§84-31 Duties of commission; complaint, hearing, determination. (a) The ethics commission shall have the following powers and duties: (1) It shall prescribe forms for the disclosures required by article XIV of the Hawaii constitution and section 84-17 and the gifts disclosure statements required by section 84-11.5 and shall establish orderly procedures for implementing the requirements […]
§84-31.3 Filing of false charges. (a) Any person who knowingly and intentionally files a false charge with the commission, or any member of the commission who initiates action against any state official, state employee, or any other person covered by this chapter, knowing such charge to be false, shall be guilty of the crime of […]
§84-31.5 REPEALED. L 1998, c 32, §1.
§84-32 Procedure. (a) With respect to legislators and employees removable only by impeachment: when the ethics commission after due hearings pursuant to section 84-31(c) determines that there is sufficient cause to file a complaint against a legislator or an employee removable only by impeachment, it shall issue a complaint and refer the matter to the […]
§84-33 Disciplinary action for violation. In addition to any other powers the civil service commission or other authority may have to discipline employees, the civil service commission or authority may reprimand, put on probation, demote, suspend, or discharge an employee found to have violated the code of ethics. [L 1972, c 163, pt of §1; […]
§84-34 No compensation. The members of the ethics commission shall serve without compensation but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. [L 1972, c 163, pt of §1]
§84-35 Staff. The ethics commission may employ and at pleasure remove such persons, including an executive director, as it may deem necessary for the performance of its functions. Effective July 1, 2005, the salary of the executive director shall be the same as the salary of the director of health. The commission shall fix the […]
§84-35.5 Prohibition from political activity. The members of the ethics commission and its staff shall not take an active part in political management or in political campaigns during the term of office or employment. [L 1979, c 91, §10]
§84-36 Cooperation. The ethics commission may request and shall receive from every department, division, board, bureau, commission, or other agency of the State cooperation and assistance in the performance of its duties. [L 1972, c 163, pt of §1]
§84-37 Concurrent jurisdiction. Notwithstanding any provision contained herein, pursuant to article III, section 12 of the constitution of the State of Hawaii each house of the legislature may prescribe further rules of conduct covering its members and may investigate and discipline a member for any violation of its rules or the code of ethics. [L […]
§84-38 Judicial branch. The powers and duties assigned in this part IV to the governor shall, with respect to employees in the judicial branch, be assigned to the chief justice of the supreme court. [L 1977, c 159, §15]
§84-39 Administrative fines. (a) Where an administrative fine has not been established for a violation of this chapter, any person, including a legislator or employee, who violates this chapter shall be subject to an administrative fine imposed by the state ethics commission that shall not exceed $1,000 for each violation. All fines collected under this […]
