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Council debates ethics review before approving DARE Day grant; ultimately adopts $2,005 transfer
Summary
After an extended discussion about potential conflicts when county employees serve on nonprofit boards, the Hawaii County Council approved a $2,005 grant to support DARE Day but first rejected a motion to table the matter for a board-of-ethics opinion.
The Hawaii County Council discussed whether a small council-funded grant to a nonprofit that has county employees on its board should first be reviewed by the Board of Ethics before the council approved it. After debate and a failed attempt to table the item in order to get a formal written opinion, the council adopted Resolution 88-25, a $2,005 transfer from a council contingency fund to support DARE Hawaii’s 2025 DARE Day celebration.
The item drew attention because several council members, and members of the Office of Corporation Counsel, raised the possibility that a transfer to a nonprofit whose board includes county employees could trigger an informal advisory opinion from the Board of Ethics. Council member Kaguawata asked for clarification and requested that counsel be present; Deputy Corporation Counsel Cody Friends and Assistant…
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