ROH §1-18.5

Employers must pledge to follow city rules before getting city contracts

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When the city makes or renews a contract with an employer, the city officer in charge must get the employer to pledge in writing to follow this article and the city's sexual harassment policy. The city cannot make or renew the contract without that pledge. If the employer breaks the pledge, the city can cancel or pause the contract.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Pledge of compliance - Prohibition on contract without pledge - Revocation, termination, or suspension of contract for noncompliance with pledge

A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

(a) When entering into or renewing a contract with an employer, the city officer in charge shall require the employer to pledge compliance with: (1) This article; and (2) The sexual harassment policy set forth in the standard form prepared by the department of budget and fiscal services. A provision in the contract or renewal document shall express the pledge. Approval of the contract or renewal document by the employer shall be deemed an agreement with the pledge. (b) A city officer in charge shall not enter into or renew a contract with an employer unless the employer agrees to the pledge required by this section. A city officer in charge may revoke, terminate, or suspend a contract with an employer if finding that the employer is not in compliance with the pledge required by this section.

Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.

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