LIVE TRAINING

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.

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Who is Required to Take Live Ethics Training?

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.    

General Ethics Training
Thursday, May 8, 2025; 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqc-irpzIqGNN4Uq480WD0lO4BR1kR1Di9
Ethics for State Board and Commission Members
Friday, July 18, 2025; 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYlceGtpjMiGdJ8MM_OeskcuMv63xIwlFGC
General Ethics Training
Wednesday, August 6, 2025; 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqcOigrDgvHt2TXCIZaWWX3uhbNDC39Ovw
Ethics for State Board and Commission Members
Thursday, September 25, 2025; 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAlcOigrT4pGdxYF0V2m9esq3PkpLLsHa7N
General Ethics Training
Wednesday, October 22, 2025; 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqcuyoqjsrHd2PtoNm6LAPHKDF3d6M2LOQ
Ethics for State Board and Commission Members
Friday, November 7, 2025; 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrceCopz8qE9DBVeqcjn3ORKFE26T8KBbw

QUESTIONS/TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE?  Contact the State Ethics Commission’s office at (808) 587-0460 or [email protected].