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Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 1. Government § 11-366

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) No candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee shall solicit a contribution in a manner that would lead a reasonable person to believe that the solicited contribution would primarily be used to provide assistance to persons directly affected by a disaster unless the solicitation includes an explicit disclosure that:

(1) The solicited contributions are subject to state campaign finance law;

(2) Contributions may be used to influence the outcomes of elections for political office or votes relating to ballot questions; and

(3) Persons affected by the disaster may not necessarily benefit from any solicited contribution.

(b) The disclosure described in subsection (a) shall be prominently displayed or announced in a manner that a reasonable person is likely to notice while reading, listening to, or observing the remainder of the solicitation.

(c) A person who violates this section shall be guilty of a class C felony.

(d) For the purposes of this section, “disaster” shall have the same meaning as defined in section 127A-2.

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