Dive Brief:

• Two University of Hawaii regents have resigned over a recently passed state bill that would require public financial disclosures from people serving on more than a dozen Hawaii state boards and commissions.
• The Associated Press reported that the regents, John Dean and Saedene Ota, submitted resignations to Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie in June because of the legislation.
• Abercrombie has said that he intends to veto the bill, but he has not provided his reasoning for considering the veto.

Dive Insight:

The bill would make financial disclosure statements, which are filed annually, publicly available for the 15-member board of regents and other agencies. The board of regents had previously objected to the proposal and asked the governor to veto the bill. Abercrombie said in a statement that he will carefully consider the bill before making a final decision on the veto.