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BOARD OF ETHICS
RYAN de la PENA, MEMBER KELLY GENTRY, MEMBER DEAN TOYOFUKU, MEMBER
SUSAN BURRISS, CHAIR MIA SHIRAISHI, VICE CHAIR JOHN LATKIEWICZ, SECRETARY
MEMORANDUM
DATE: December 16, 2021
TO: Board of Ethics
FROM: Board Staff
SUBJECT: Additional Document for 12/17/2021 Board of Ethics Agenda Packet
BUSINESS
BOE 2021-33 Discussion and possible action on changes to the disclosure statement
form.
• Proposed disclosure statement amended December 16, 2021.
KAUA‘I COUNTY BOARD OF ETHICS
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
INSTRUCTION SHEET
I.WHO MUST FILE. The Mayor, Councilpersons, Prosecuting Attorney, Managing Director, heads and
deputies of all departments, agencies, and divisions, members of boards and commissions, the
purchasing administrator, regulatory employees, and all candidates for elective office.
Regulatory Employees include:
• Supervisors of inspectors employed by the
Department of Public Works
• Inspectors employed by the Department
of Public Works
• Supervisors of liquor control investigators
• Liquor control investigators
• Buyers and purchasing agents
• Supervisors of real property tax appraisers
• Real property tax appraisers
• Supervisors of planners or inspectors
employed by the Planning Department
• Planners employed by the Planning
Department
• Inspectors employed by the Planning
Department
• Supervisors of fire prevention inspectors
• Fire prevention inspectors
• Supervisors of housing quality standards
inspectors
• Housing quality standards inspectors
• Supervisors of motor vehicle inspectors
• Motor vehicle inspectors
• Supervisors of inspectors employed by the
Department of Water
• Inspectors employed by the Department
of Water
• The County Auditor
• Auditors employed by the County Auditor
• Analysts employed by the County Auditor
II.WHEN TO FILE. Disclosure forms must be filed within thirty (30) days of taking office or within
seven (7) days of fling nomination paper as a candidate for office, as in the case may be. Section 3-1.9,
Kaua‘i County Code 1987; Section 20.04, Charter of the County of Kaua‘i.
III.WHAT TO FILE. Charter §20.04 says you must file a list of all property in which you have a right, title,
or interest, a list of all business firms which contract for county business in which you have any interest,
all places of your employment including part-time employment, all sources and amounts of income,
business, ownership, officer and director positions, debts, creditor interests in insolvent businesses, and
the names of persons represented before government agencies.
IV.AMENDMENTS. Disclosure forms must be updated within thirty (30) days of any change in
information requiring disclosure.
V.PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO FILE. A violation of any provision of the Code of ethics of the
Charter of the County of Kaua‘i shall be cause for fine, suspension, or removal from office or employment.
BOE 2021-33
VI. WHERE TO FILE. All Disclosure Statements may be filed on-line, or by mail or in person to the
address as follows:
Kaua‘i County Board of Ethics
c/o Office of Boards and
Commissions Mo‘ikeha Building
4444 Rice Street, Suite 300
Līhu‘e, Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i
96766
We suggest you make and retain a copy for your personal records.
DISCLOSURE FORMS ARE PUBLIC RECORD
EXCEPT WHERE PROHIBITED
BOARD OF ETHICS
COUNTY OF KAUA‘I
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
THIS DOCUMENT SHALL BECOME A PUBLIC RECORD WHEN RECEIVED BY THE OFFICE
OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS EXCEPT WHERE PROHIBITED. PLEASE COMPLETE ALL
SECTIONS, USE N/A IF YOU HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT FOR A PARTICULAR SECTION.
NAME:
(First) (Middle) (Last)
Name of spouse:
POSITION TITLE: Indicate your County position, Board or Commission, or the public office you are
filing for:
I am a Candidate for Public Office:
(Name of Public Office)
I am: the Mayor; a Councilperson; the Prosecuting Attorney; the Managing Director; a head or deputy
of a department, agency, or division; the purchasing administrator; or a regulatory employee:
_____________________________________________________________________________
(Position Title/Department)
I am an Appointed member of a Board or Commission: __________________________________
(Name of Board or Commission)
Employer Description of Business Activity Position
III. CURRENT ANNUAL INCOME – List all sources and amounts of income greater than $1,000 (i.e.
wages, income from rental or real estate, loan repayments, stock dividends, interest on savings or bonds,
retirement income, social security, etc.) including your County of Kaua‘i income.
Source (Required: name of company) Current Annual Income (Round to
the nearest $10,000. If more than
$100,000, you may list > $100,000)
I. GENERAL INFORMATION
II. EMPLOYMENT – List all current employment other than County employment (including part-time).
Please identify acronyms appropriately.
Business Name Description of Business Activity Percent Ownership Interest Check here if
business
contracts with
the County
Organization Name Description of Organization Activity Position
Address/Location Tax Map Key Number
IV. BUSINESS INTEREST – List all business, partnerships, or sole proprietorships and the percentage of
interest in which you have an interest. Please identify acronyms appropriately.
V. POSITION HELD IN BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION – List in the space below the information
requested for all organization (whether corporations, non-profit corporations, unincorporated
organization, partnerships, etc., and identify acronyms appropriately) in which you are an official of the
organization (for example, president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, trustee, agent, board member,
etc.)
VI. CREDITORS – List the name of every person, business, organization, or corporation (excluding credit
cards) to whom you owe money.
VII. REAL PROPERTY – List the street address or tax map key number of any real estate in which you have
an interest. (Pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Hawai‘i, Article XIV)
Name of person, company, etc. Board/Commission/Agency Year
I hereby swear under oath and certify, under penalty of perjury, and pursuant to HRS § 710-1061, that
all of the information provided in this report is true and correct. I understand that providing false
information may be a violation of Federal and State law. I further understand that if I acquire or possess
an interest that might reasonably tend to create a conflict of interest with my duties or authority, or I or a
member of my immediate family, which includes parents, siblings, spouse, or children, is an owner,
officer, executive director, or director of an organization in any matter pending before me, I shall make
full disclosure of the conflict of interest and shall not participate in said matter.
_____________________________________ ________________________________
Signature Date
VIII. REPRESENTATION BEFORE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES – List the names of all persons,
corporations, organizations, partnerships, etc. that you have represented before any government agency,
(Federal, State, or County) board, or commission in the last five years:
IX. CREDITOR INTEREST IN INSOLVENT BUSINESSES – List the name of any insolvent
business which owes money to you.
X. CERTIFICATION