"This is not even for public input during the meetings, but simply holding persons accountable to justify their processes for making certain decisions." There is a big disconnect right there, as the public does not know what has been discussed, as it was withheld from public sight and those responsible do not even hold themselves accountable for their actions and it has been the Hawaii state taxpayers who have ended up footing the costs for thei decisions!

"When the opposing lawyer's argument is,"I fear the consequences of an informed public.""  An uninformed public happens because politicians keep secrets in the first place and that is Wrong!