HRS §84-35
Hiring and paying ethics commission staff
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗The ethics commission can hire and fire its own staff, including an executive director. The executive director's pay is set to match the director of health's pay. Other staff pay is set by the commission within its budget, and these jobs are not covered by the state's regular civil service rules.
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The statute, as written — Staff
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
The ethics commission may employ and at pleasure remove such persons, including an executive director, as it may deem necessary for the performance of its functions. Effective July 1, 2005, the salary of the executive director shall be the same as the salary of the director of health. The commission shall fix the compensations of its employees within the amounts made available by appropriation therefor. The employees of the commission shall be exempt from chapter 76.
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