Here's What Candidates For Governor Say About Public Information Policies

Hawaii’s governor has broad influence over how accessible state government is to the public.

The state’s chief executive can set a strong policy on release of public information including controlling to a large extent the fees agencies charge to process public records requests. The governor appoints the head of the state’s public information office and must approve any rules set by that agency.

Civil Beat asked the top gubernatorial candidates from the Democrat and Republican parties to talk about several issues relating to government transparency that have recently been at the center of public attention.

The Candidates

Democratic Gov. David Ige sat down with Civil Beat for a 30-minute phone interview. He talked at length about his views, what he has done as governor to improve transparency and his concerns about contentious issues.

Read more: http://www.civilbeat.org/2018/06/heres-what-candidates-for-governor-say-about-public-information-policies/