Are business-reporting requirements, such as consumer complaints, adequate or too onerous?
Should they be more transparent? Abercrombie: “The key is to ensure the public is protected in ways that are not too burdensome to businesses. In the end, protecting consumers is good for the public and good for business.” Aiona: “Annual business reporting requirements can also be fulfilled online and certificates of good standing and other business documents can be purchased online and downloaded instantly.” He says this was accomplished by the Lingle administration, while, at the same time, “cutting just about every fee and charge to the maximum extent allowed by law.” He says he would also reduce or eliminate the time complaints remain posted online when they are not upheld. Hannemann: Business should have the right to respond to a complaint before it becomes public. Adjudicated complaints should be posted, but only after the oversight agency has fully investigated the matter and rendered its decision, he says. Should the Land Use Commission be abolished or maintained, or should its
