The following case summaries and select court filings provide a resource for those seeking to enforce public rights of access.
Peer News LLC v. City & County of Honolulu
Online publication Civil Beat challenged the City Department of Budget & Fiscal Service's denial of access to formal inter-agency memoranda that are part of the[...]
Online publication Civil Beat challenged the State Ethics Commission's decision to withhold financial disclosure statements filed by sitting members of the State's most powerful boards[...]
Online publication Civil Beat challenged the Honolulu Police Department’s policy to deny all public records requests for files concerning police officers suspended for misconduct. Civil[...]
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser and Hawaii News Now challenged Judge Karen Ahn’s decision to close her courtroom to the public on several instances during the last[...]