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HI Rev Stat § 11-354 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-354 Fundraising on state or county property prohibited.

  §11-354 Fundraising on state or county property prohibited. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no person shall solicit a contribution in a government facility that is used for the discharge of official duties by an officer or employee of the State or county.  (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any government facility that permits use by nongovernmental organizations for a fee or with reservations; provided that the government facility's use rules do not prohibit political activities on the premises. Government facilities that permit use for political activities shall be available to a candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee for fundraising activities pursuant to the same terms and conditions that would otherwise apply to use by nongovernmental organizations.  (c) A person who violates the prohibition of fundraising on state or county property shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 11-356 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-356 Contributions by foreign national or foreign corporation prohibited.

  §11-356 Contributions by foreign national or foreign corporation prohibited. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no contributions or expenditures shall be made to or on behalf of a candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee, by a foreign national or foreign corporation, including a domestic subsidiary of a foreign corporation, a domestic corporation that is owned by a foreign national, or a local subsidiary where administrative control is retained by the foreign corporation, and in the same manner prohibited under 2 United States Code section 441e and 11 Code of Federal Regulations section 110.20, as amended.  (b) A foreign-owned domestic corporation may make contributions if:  (1) Foreign national individuals do not participate in election-related activities, including decisions concerning contributions or the administration of a candidate committee or noncandidate committee; or  (2) The contributions are domestically-derived. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 11-357 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-357 Contributions to candidate committees; limits.

  §11-357 Contributions to candidate committees; limits. (a) No person shall make contributions to:  (1) A candidate seeking nomination or election to a two-year office or to a candidate committee in an aggregate amount greater than $2,000 during an election period;  (2) A candidate seeking nomination or election to a four-year nonstatewide office or to a candidate committee in an aggregate amount greater than $4,000 during an election period; or  (3) A candidate seeking nomination or election to a four-year statewide office or to a candidate committee in an aggregate amount greater than $6,000 during an election period.  (b) For purposes of this section, the length of term of an office shall be the usual length of term of the office as unaffected by reapportionment, a special election to fill a vacancy, or any other factor causing the term of the office the candidate is seeking to be less than the usual length of term of that office. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 11-358 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-358 Contributions to noncandidate committees; limits.

  §11-358 Contributions to noncandidate committees; limits. No person shall make contributions to a noncandidate committee in an aggregate amount greater than $1,000 in an election. This section shall not apply to ballot issue committees. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2] Case Notes  Contribution limit in this section is unconstitutional as applied to plaintiffs' proposed contributions to an entity that engages in solely independent expenditures in excess of the statutory limit; plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction granted. 744 F. Supp. 2d 1075 (2010).  Plaintiffs, who sought a declaration stating that this section was facially unconstitutional at the preliminary injunction stage, would not likely succeed on the merits; this section's limitation appears to be valid as applied to contributions to a noncandidate committee that does not engage solely in independent expenditures; plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction denied as to this issue. 744 F. Supp. 2d 1075 (2010).  Plaintiff donors to political action committee had standing to challenge this section; they desired to and eventually made contributions that exceeded the statutory limitations, giving rise to an actual controversy; further, if this section was constitutional as applied, they could have been subject to administrative fines or criminal prosecution; moreover, they indicated a legitimate desire to make similar contributions in 2012, and thus a favorable ruling would have allowed them to make further contributions in 2012 without violating the law. 872 F. Supp. 2d 1023 (2012).  This section limits the amount of contributions a person can make to a noncandidate committee ("committee"); if the committee makes only independent expenditures, then pursuant to the U.S. Supreme Court in Citizens United, Hawaii cannot limit those expenditures; plaintiff donors' contributions to a committee could only lead to independent expenditures; therefore, this section was unconstitutional as applied to plaintiffs' contributions to a committee and defendant campaign spending commission was permanently enjoined from enforcing this section's contribution limitation in that situation. 872 F. Supp. 2d 1023 (2012).
HI Rev Stat § 11-359 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-359 Family contributions.

  §11-359 Family contributions.  (a) A contribution by a dependent minor shall be reported in the name of the minor but included in the aggregate contributions of the minor's parent or guardian.  (b) A contribution by the candidate's immediate family shall be exempt from section 11-357, but shall be limited in the aggregate to $50,000 in any election period; provided that the aggregate amount of loans and contributions received from the candidate's immediate family does not exceed $50,000 during an election period. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2; am L 2014, c 48, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 11-360 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-360 Contributions to a party.

  §11-360 Contributions to a party. (a) No person shall make contributions to a party in an aggregate amount greater than $25,000 in any two-year election period, except as provided in subsection (b).  (b) No political committee established and maintained by a national political party shall make contributions to a party in an aggregate amount greater than $50,000 in any two-year election period.  (c) If a person makes a contribution to a party that is earmarked for a candidate or candidates, the contribution shall be deemed to be a contribution from both the original contributor and the party distributing such funds to a candidate or candidates. The earmarked funds shall be promptly distributed by the party to the candidate.  (d) This section shall not prohibit a candidate from making contributions to the candidate's party if contributions are not earmarked for another candidate. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 11-361 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-361 Aggregation of contributions and expenditures.

  §11-361 Aggregation of contributions and expenditures. (a) All contributions and expenditures of a person whose contributions or expenditures are financed, maintained, or controlled by any corporation, labor organization, association, party, or any other person, including any parent, subsidiary, branch, division, department, or local unit of the corporation, labor organization, association, party, political committees established and maintained by a national political party, or by any group of those persons shall be considered to be made by a single person.  (b) A contribution by a partnership shall not exceed the limitations in this section and shall be attributed to the partnership and to each partner in direct proportion to the partner's share of the partnership profits, according to instructions that shall be provided by the partnership to the party, candidate, or committee receiving the contribution.  (c) A contribution by a limited liability company shall be treated as follows:  (1) A contribution by a limited liability company that is treated as a partnership by the Internal Revenue Service shall be considered a contribution from a partnership;  (2) A contribution by a limited liability company that is treated as a corporation by the Internal Revenue Service shall be considered a contribution from a corporation;  (3) A contribution by a limited liability company with a single individual member that is not treated as a corporation by the Internal Revenue Service shall be attributed only to that single individual member; and  (4) A limited liability company that makes a contribution shall, at the time the limited liability company makes the contribution, provide information to the party, committee, or candidate receiving the contribution specifying how the contribution is to be attributed.  (d) A person's contribution to a party that is earmarked for a candidate or candidates shall be included in the aggregate contributions of both the person and the party. The earmarked funds shall be promptly distributed by the party to the candidate.  (e) A contribution by a dependent minor shall be reported in the name of the minor but included in the aggregate contributions of the minor's parent or guardian. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 11-362 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-362 Contributions limited from nonresident persons.

  §11-362 Contributions limited from nonresident persons. (a) Contributions from all persons who are not residents of the State at the time the contributions are made shall not exceed thirty per cent of the total contributions received by a candidate or candidate committee for each election period.  (b) This section shall not be applicable to contributions from the candidate's immediate family. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 11-364 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-364 Excess contribution; return; escheat.

  §11-364 Excess contribution; return; escheat. (a) Any candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee that receives in the aggregate more than the applicable contribution limit in section 11-357, 11-358, 11-359, or 11-360 shall return any excess contribution to the contributor within thirty days of receipt of the excess contribution. Any candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee that receives in the aggregate more than the applicable contribution limit in section 11-362 shall return any excess contribution to the contributor within thirty days of the end of the election period; provided that the candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee may choose which contributions to return. Any excess contribution not returned to the contributor within thirty days shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund.  (b) A candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee that complies with this section prior to the initiation of administrative action shall not be subject to any fine under section 11-410. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2; am L 2021, c 207, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 11-371 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-371 Loan to candidate committee.

 §11-371 Loan to candidate committee. (a) A candidate or candidate committee may receive a loan from any or all of the following:  (1) The candidate's own funds;  (2) A financial institution regulated by the State or a federally chartered depository institution and made in accordance with applicable law in the ordinary course of business;  (3) The candidate's immediate family in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000 during an election period; provided that the aggregate amount of loans and contributions received from the immediate family shall not exceed $50,000 during an election period; and  (4) Persons other than the candidate, a financial institution described in paragraph (2), or the candidate's immediate family, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000 during an election period; provided that:  (A) If the $10,000 limit for loans from persons other than the immediate family is reached, the candidate and candidate committee shall be prohibited from receiving or accepting any other loans until the $10,000 is repaid in full; and  (B) If a loan from persons other than the candidate's immediate family is not repaid within one year of the date that the loan is made, the candidate and candidate committee shall be prohibited from accepting any other loans. All campaign funds, including contributions subsequently received, shall be used to repay the outstanding loan in full.  (b) For purposes of this section, a "loan" does not include expenditures made on behalf of a candidate committee by a candidate, volunteer, or employee if:  (1) The candidate's, volunteer's, or employee's aggregate expenditures do not exceed $1,500 within a thirty-day period;  (2) A dated receipt and a written description of the name and address of each payee and the amount, date, and purpose of each expenditure is provided to the candidate committee before the candidate committee reimburses the candidate, volunteer, or employee; and  (3) The candidate committee reimburses the candidate, volunteer, or employee within forty-five days of the expenditures being made. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 11-372 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-372 Reporting loan; written loan agreement.

  §11-372 Reporting loan; written loan agreement. (a) Every loan shall be reported as provided in section 11-333.  (b) Every loan in excess of $100 shall be documented as provided in section 11-333.  (c) A loan shall be treated as a contribution, subject to all relevant provisions of this part, if the loan is not reported or documented as provided in section 11-333. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 11-373 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-373 Noncandidate committee loan prohibited.

  §11-373 Noncandidate committee loan prohibited. A noncandidate committee shall not receive or make a loan. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 11-382 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-382 Prohibited uses of campaign funds.

  §11-382 Prohibited uses of campaign funds.  Campaign funds shall not be used:  (1) To support the campaigns of candidates other than the candidate with which they are directly associated;  (2) To campaign against any other candidate not directly opposing the candidate with which they are directly associated; or  (3) For personal expenses. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 11-383 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-383 Exceptions.

  §11-383 Exceptions. Notwithstanding sections 11-381 and 11-382:  (1) A party may support more than one candidate; and  (2) A candidate for the office of governor or lieutenant governor may support a co-candidate in the general election. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 11-384 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-384 Disposition of campaign funds; termination of registration.

  §11-384 Disposition of campaign funds; termination of registration.  (a) The candidate committee and candidate who receives contributions for an election but fails to file nomination papers for that election shall return residual funds to the contributors no later than ninety days after the date on which nominations for that election shall be filed. Funds not returned to contributors shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund.  (b) The candidate committee and candidate who withdraws or ceases to be a candidate for the election because of death, disqualification, or other reasons shall return residual funds to the contributors no later than ninety days after the candidate ceases to be a candidate. Funds not returned to contributors shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund.  (c) A candidate who is elected to office, including a candidate subject to term limits and a candidate who resigned before the end of the term of office and the candidate committee of such a candidate, may use campaign funds as provided in section 11-381 or return funds to contributors until four years from the date of the election for which the campaign funds were received. Funds that are not used or returned to contributors shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund.  (d) A candidate who loses an election and the candidate committee of such a candidate may use campaign funds as provided in section 11-381 or return funds to contributors until one year from the date of the election for which the campaign funds were received. Funds that are not used or returned to contributors shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund.  (e) A candidate committee that disposes of campaign funds pursuant to this section shall terminate its registration with the commission as provided in section 11-326.  (f) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, campaign funds may be used for the candidate's next subsequent election as provided in section 11-381 upon registration for the election pursuant to section 11-321.  (g) The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to carry out the purposes of this section. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 11-392 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-392 House bulletins.

  §11-392 House bulletins. The costs of preparing, printing, and circulating house bulletins and the writings, drawings, and photographs contained therein, except for paid political advertisements, shall be exempt from the provisions of this part. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 11-401 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-401 Subpoena powers.

 §11-401 Subpoena powers. (a) The commission may subpoena witnesses, examine them under oath, and require the production of books, papers, documents, or objects to the commission office or at any place in the State whether or not the subpoena is in connection with any hearing; provided that the person or documents subpoenaed shall be relevant to a matter under study or investigation by the commission.  (b) The books, papers, documents, or objects may be retained by the commission for a reasonable period of time for examination, audit, copying, testing, and photographing.  (c) The subpoena power shall be exercised by the chairperson of the commission, or the chairperson's designee.  (d) Upon application of the commission, obedience to the subpoena shall be enforced by the circuit court in the county in which the person subpoenaed resides or is found, in the same manner as a subpoena issued by a circuit court. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 11-402 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-402 Filing of complaint.

  §11-402 Filing of complaint. (a) A person alleging violations of this part shall file a complaint with the commission.  (b) A complaint initiated by the commission shall be in writing and signed by the executive director.  (c) A complaint by a person other than the executive director shall be in writing, signed by the person filing the complaint, and notarized. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 11-403 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-403 Notice of complaint; opportunity to explain or respond to complaint.

  §11-403 Notice of complaint; opportunity to explain or respond to complaint. (a) The commission shall give notice of receipt of the complaint and a copy of the complaint to the respondent.  (b) The respondent may explain or otherwise respond in writing to the complaint and explain or otherwise respond to the complaint at a meeting promptly noticed by the commission and conducted under chapter 92. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 11-404 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-404 Initial determination by the commission.

  §11-404 Initial determination by the commission. The commission shall promptly determine, without regard to chapter 91, to:  (1) Summarily dismiss the complaint;  (2) Investigate further;  (3) Make a preliminary determination; or  (4) Refer the complaint to an appropriate prosecuting attorney for prosecution under section 11-411. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 11-405 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-405 Preliminary determination regarding probable cause.

  §11-405 Preliminary determination regarding probable cause. (a) Upon hearing the response, if the respondent explains or otherwise responds to the complaint, and upon completion of any investigation, the commission may make a prompt preliminary determination as to whether probable cause exists that a violation of this part has been committed. The preliminary determination with findings of fact and conclusions of law shall be served upon the respondent by certified mail.  (b) The respondent shall be afforded an opportunity to contest the commission's preliminary determination of probable cause by making a request for a contested case hearing under chapter 91 within twenty days of receipt of the preliminary determination. Failure to request a contested case hearing shall render the commission's preliminary determination final. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 11-406 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-406 Waiver of further proceedings.

  §11-406 Waiver of further proceedings. The commission may waive further proceedings due to action the respondent takes to remedy or correct the alleged violation, including the payment of any administrative fine. The commission shall make the remedial or corrective action taken by the respondent, the commission's decision in light of the action to waive further proceedings, and the commission's justification for its decision a part of the public record. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]