Ethics Commission

Standard Financial Plaza
715 South King Street, Suite 211
Honolulu, Hawai'i 96813-3091
Telephone: (808) 768-7786
Fax: (808) 768-7768
Email: ethics@honolulu.gov

Lex R. Smith, Chairperson

Susan Heitzman, Vice Chairperson

Matthew H. Kobayashi, Commissioner

Wayne T. Hikida, Commissioner

Cynthia M. Bond, Commissioner

Patricia Y. Lee, Commissioner

Geri Marullo, Commissioner
Charles W. Totto, Executive Director and Legal Counsel

Complaint or Concern Form | Lobbyist Information

Meeting Information | Charter, Ordinances and Rules | Advisory Opinions

Frequently Asked Questions about the Commission Process

The City Ethics Commission advances the standards of ethical conduct in government as expressed in the Revised Charter and the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu. The purpose of these laws and the Commission's work is to improve and maintain public confidence in government officials and employees. The Ethics Commission:

• Advises and makes recommendations to city employees and officials as well as the public regarding conflicts of interest, acceptance of gifts, misuse of city resources, misuse of official position, representation of clients before city agencies, political activities, and post-employment restrictions.

• Educates city officers and employees to perform their duties in an ethical manner.

• Administers and enforces the financial disclosure requirements for city officials, employees, board and commission members, council members, and candidates for city elective office.

• Enforce the ethics laws by recommending discipline for violations.

• Administers the city's lobbying laws

Mandatory Training
Training Requirement

Publications
Annual Report FY08
Annual Report FY07
Annual Report FY06
Annual Report FY05
Ethics Checklist
A Plain Language Guide to the City Ethics Laws

Guidelines
Abstention From Voting
Appearances in Advertisements
Campaign Activities
Employment after Leaving City Service
Gifts
Gift and Intergovernmental Agreement Guidelines
Guidelines on Gifts to City Agencies
Guidelines on the Use of City Resources
Procedures for Handling Requests for Advice and Complaints
Real Estate Licenses

Charter Amendments Proposed by the Ethics Commission

Civil Fines for Ethics Violation -- Charter Ballot Question No. 2

Jurisdiction over Impeachment -- Charter Ballot Question No. 3

Commission Forms and Instructions

The following downloadable forms may be completed online and then printed for your signature.

Financial Disclosure (downloadable 114KB PDF form)
Disclosure of Conflict of Interest (downloadable 32KB PDF form)

Disclosure of Outside Interests (downloadable 374KB PDF form)

Lobbyist Forms (downloadable 21KB PDF form)

Other Agency Publications

Fraud Awareness Quick Reference Guide

(Honolulu Department of Budget and Fiscal Services)

Related Web Sites

Fraud Awareness and Internal Controls (Honolulu Department of Budget and Fiscal Services)

Sorry. The above site is accessible to only city employees.

City Council

Customer Services Department (complaints)

State Ethics Commission

State Office of Information Practices

State Campaign Spending Commission.

The Council on Governmental Ethics Laws (COGEL)

We are interested in your comments, suggestions and concerns regarding ethics or this website. Please contact us to let us know what you think.

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Tuesday, October 21, 2008