Advisory Opinions

The table below lists advisory opinions issued by the Honolulu Ethics Commission. Each opinion number links to its full PDF document.

For a list of advisory opinions organized by topic, see the Subject Matter Index.

Date Issued	Opinion Number
06/21/2023	2023-1
08/17/2023	2023-2
02/16/2022	2022-1
06/30/2022	2022-2
06/30/2022	2022-3
04/14/2021	2021-1
05/08/2020	2020-1
09/16/2020	2020-2
12/16/2020	2020-3
04/17/2019	2019-1
04/17/2019	2019-2
03/21/2018	2018-1
10/17/2018	2018-2
08/15/2018	2018-3
10/17/2018	2018-4
02/17/2017	2017-1
02/17/2017	2017-2
03/11/2016	2016-1
11/25/2016	2016-2
03/18/2015	2015-1
05/13/2015	2015-2
02/19/2014	2014-1
04/25/2014	2014-2
05/30/2014	2014-3
12/31/2013	2014-4
06/26/2014	2014-5
09/18/2014	2014-6
11/21/2014	2014-7
03/13/2013	2013-1
05/15/2013	2013-2
10/07/2013	2013-3
08/19/2013	2013-4
04/02/2012	2012-1
07/18/2012	2012-2
06/15/2012	2012-3
06/15/2012	2012-4
06/15/2012	2012-4 Attachments
09/12/2012	2012-5
10/01/2012	2012-6
10/31/2012	2012-7
10/23/2012	2012-8
02/28/2011	2011-1
07/15/2011	2011-2
07/15/2011	2011-3
07/15/2011	2011-4
09/12/2011	2011-5
01/17/2012	2011-6
12/19/2011	2011-7
12/21/2011	2011-8
03/03/2010	2010-1
03/03/2010	2010-2
04/08/2010	2010-3
11/22/2010	2010-4
11/22/2010	2010-5
04/16/2009	2009-1
04/09/2009	2009-2
06/18/2009	2009-3
08/19/2009	2009-4
11/03/2009	2009-5
12/18/2009	2009-6
01/11/2008	2008-1
04/01/2008	2008-2
10/16/2008	2008-3
12/08/2008	2008-4
11/14/2008	2008-5
07/18/2007	2007-1
09/25/2007	2007-2
10/17/2007	2007-3
02/24/2006	2006-1
05/01/2006	2006-2
05/16/2006	2006-3
01/31/2005	2005-1
02/02/2005	2005-2
04/19/2005	2005-3
07/18/2005	2005-4
10/27/2005	2005-5
12/20/2005	2005-6
03/05/2004	2004-1
03/03/2004	2004-2
03/03/2004	2004-3
04/21/2004	2004-4
06/22/2004	2004-5
06/22/2004	2004-6
06/22/2004	2004-7
06/22/2004	2004-8
10/14/2004	2004-9
12/14/2004	2004-10
06/05/2003	2003-1
06/20/2003	2003-2
09/07/2003	2003-3
09/15/2003	2003-4
09/27/2002	2002-1
09/06/2002	2002-2
09/06/2002	2002-3
11/08/2002	2002-4
12/17/2002	2002-5
03/15/2001	2001-1
06/22/2001	2001-2
09/21/2001	2001-2 A
10/08/2001	2001-3
10/10/2001	2001-4
10/24/2001	2001-5
10/24/2001	2001-6
01/18/2000	303
03/24/2000	304
04/28/2000	305
06/16/2000	306
09/14/2000	307
04/21/1999	297
06/15/1999	298
06/15/1999	299
07/14/1999	300
10/13/1999	301
11/19/1999	302
01/20/1998	285
01/20/1998	286
02/02/1998	287
03/20/1998	288
03/20/1998	289
09/18/1998	290
10/22/1998	291
10/22/1998	292
10/22/1998	293
12/17/1998	294
12/17/1998	295
12/07/1998	296
02/24/1997	275
01/28/1997	276
01/28/1997	277
04/09/1997	278
03/13/1997	279
05/13/1997	280
07/24/1997	281
08/11/1997	282
09/12/1997	283
10/07/1997	284
02/01/1996	266
02/01/1996	267
04/12/1996	268
04/12/1996	269
05/30/1996	270
07/22/1996	271
08/23/1996	272
09/27/1996	273
11/18/1996	274a
12/03/1996	274b
01/20/1995	245
02/13/1995	246
03/09/1995	247
05/03/1995	248
05/10/1995	249
05/10/1995	250
05/24/1995	251
05/30/1995	252
05/24/1995	253
05/30/1995	254
07/07/1995	255
07/07/1995	256
08/07/1995	257
08/07/1995	258
10/24/1995	259
10/24/1995	260
10/24/1995	261
10/24/1995	262
11/22/1995	263
12/20/1995	264
01/24/1996	265
02/15/1994	234
03/08/1994	235
03/08/1994	236
05/09/1994	237
06/02/1994	238
06/02/1994	239
06/02/1994	240
07/07/1994	241
11/23/1994	242
12/21/1994	243
12/21/1994	244
01/11/1993	223
03/10/1993	224
05/06/1993	225
05/06/1993	226
05/17/1993	227
05/17/1993	228
05/17/1993	229
08/19/1993	230
11/22/1993	231
11/22/1993	232
12/10/1993	233
03/25/1992	215
04/14/1992	216
09/10/1992	217
09/10/1992	218
10/12/1992	219
10/12/1992	220
10/12/1992	221
11/12/1992	222
02/28/1991	209
02/28/1991	210
05/09/1991	211
11/12/1991	212
11/13/1991	213
11/13/1991	214
10/30/1990	199
02/26/1990	200
03/15/1990	201
05/11/1990	202
06/14/1990	203
07/12/1990	204
09/07/1990	205
09/07/1990	206
12/03/1990	207
11/09/1990	208
04/27/1989	195
06/13/1989	196
06/09/1989	197
10/30/1989	198
01/25/1988	182
01/25/1988	183
04/08/1988	184
05/20/1988	185
07/25/1988	186
07/25/1988	187
07/25/1988	188
07/26/1988	189
09/28/1988	190
10/03/1988	191
12/08/1988	192
11/21/1988	193
09/28/1988	194
01/27/1987	162
01/27/1987	163
06/10/1986	164
12/18/1986	165
01/26/1987	166
03/23/1987	167
03/17/1987	168
03/19/1987	169
04/23/1987	170
07/01/1987	171
06/18/1987	172
06/18/1987	173
09/02/1987	174
09/02/1987	175
10/23/1987	176
10/23/1987	177
11/23/1987	178
11/23/1987	179
12/14/1987	180
12/14/1987	181
01/28/1986	155
01/28/1986	156
03/11/1986	157
03/11/1986	158
04/15/1986	159
04/14/1986	160
04/14/1986	161
01/02/1985	144
01/22/1985	145
05/21/1985	146
05/21/1985	147
05/21/1985	148
11/26/1985	149
06/28/1985	150
07/31/1985	151
07/31/1985	152
08/27/1985	153
08/27/1985	154
02/14/1984	130
02/14/1984	131
02/15/1984	132
03/20/1984	133
03/20/1984	134
03/20/1984	135
05/01/1984	136
05/25/1984	137
05/25/1984	138
07/24/1984	139
07/24/1984	140
09/18/1984	141
09/18/1984	142
09/18/1984	143
01/25/1983	111
01/25/1983	112
01/25/1983	113
01/25/1983	114
01/25/1983	115
03/07/1983	116
03/07/1983	117
03/07/1983	118
03/07/1983	119
04/08/1983	120
04/08/1983	121
07/08/1983	122
07/08/1983	123
09/21/1983	124
09/21/1983	125
11/08/1983	126
11/08/1983	127
08/25/1983	128
12/13/1983	129
06/09/1982	102
07/15/1982	103
08/18/1982	104
08/18/1982	105
08/18/1982	106
08/24/1982	107
08/24/1982	108
09/29/1982	109
12/16/1982	110
02/11/1981	96
03/12/1981	97
03/12/1981	98
04/23/1981	99
06/30/1981	100
10/19/1981	101
03/17/1980	90
03/17/1980	91
04/11/1980	92
10/24/1980	93
11/24/1980	94
11/25/1980	95
01/10/1979	88
05/09/1979	89
02/14/1978	77
02/14/1978	78
02/21/1978	79
02/21/1978	80
07/11/1978	81
07/11/1978	82
09/28/1978	83
09/28/1978	84
11/15/1978	85
11/15/1978	86
12/18/1978	87
01/18/1977	66
02/15/1977	67
02/15/1977	68
02/15/1977	69
04/12/1977	70
04/12/1977	71
08/29/1977	72
12/21/1977	73
12/21/1977	74
12/21/1977	75
12/21/1977	76
01/14/1976	49
02/23/1976	50
03/16/1976	51
03/16/1976	52
04/15/1976	54
04/27/1976	55
05/11/1976	56
05/11/1976	57
06/23/1976	58
06/23/1976	59
06/29/1976	60
09/29/1976	61
09/29/1976	62
11/10/1976	63
11/10/1976	64
12/15/1976	65
10/30/1975	46
10/30/1975	47
10/30/1975	48
05/13/1974	43
05/13/1974	44
12/18/1974	45
04/27/1973	20
06/26/1973	21
04/14/1971	25
04/14/1971	26
07/30/1971	27
12/28/1971	28
12/28/1971	29
04/27/1973	35
04/27/1973	36
11/28/1973	37
11/28/1973	38
11/28/1973	39
11/28/1973	40
12/12/1973	41
12/12/1973	42
01/28/1972	30
04/11/1972	31
04/11/1972	32
10/11/1972	33
10/11/1972	34
02/01/1971	13
03/25/1971	14
05/12/1971	15
05/12/1971	16
07/30/1971	17
07/30/1971	18
09/21/1971	19
02/11/1970	22
05/05/1970	23
10/02/1970	24
02/15/1971	68
03/11/1970	11
06/26/1970	12
04/16/1970	53
05/07/1969	9
05/07/1969	10
01/11/1968	3
02/02/1968	4
02/14/1968	5
02/14/1968	6
03/01/1968	7
04/10/1968	8
06/07/1967	1
11/29/1967	2