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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 84-1 (2026)

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PART I.  GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

     §84-1  Construction.  This chapter shall be liberally construed to promote high standards of ethical conduct in state government. [L 1972, c 163, pt of §1]

 

Law Journals and Reviews

 

  The Lawyer-Legislator and the Canons of Ethics.  1 HBJ, Jan 1959, at 11.

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1972–2025 · leading case: Doe v. State Ethics Comm'n, 494 P.2d 559 (Haw. 1972).
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Doe v. State Ethics Comm'n, 494 P.2d 559 (Haw. 1972). · cites it 4× “The legislature required clearly in HRS § 84-1 that this "chapter shall be liberally construed to promote high standards of ethical conduct in state government.”
Akana v. Hawai'i State Ethics Comm'n. ICA mem. op., filed 01/22/2024 [ada], 153 Haw. 523. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/16/2024. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/10/2024 [ada]. (Haw. 2025). · cites it 4× “” HRS § 84-1 (2012). The fair treatment law bars legislators and state employees from “us[ing] or attempt[ing] to use [their] official position to secure or grant unwarranted privileges, exemptions, advantages, contracts, or treatment for oneself or others[.”
Akana v. Hawai'i State Ethics Comm'n, 542 P.3d 291 (Haw. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “3d 934, 941 (2016) (citing HRS Chapter 84, Preamble (1993));4 HRS § 84-1 (2012) ("This chapter shall be liberally construed to promote high standards of ethical conduct in state government."). When we review the Commission's decision, we "cannot consider the weight of the…”
Boyd v. Hawai'i State Ethics Comm'n, 358 P.3d 709 (Haw. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “HRS § 84-1 instructs that “[chapter 84] shall be liberally construed to promote high standard of ethical conduct in state government[,]” but does not specifically indicate whether charter school employees are “employees of the State” so as to be required to adhere to the Code of…”
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