ROH §2-27.5
What benefits volunteers can get from city agencies
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section says city agencies can pay volunteers back for certain costs they pay out of pocket, like meals, travel, and training, if the agency has money in its budget. It also says volunteers are not city employees and may get personal liability insurance.
state agencies
The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Volunteer benefits
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) An agency may reimburse volunteers for out-of-pocket costs incurred in carrying out their volunteer duties, consistent with subsection (b), as deemed necessary to assist volunteers in performing their services.
(b) Volunteer benefits may include, within the limits of an agency’s budget, the following:
(1) Meals without charge or the cost thereof reimbursed;
(2) Transportation costs including parking fees, bus and taxi fares to cover expenses incurred in carrying out a volunteer’s duties;
(3) Out-service training and attendance at conferences pertaining to a volunteer’s assigned duties; and
(4) Other reasonable expenses incurred by volunteers in connection with their assignments.
(c) Volunteers shall not be deemed “employees of the city” when acting for an agency in their capacity as volunteers.
(d) Personal liability insurance coverage may be furnished for volunteers.
Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.
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