Who must file financial disclosure statements and what they must include

A. Filing requirements. 1. Candidates for elective office. All candidates for nomination to elective office in County government must file a public financial disclosure statement with the county clerk concurrently with their nomination papers. A new public financial disclosure statement must be filed with the county clerk each year a person files an application for nomination to a County elective office. 2. Appointed officers. All appointed officers having significant discretionary or fiscal powers must file a public financial disclosure statement. Appointed officers having significant discretionary or fiscal powers include executive and legislative department heads and first deputies. 3. County clerk and deputy county clerk. For purposes of election official security, the County clerk and deputy County clerk must file a confidential financial disclosure statement. 4. Members of boards and commissions. All members of boards and commissions having significant discretionary or fiscal powers must file a confidential financial disclosure statement. The following boards and commissions have significant discretionary or fiscal powers: a. Board of variances and appeals. b. Charter commission. c. Civil service commission. d. Board of ethics. e. Salary commission. f. Maui County cultural resources commission. g. Liquor control commission. h. Liquor control adjudication board. i. Maui planning commission. j. Police commission. k. Cost of government commission. l. Maui redevelopment agency. m. Board of water supply. n. Real property tax review board. o. Molokai planning commission. p. Lāna‘i planning commission. q. Fire and public safety commission. r. East Maui regional community board. s. Hāna advisory committee. t. Independent nomination board. u. Pāi‘a-Ha‘ikū advisory committee to the Maui planning commission. v. South Maui advisory committee to the Maui planning commission. w. Housing advisory board. x. All community plan advisory committees. 5. Filing deadlines. All persons required to make financial disclosure statements, other than candidates for elective County office, must file financial disclosure statements with the board of ethics prior to taking office or the date of the resolution approving their appointment to the board or commission, whichever is earlier, and must file annual updates of their financial disclosure statements by February 15 of each year the person continues in office. Appointed officers who file financial disclosure statements prior to taking office in an acting, or temporary, capacity are not required to file another statement for the applicable year following permanent appointment. B. Form of disclosure. The financial disclosure statement must be sworn under oath and must include the following information: 1. The source and amount of all income received by the person in his or her own name or by any other person for his or her use and benefit during the preceding calendar year. 2. The tax map key number or street address of all real property that is currently owned in whole or in part by the person in his or her own name or by any other person for his or her use and benefit. 3. The name and mailing address of all business firms that are currently owned in whole or in part by the person in his or her own name or by any other person for his or her use and benefit. 4. Every officership, directorship, trusteeship, or other fiduciary relationship currently held in any organization or business. 5. The total amount of debt currently owed to all creditors. 6. The identity of each creditor interest currently held in an insolvent business. 7. The name of each person represented before a County agency for the year immediately preceding the date of the financial disclosure statement. 8. Any other information required by the board of ethics in accordance with administrative rule. C. Where an amount is required to be reported, the person disclosing must indicate whether the amount is at least $1,000 but less than $10,000; at least $10,000 but less than $25,000; at least $25,000 but less than $50,000; at least $50,000 but less than $100,000; at least $100,000 but less than $200,000; at least $200,000 but less than $500,000; or $500,000 or more. D. Filing requirements. All public financial disclosure statements must be filed with the County clerk and, except for the filer's residential street address and phone number, must be public records available for inspection. ( Ord. No. 5791 , § 2, 2025; Ord. No. 4459, § 1, 2017 ; Ord. No. 3844, § 1, 2011; Ord. 2602 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1804 § 1, 1989: Ord. 1473 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1270 § 1, 1982)