Elected state officials, department heads, members of key state boards, and any state official who is required to file a public financial disclosure must take a LIVE ethics training course.
The following state officials must take a LIVE ethics training course:
Elected Officials: Legislators, Governor, Lt. Governor
Executive Branch: Department heads (Directors & Deputy Directors), Governor’s Chief of Staff
Department of Education (DOE): Superintendent and Deputy Superintendents
Judiciary: Administrative Director and Deputy Director
Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA): Trustees, CEO, and Executive Administrators
State Library: State Librarian and Special Assistant
University of Hawai’i (UH): President, Vice Presidents, Assistant Vice Presidents, Provost, and Chancellors
Members of of the following state boards and commissions:
Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC)
Board of Agriculture (BOA)
Board of Education (BOE)
Board of Land & Natural Resources (BLNR)
Commission on Water Resource Management (CWRM)
Hawai’i Community Development Authority (HCDA)
Hawai’i Housing Finance & Development Corporation (HHFDC)
Hawai’i Public Housing Authority (HPHA)
Hawai’i Public Utilities Commission (HPUC)
Hawai’i State Ethics Commission (HSEC)
Hawaiian Homes Commission
Land Use Commission (LUC)
Legacy Land Conservation Commission
Natural Area Reserves System Commission
Natural Energy Lab. of Hawai’i Authority (NELHA)
Stadium Authority
University of Hawai’i Board of Regents
Types of Training The Commission offers several types of training webinars throughout the year: General Ethics, Ethics for Board & Commission Members, and Ethics for State Government Attorneys. Lobbyist training webinars are also offered in January prior to the start of the legislative session.
How to Register for Training Live trainings are generally conducted via a videoconference (about 90 minutes long). To register for a live webinar, please select one of the sessions below.