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HRS §92-83

Neighborhood board meetings: handling sudden urgent issues

This section lets neighborhood and community boards discuss or act on sudden, urgent issues that arise after a meeting is announced but before it happens, if quick action is needed for public health, welfare, or safety. It treats such action like an emergency meeting.

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The statute, as written — Neighborhood board meeting; community outreach board meeting; unanticipated events; public interest

An unanticipated event that occurs after public notice of a neighborhood board or community outreach board meeting has been issued, but before the scheduled meeting, may be the subject of discussion at the scheduled meeting if timely action on the matter is necessary for public health, welfare, and safety. At a duly noticed meeting, a board may take action on an unanticipated event in the public interest that is not on the agenda in the same manner as if the board had held an emergency meeting to take action on the issue, pursuant to section 92-8.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.