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HRS § 836-6 - Short title
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This chapter may be cited by the short title given in the text.
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HRS § 84-1 - Construction
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This chapter must be interpreted broadly to promote high standards of ethical conduct in state government.
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HRS § 84-11 - Gifts
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Legislators and employees may not solicit, accept, or receive gifts meant to influence official duties or reward official action.
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HRS § 84-11.5 - Reporting of gifts
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Legislators and employees must file a gifts disclosure statement with the state ethics commission each year on June 30 when the gift-reporting conditions are met.
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HRS § 84-12 - Confidential information
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Legislators and employees must not disclose nonpublic information learned through official duties, or use it for personal gain or anyone else’s benefit.
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HRS § 84-13 - Fair treatment
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Legislators and employees may not use their official position for private gain, and legislators or task force participants must disclose interests or transactions that may be affected by their official action.
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HRS § 84-13.5 - Washington Place; campaign activities
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The governor must not allow Washington Place to be used for events that are intended to solicit funds, support, or votes for a candidate for elective public office.
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HRS § 84-14 - Conflicts of interests
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Employees and legislators are barred from certain conflicted official actions, financial interests, and compensated representation in matters involving the State or agencies, with disclosure-based exceptions in some cases.
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HRS § 84-15 - Contracts
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State agencies generally may not make certain contracts with legislators, employees, or related businesses over $10,000 unless specified bidding, proposal, or notice steps are followed.
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HRS § 84-16 - Contracts voidable
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A State contract made in violation of this chapter is voidable, but third-party interests must be considered and any action to void it must be started within 60 days after a violation is determined.
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HRS § 84-17 - Requirements of disclosure
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This section requires certain state officials, employees, and candidates to file financial disclosure statements with the state ethics commission by set deadlines.
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HRS § 84-17.5 - Disclosure files; disposition
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The state ethics commission must keep certain financial disclosure statements for the office term plus six years, then destroy them, with a narrow retention exception.
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HRS § 84-18 - Restrictions on post employment
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Former legislators and employees must not disclose nonpublic information from their official work or represent others for a fee on covered matters for 12 months after leaving service.
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HRS § 84-19 - Violation
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The State attorney general may seek remedies and recover benefits tied to ethics violations, and certain violations must be punished under the constitutional convention’s ethics code.
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HRS § 84-2 - Applicability
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This chapter applies to specified state officers, employees, and election candidates, but not justices or judges.
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HRS § 84-21 - State ethics commission established; composition
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This section creates the state ethics commission and sets how its members are appointed, qualified, serve, and may be removed.
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HRS § 84-3 - Definitions
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This provision defines several terms used in the statute, including business, compensation, controlling interest, employee, employment, financial interest, official act, official authority, state agency, and task force.
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HRS § 84-31 - Duties of commission; complaint, hearing, determination
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The ethics commission has powers and duties for ethics enforcement, including issuing advisory opinions, investigating charges, holding hearings, making rules, and educating the public.
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HRS § 84-31.3 - Filing of false charges
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People who knowingly file false charges with the commission, or commission members who pursue false charges, commit perjury and face the penalty in section 710-1060.
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HRS § 84-31.5 - Repealed
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This provision is repealed.
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