STATE ETHICS COMMISSION ENTERS INTO SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH SIONE THOMPSON, FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAWAI‘I STATE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL COMMISSION

STATE ETHICS COMMISSION ENTERS INTO SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
WITH SIONE THOMPSON, FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAWAI‘I
STATE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL COMMISSION
HONOLULU, HI — The Hawai‘i State Ethics Commission reached a settlement
agreement with Sione Thompson, former Executive Director of the Hawaii State Public
Charter School Commission. The settlement agreement resolves a Charge alleging that
Mr. Thompson, while a member of the board of directors of three organizations, took
state action affecting these organizations in violation of the State Ethics Code. The
Charge further alleged that Mr. Thompson failed to report his interests in these
organizations on annual financial disclosure statements.
The settlement agreement requires Mr. Thompson to pay an administrative fine of
$5,000 to the State of Hawai‘i. As part of the settlement agreement, Mr. Thompson
admitted he violated the Conflicts of Interests law on fifteen occasions. He further
admitted that he violated the Financial Disclosure law by failing to disclose his positions
on the boards of directors of the organizations his annual financial disclosure statements
filed between 2018 and 2020.
The Commission’s decision can be found on the Commission’s website at
https://files.hawaii.gov/ethics/advice/ROC2023-02.pdf