Hawaii Passes Law to Increase Government Participation - State and Federal Communications

July 10, 2012  •  

Hawaii Passes Law to Increase Government Participation

Governor Neil Abercrombie
Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie

Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie signed House Bill 2175 into law, exempting certain people from the state’s revolving door provisions.

In an effort to increase participation amongst the state’s experts and those with special knowledge, the law exempts members of a state task force from the revolving door provisions. A task force is a group which is created to study a specific problem for a specified period of time.

The law will take effect immediately.

Photo of Governor Abercrombie courtesy of Wikipedia.

 

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