ROH §2-30.2
Review and competitive bidding for personal service contracts
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗The director must review all proposed employee contracts from city agencies before they are signed. The director decides if the work should instead be done by an independent contractor, following written rules. No such contract can be signed without the director's approval.
state agencies
The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Review and competitive procurement of personal services contracts
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 shall review all employer-employee contracts requested by an executive agency before contract execution and determine whether the contract is appropriate or whether the personal services to be procured would be more appropriately procured by a contract with an independent contractor. This determination shall be made in accordance with written guidelines established by the director for all executive agencies regarding the types of personal services that shall be competitively procured.
(b) If the director determines that a proposed employer-employee contract is more appropriately procured by a contract with an independent contractor, the director shall so notify the executive agency making the request and determine the proper method of procurement.
(c) No employer-employee contract requested by an executive agency shall be entered into without the approval of the director.
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