ROH §4-7.3
When the Council Can Meet Privately for Labor Talks
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗The council can pause a public meeting to talk privately with the mayor about ongoing union negotiations, but only if the city lawyer recommends it. The lawyer must recommend this only when the law allows it.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Executive session
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
At the recommendation of the corporation counsel, the council or committee may recess a meeting and convene in executive session to discuss an ongoing collective bargaining matter with the mayor or designated representative. The corporation counsel shall make such a recommendation if finding that, based on the matter to be discussed, an executive session is permissible under HRS Chapter 92 and the Charter.
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