(a) The candidate and treasurer shall file preliminary, final, and supplemental reports that shall disclose the following information:

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-333

  • Candidate: means an individual who seeks nomination for election or seeks election to office. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-302
  • Candidate committee: means an organization, association, or individual that receives campaign funds, makes expenditures, or incurs financial obligations on behalf of a candidate with the candidate's authorization. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-302
  • Commission: means the campaign spending commission. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-302
  • Contribution: means :

    (1) A gift, subscription, deposit of money or anything of value, or cancellation of a debt or legal obligation and includes the purchase of tickets to fundraisers, for the purpose of:
    (A) Influencing the nomination for election, or the election, of any person to office;
    (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 candidate committee or noncandidate committee for the purpose of subparagraph (A) or (B);
    (2) The payment, by any person or party 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 without charge or at an unreasonably low charge for a purpose listed in paragraph (1);
    (3) A contract, promise, or agreement to make a contribution; or
    (4) Any loans or advances that are not documented or disclosed to the commission as provided in section 11-372;

    "Contribution" does not include:

    (1) Services voluntarily provided without compensation by individuals to or on behalf of a candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee;
    (2) A candidate's expenditure of the candidate's own funds; provided that this expenditure shall be reportable as other receipts and expenditures;
    (3) Any loans or advances to the candidate committee; provided that these loans or advances shall be reported as loans; or
    (4) An individual, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee engaging in internet activities for the purpose of influencing an election if:
    (A) The individual, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee is uncompensated for the internet activities; or
    (B) The individual, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee uses equipment or services for uncompensated internet activities, regardless of who owns the equipment and services. 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
  • Election period: means :

    (1) The two-year time period between the day after the general election through the day of the next general election, if a candidate is seeking nomination or election to a two-year office;
    (2) The four-year time period between the day after the general election through the day of the next general election, if a candidate is seeking nomination or election to a four-year office; or
    (3) For a special election, the period between the day after the general election for that office through the day of the special election. 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
  • Loan: means an advance of money, goods, or services, with a promise to repay in full or in part within a specified period of time. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-302
  • Other receipts: means the candidate's own funds, interest, rebates, refunds, and any other funds received by a candidate committee or noncandidate committee, but does not include contributions received from other persons or loans. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-302
  • Person: means an individual, a partnership, a candidate committee or noncandidate committee, a party, an association, a corporation, a business entity, an organization, or a labor union and its auxiliary committees. 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
(1) The candidate committee‘s name and address;
(2) The cash on hand at the beginning of the reporting period and election period;
(3) The reporting period and election period aggregate totals for each of the following categories:

(A) Contributions;
(B) Expenditures;
(C) Other receipts; and
(D) Loans;
(4) The cash on hand at the end of the reporting period; and
(5) The surplus or deficit at the end of the reporting period.
(b) Schedules filed with the reports shall include the following additional information:

(1) The amount and date of deposit of each contribution and the name and address of each contributor who makes contributions aggregating more than $100 in an election period; provided that if all the information is not on file, the contribution shall be returned to the contributor within thirty days of deposit;
(2) The amount and date of deposit of each contribution and the name, address, occupation, and employer of each contributor who makes contributions aggregating $1,000 or more during an election period; provided that if all the information is not on file, the contribution shall be returned to the contributor within thirty days of deposit;
(3) All expenditures, including the name and address of each payee and the amount, date, and purpose of each expenditure. Expenditures for consultants, advertising agencies and similar firms, credit card payments, salaries, and committee reimbursements to the candidate or other individuals shall be itemized to permit a reasonable person to determine the ultimate intended recipient of the expenditure and its purpose;
(4) The amount, date of deposit, and description of other receipts and the name and address of the source of each of the other receipts;
(5) Information about each loan received by the committee, together with the names and addresses of the lender and each person liable directly, and the amount of each loan. A copy of the executed loan document shall be received by the commission by mail or delivery on or before the filing date for the report covering the reporting period when the loan was received. The document shall contain the terms of the loan, including the interest and repayment schedule. Failure to disclose the loan or to provide documentation of the loan to the commission shall cause the loan to be treated as a contribution, subject to all relevant provisions of this part;
(6) A description of each durable asset, the date of acquisition, value at the time of acquisition, and the name and address of the vendor or contributor of the asset; and
(7) The date of disposition of each durable asset, value at the time of disposition, the method of disposition, and the name and address of the person receiving the asset.
(c) The candidate committee shall file a late contribution report as provided in section 11-338 if the committee receives late contributions from any person aggregating more than $500.

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