Legal Opinion
Peer News LLC v. City and County of Honolulu.
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided June 9, 2016No. SCAP-14-0000889PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
RECKTENWALD, C.J.
This case arises out of Civil Beat’s request for the disciplinary records of twelve Honolulu Police Department (HPD) officers who were suspended for at least twenty days for various types of misconduct. HPD denied the request, and Civil Beat filed suit. The State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers (SHOPO) intervened as a defendant. The circuit court1 found in favor of Civil Beat, ordering HPD to disclose the records, and SHOPO appealed.
The circuit court based its conclusion on this court’s 1996 decision, State of Hawai'i Organization of Police…
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