HCC §2-90
Keeping board charges confidential before a complaint is issued
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗Board members must keep information about a charge secret until the board issues a complaint, or forever if no complaint is issued. They can only share it if the board allows it. Breaking this rule can lead to a fine or losing their board position.
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Confidentiality
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(a) Any board member, including the individual making the charge, who divulges information concerning the charge prior to the issuance of the complaint by the board mentioned in section 2-88 and section 2-89 or if the investigation discloses that the complaint should not be issued by the board, at any time divulges any information concerning the original charge, or divulges the contents or disclosures except as permitted by the board, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor which shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500. If a board member is in violation of this section, the board member may be subject to dismissal from this board. (b) This prohibition shall not apply to meetings open to the public.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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