each community meeting. The meeting notice shall indicate the date, time, and place of the meeting, and shall be filed in the office of the lieutenant governor and in the board's office for public inspection six calendar days before the meeting. The notice shall also be posted at the site of the meeting.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§92-2.5 When board members can talk privately

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