Legal Opinion
Boyd v. Hawaii State Ethics Commission.
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided July 19, 2016No. SCWC-14-0000352PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
POLLACK, J.
This case addresses whether the Hawai'i State Ethics Commission (Commission) had authority to adjudicate proceedings against a charter school employee for conduct that occurred in 2006 and 2007 involving alleged conflict of interest violations of the code of ethics contained in Chapter 84 of the Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS). We conclude that HRS § 84-14 (1993), prescribing a code of conduct related to conflicts of interests for State employees, and HRS Chapter 302B (Supp.2006 & 2007) (repealed 2012), encompassing comprehensive provisions that provided for…
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