Hawaii Revised Statutes
84. Standards of Conduct
84-43 Ethics training course.

§84-43 Ethics training course. (a) The state ethics commission shall establish, design, supervise, and conduct ethics training for the officers and employees to whom this part applies.
(b) The ethics training course shall include:
(1) Explanations and discussions of the ethics laws, administrative rules, and relevant internal policies;
(2) Specific technical and legal requirements;
(3) The underlying purposes and principles of ethics laws;
(4) Examples of practical application of the laws and principles; and
(5) A question-and-answer participatory segment regarding common problems and situations.
The state ethics commission shall develop the methods and prepare any materials necessary to implement the course.
(c) The state ethics commission shall:
(1) Administer the ethics training course;
(2) Designate those of its legal staff who are to conduct the ethics training course; and
(3) Notify each officer or employee enumerated in section 84-41 that their attendance in this course is mandatory.
(d) The state ethics commission may repeat the course as necessary to accommodate all persons who are required to attend.
(e) Each state agency shall provide to the state ethics commission the names of those required to take the course in a timely manner and assist the commission by providing adequate meeting facilities for the ethics training course. [L 2004, c 198, pt of §1; am L 2019, c 120, §5]