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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING GIFTS DISCLOSURE FORM <br /> WHO SHOULD FILE THIS FORM <br /> The Hawaii County Ethics Code, § 2-91.5 of the Hawaii County Code, requires you to <br /> file a gifts disclosure statement if you are a County employee, or County board or commission <br /> member, and if all of the following conditions are met: <br /> (1) During the period covered by the gifts disclosure statement(see When To File <br /> below), you or your spouse or your dependent child receives, directly or <br /> indirectly, from one source: (a) any gift valued in excess of$100, or(b) two or <br /> more gifts whose combined value is in excess of$100. This applies to all gifts, <br /> including a gift in the form of money, service, or goods, or in any other form. <br /> (2) The source of the gift or gifts has interests that may be affected by official action <br /> that you take in your County capacity. "Official action"means a decision <br /> recommendation, approval, disapproval, or other action, including inaction, which <br /> involves discretionary authority. <br /> (3) The gift is not exempted by law from the reporting requirements. See Exempted <br /> Gifts below. <br /> If all of the above conditions are met, you must file a gifts disclosure statement with the <br /> Hawaii County Ethics Commission. <br /> EXEMPTED GIFTS <br /> You do not have to report the following gifts,which are exempted by law from the <br /> reporting requirements: <br /> (1) Gifts received by will or intestate succession; <br /> (2) Gifts received by distribution of any inter vivos or testamentary trust established <br /> by a spouse or ancestor; <br /> (3) Gifts from a spouse, fiance or fiancee, any relative within four degrees of <br /> consanguinity, or the spouse, fiance or fiancee of such a relative. A gift from any <br /> such person is a reportable gift if the person is acting as an agent or intermediary <br /> for someone who is not covered by this paragraph. [For purposes of this <br /> paragraph, relatives "within four degrees of consanguinity"include the following: <br /> Your parents, grandparents, and great grandparents; your children grandchildren, <br /> and great-grand children; your brothers/sisters, uncles/aunts, great uncles/aunts, <br /> nephews/nieces, grand nephews/nieces, and first cousins;] <br /> 1 <br />