ROH §3-12.5
How board members prove they took the required training
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗Board members must give their board chair a signed form proving they took the sunshine law training. The form is due within 30 days after training or after taking office, whichever is later. The chair must give the form to the vice-chair. Lying on the form is not allowed.
The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Certification of participation
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) A member of a board, other than a member of a community visioning team, shall provide the chair of the board with a certification of the member’s participation in the sunshine law training program no later than:
(1) Thirty days after the date of participation; or
(2) Thirty days after date of taking office;
whichever is later; provided that if the member is the chair of the board, the certification shall be provided to the board’s vice-chair. The certification of participation may be mailed or hand-delivered, and, if mailed, shall be deemed to have been provided on the postmark date.
(b) No member of a board shall provide false certification of participation in the sunshine law training program to the chair or vice-chair of the board.
(c) A standard form certification shall be prescribed by the administrator and shall be provided to all participants in the sunshine law training program.
(d) A board member who participates in the sunshine law training program by viewing an online training video shall sign a notice of self-certification, as prescribed by the administrator.
Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.
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