Gov. Neil Abercrombie has made clear he won’t release the list of Hawai‘i Supreme Court nominees unless compelled by a court of law. The state’s open records czar has decided asking him again would be “futile.” In a letter emailed
Gov. Neil Abercrombie has made clear he won’t release the list of Hawai‘i Supreme Court nominees unless compelled by a court of law. The state’s open records czar has decided asking him again would be “futile.”
In a letter emailed to Civil Beat and the Honolulu Star-Advertiser Friday afternoon, Abercrombie appointee Cheryl Kakazu Park said her Office of Information Practices will step aside. Her predecessor, Cathy Takase, was fired after she told Abercrombie he was breaking the law by withholding the list.
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