ROH §1-26.3

Anti-bias and inclusion training for city workers

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The city's human resources director must create and run an anti-bias and inclusion training program for all city officers and employees. The training must be based on expert advice and best practices, and the director must update it regularly. Department heads must make sure their workers take the training at least every two years and keep records proving they did.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Training program

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) The director of human resources shall develop, implement, and monitor an anti-bias and inclusion training program for all city officers and employees. (b) The training program must include, but need not be limited to, instruction based on best practices and information from experts in the fields of diversity, equity, or inclusion. (c) The director shall periodically assess the training materials and update them as needed. (d) Employing department and agency heads shall ensure that all city officers and employees under their authority participate at least biennially in the training provided pursuant to this article. (e) The director or the director’s designee shall retain records demonstrating that the city has made training available to officers and employees pursuant to this article. Employing department and agency heads shall ensure that records are kept and retained confirming that the officers and employees under their authority participated in the training.

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

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