Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 21 - LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES
Chapter 7 - HAWAII STATE ETHICS COMMISSION GIFTS AND FAIR TREATMENT
Section 21-7-4 - Invitations to events; protocol purposes
Current through February, 2024
(a) An individual who represents the Slate for protocol purposes, such as the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, legislator, President of the University of Hawaii, department director or deputy director, or trustee or administrator of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, may generally accept an unsolicited offer of complimentary attendance to attend an event organized with the principal objective of raising money for or awareness of a charitable organization, provided that:
(b) The commission shall revise the dollar amounts in subsection (a) in January of each even-numbered year to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index and shall publicize these values on its website.
(c) For purposes of subsection (a), if the total value of the gift meets the reporting requirements of section 84-11.5, HRS, the gift shall be reported and the recipient shall separately report both the non-tax-deductible value of attendance and the tax-deductible portion of the attendance fee on the recipient's annual gifts disclosure statement.