Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-433 – Post-election report required
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-433
- Candidate: means an individual who seeks nomination for election or seeks election to office. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-302
- Commission: means the campaign spending commission. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-302
- Election: means any election for office or for determining a question or issue provided by law or ordinance. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-302
- Expenditure: means :
(1) Any purchase or transfer of money or anything of value, or promise or agreement to purchase or transfer money or anything of value, or payment incurred or made, or the use or consumption of a nonmonetary contribution for the purpose of: (A) Influencing the nomination for election, or the election, of any person seeking nomination for election or election to office, whether or not the person has filed the person's nomination papers; (B) Influencing the outcome of any question or issue that has been certified to appear on the ballot at the next applicable election; or (C) Use by any party for the purposes set out in subparagraph (A) or (B); (2) Any payment, by any person other than a candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee, of compensation for the services of another person that are rendered to the candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee for any of the purposes mentioned in paragraph (1)(A); provided that payment under this paragraph shall include provision of services without charge; or (3) The expenditure by a candidate of the candidate's own funds for the purposes set out in paragraph (1)(A). See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-302 - Treasurer: means a person appointed under § 11-324 and unless expressly indicated otherwise, includes deputy treasurers. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-302
The treasurer shall electronically submit an expenditure of public funds report to the commission no later than twenty days after a primary election and no later than thirty days after a general election certifying that all public funds paid to the candidate have been used as required by this part.
Should the commission determine that any portion of the public funds have been used for noncampaign or other improper expenses, it shall report such finding to the attorney general and shall order the candidate to return all or part of the funds paid to that candidate for a primary or general election. When public funds are returned, the funds shall be deposited into the Hawaii election campaign fund.