Commissioners The Commission is a five member body that was created by the 1973 Legislature under Act 185. The Commission consists of five members of the general public appointed by the Governor from a list of ten nominees submitted by the Judicial Council.
Commissioners serve on a voluntary basis.
The responsibility of the Commission is to enforce the campaign spending law which regulates campaign contributions and expenditures in the State of Hawaii. The Commission is assisted by a five member staff lead by a full-time executive director appointed by the Commission. The executive director along with an associate director, general counsel, secretary and election clerk make up the entire staff of the Commission. Since 1992, he has operated his own management consulting firm called A.D. Black Associates. On his free time he enjoys writing fiction stories.