Public Records Not Easy To Come By In Hawaii

ShareThisThousands of information requests for public data are made to government agencies every year. Journalists and watchdog groups use them to keep an eye on government. As Hawaii loses more and more skilled journalists, some bloggers and online news sites have started working vigorously to publish and report on the state’s public records. HPR’s Ben Markus has more.

On the web:

Doug White's Poinography Blog

Civil Beat

Hawaii Open Data Project

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