Bill Text: HI SCR115 | 2015 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation; Transparency
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-23 - Referred to GVO, WAM. [SCR115 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2015-SCR115-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THE HONOLULU AUTHORITY FOR RAPID TRANSPORTATION TO TELEVISE or make AVAILABLE ONLINE its meetings.
WHEREAS, television and online publications play an important role in keeping the public informed of daily events in the State; and
WHEREAS, ‘Olelo Community Media has televised selected proceedings of the Legislature and Honolulu City Council, thereby keeping the general public informed of the major issues that affect their daily lives and the decisions made by their elected officials; and
WHEREAS, it is important that government agencies televise meetings to keep the community informed of major issues that affect them; and
WHEREAS, members of the public are not always able to attend the open meetings of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation; and
WHEREAS, meeting minutes can only provide a general accounting of issues discussed at these meetings, while televised meetings allow the public to view the actual proceedings and gain a greater context of the discussions; and
WHEREAS, a well-informed public that is able to actively participate in government by voicing concern and lending expertise would result in more well-informed policy and decision making; and
WHEREAS, the Open Government Plan set forth by the Governor seeks to increase community involvement in government affairs affecting the community, and to make government agency meetings more accessible to the public by video teleconferencing issues of interest to the public; and
WHEREAS, the public is often uninformed and uninvolved in important matters discussed by the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation because its meetings are not televised or otherwise made available online; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-eighth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2015, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation is requested to televise or make available online its meetings; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Office of the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, Chair of the Honolulu City Council, Chair of the Board of Directors for the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, and Executive Director of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation.
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Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation; Transparency
