Ethics enforcement window for former county employees
Maui County
Summary
Right now, county workers and board members can dodge an ethics case by resigning — the board lost three recent cases that way. Bill 55 gives the Board of Ethics six years from the violation (or from discovery if fraud was involved) to act, and it applies retroactively.
At a glance
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Last discussed Jul 28, 2026.
Impact analysis
Fines remain capped at $1,000 under this bill, but other remedies like contract voiding and cost recovery exist elsewhere in the code.
Anyone who files an ethics complaint — and the public, which gets a real accountability mechanism that can't be dodged by resignation.
Some committee members worried employees and officials could face 'fishing expeditions' and weaponized complaints years after the fact.
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