State Procurement Office

(Amended by Act 207; effective 7/6/10)

• Changes title to requirements of ethical public procurement. Requires public employees, and actual or prospective bidders, offerors, contractors, businesses or other interested parties, when participating in public procurements,to do so in an ethical manner; and provides for specific ethical standards.
• Note that Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR) chapter 3-131 on compliance currently provides parallel provisions for ‘procurement code of ethics’ for procurement personnel and private sector entities doing business with the government.
• See Procurement Circular 2010-02.