Hawaii County Code - Article 15. Code of Ethics

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ADMINISTRATION § 2-91.1 Section 2-91.1. Financial disclosures and disclosures of interest. (a) Definitions. The following words used in this section shall have the respective meanings in this section: (1) "Candidate" has the meaning given it by section 11-191(3),* Hawaii Revised Statutes; (2) "Elective" means all elective offices of the County of Hawaii; (3) "Income" means gross income defined by section 61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954; (4) "Regulatory employee" means: (A) Supervisors of inspectors employed by the department of public works and department of environmental management; (B) Inspectors employed by the department of public works and department of environmental management; (C) Supervisors of liquor control investigators; (D) Liquor control investigators; (E) Buyers and purchasing agents; (F) Supervisors of real property tax appraisers; (G) Real property tax appraisers; (H) Planners employed by the planning department; (I) Supervisors of inspectors employed by the department of water supply; (J) Inspectors employed by the department of water supply; (K) The legislative auditor. (b) Filing of financial disclosures. (1) Candidates to Office. All candidates for elective office for the County of Hawai`i shall file a financial disclosure as provided herein within ten working days after the deadline for filing as a candidate for office. (2) Officers. All officers shall file a financial disclosure as provided herein within twenty working days after taking the oath of office or within twenty working days after the effective date of this section and annually thereafter on or before January 31 of each year until the end of the term of office. If an officer is re-elected to office or reappointed to office for a new term, the foregoing requirement for filing financial disclosures shall be observed. (3) Regulatory Employees. All regulatory employees shall file a financial disclosure as provided herein on or before January 31, 1984, and thereafter biennially on or before January 31 of the biennium year. Persons becoming regulatory employees on or after January 31, 1984, shall file the initial financial disclosure as provided herein within thirty working days of commencement of employment or term of office. (c) The disclosure of financial interests shall state the financial interests of the person disclosing, whether held in the person's name or by any other person for the person disclosing s use and benefit, and shall include: (1) The source, nature, and amount of all income of$1,000 or more received during the preceding calendar year; provided that information that may be privileged by law need not be disclosed. 2-37