He notes that the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation won’t share the results of a third-party review of the bond guarantee put forward by Ansaldo.

The city is citing an exemption to the open records law that allows it to keep attorney-client-privileged information private.

Lind writes:

Although the law exempts attorney-client communications from mandatory disclosure, agencies can choose to make the information public. The continued withholding of information about the critical bond review will not certainly not contribute to greater public confidence in the city’s handling of the rail project.