The Hawaii State Ethics Commission is seeking applicants to fill Les Kondo’s shoes as executive director.
He started his new job as state auditor this week.
The five-member commission, a volunteer board appointed by the governor, is tasked with hiring and firing the executive director who serves as chief legal counsel and oversee the administration and enforcement of the state Ethics Code and Lobbyists Law.
The director also handles the day-to-day administration and management of the commission’s office and staff and provides overall leadership in guiding all aspects of the commission’s programs and activities, according to a description of the position.
The minimum qualifications include having a law degree.
The commission would ideally like the director to have 10 years experience in the practice of law, managerial experience, strong communication skills and “a commitment to public service and to maintaining high ethical standards.”
Read the full application description here.

GET IN-DEPTH
REPORTING ON HAWAII’S BIGGEST ISSUES
What it means to support Civil Beat.
Supporting Civil Beat means you’re investing in a newsroom that can devote months to investigate corruption. It means we can cover vulnerable, overlooked communities because those stories matter. And, it means we serve you. And only you.
Donate today and help sustain the kind of journalism Hawaiʻi cannot afford to lose.
About the Author
-
Nathan Eagle is the assistant managing editor for Civil Beat. You can reach him by email at neagle@civilbeat.org or follow him on Twitter at @nathaneagle, Facebook here and Instagram here.