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Governmental agencies exist to aid the people in the formation and conduct of public policy.
Opening up the governmental processes to public scrutiny and participation is the only viable and reasonable method of protecting the public's interest. Hawaii Revised Statutes Sec. The amendments have widened the gap between government officials who feel constrained by the Sunshine Law and citizen groups that clamor for accountability. Open-meeting advocates see the Sunshine Law as a key element of democratic government. Citizens can't effectively monitor their government if the government is acting in secret, they say.