HRS §92-82
When board members can attend outside meetings
This section lets neighborhood and community outreach board members attend public, free meetings or presentations about official board business, as long as the event isn't just for board members. They can ask questions but cannot promise how they will vote.
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The statute, as written — Permitted interactions of neighborhood board and community outreach board members
(a) Neighborhood board and community outreach board members may attend meetings or presentations on matters relating to official board business; provided that the meeting or presentation is open to the public, does not charge a fee or require registration, and is not specifically and exclusively organized for or directed toward members of the board; provided further that no member shall make a commitment to vote on any of the issues discussed. (b) Neighborhood board and community outreach board members who attend meetings or presentations allowed by subsection (a) may ask questions relating to official board business of persons other than fellow board members.
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