(a) Upon the commission‘s approval of the application and statement of qualifying contributions, the commission shall direct the comptroller to distribute matching public funds up to the maximum amount of public funds allowed by § 11-425. Public funds shall be distributed to the candidate within twenty days from the date that the candidate’s initial application and qualifying contribution statement is approved by the commission.
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-431

  • 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
  • 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
(b) The commission shall make additional determinations within fourteen days after receiving a complete application and supplemental statement of qualifying contributions from a candidate.
(c) All determinations made by the commission under this section are final and conclusive, except to the extent they are subject to examination and audit by the commission under section 11-434.

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