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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> money proportionate to the cost to the State for the inclusion of the <br /> <br /> reference to the campaign website in the official material. The State <br /> <br /> Ethics Commission received a check from the official for the agreed-upon <br /> <br /> amount, which was deposited in the State's General Fund. Because the <br /> <br /> official paid the restitution the Commission deemed appropriate, the <br /> <br /> Commission believed that issuance of an informal advisory opinion was <br /> <br /> appropriate to terminate the case and that further proceedings were not <br /> <br /> warranted; <br /> <br /> 26) The creation of the Board of Ethics is mandated by the Hawaii State <br /> <br /> Constitution. Created under the authority of the Hawaii County Charter, <br /> <br /> the Board's function is to provide an avenue for County officials and the <br /> <br /> public to request opinions regarding the interpretation of the ethics code; <br /> 27) Information that a County official or employee wishes to incorporate into <br /> <br /> official materials that might be construed as campaign-related should be <br /> <br /> brought to the attention of the Board by a request for an advisory opinion <br /> <br /> before the material is sent out at taxpayer expense; <br /> <br /> 28) Official material made available to the public should not contain <br /> <br /> references to campaign-related information or events; <br /> <br /> 29) County elected officials and employees should exercise care and <br /> <br /> deliberation in the use of County equipment, facilities, property and in the <br /> <br /> production of official material for the public. These materials are paid for <br /> <br /> by the taxpayers; <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 8 <br />