"Today, on behalf of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, we filed a complaint against Governor Neil Abercrombie"

...blogs Mark Murakami today in his blog, HawaiiOceanLaw, "seeking to compel the disclosure of the list of judicial nominees provided to him by the Judicial Selection Commission."

Follow the link to see the complaint.

The newspaper itself reports -

His refusal, the Circuit Court lawsuit said, violates the state Uniform Information Practices Act, which mandates that government records be open to the public.

The governor has maintained that the names fall under an exemption to the law because the release would have a "chilling effect" on potential applicants.