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This concurrent resolution urges each county's ethics commission to adopt ethical standards comparable to those applied to state elected officials by the State Ethics Commission. The resolution emphasizes the critical importance of governmental ethics, highlighting that public service is a public trust and that maintaining the perception of integrity is as crucial as actual integrity. By recommending that county ethics commissions align their standards with state-level guidelines, the resolution seeks to restore public trust in local government and ensure that elected officials and officers are held to high ethical standards. The resolution will be transmitted to the mayor, council chairperson, and ethics commission chairperson of each county, demonstrating a formal legislative recommendation to improve governmental ethics at the county level.

Government Affairs, Justice

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HCR&billnumber=72&year=2025