§11-219 - Qualifying campaign contributions; amounts.
§11-219 Qualifying campaign contributions; amounts. As a condition of receiving public funds for a primary or general election, a candidate shall not be unopposed in any election for which public funds are sought, shall have filed an affidavit with the commission pursuant to section 11-208 to voluntarily limit the candidate's campaign expenditures, and shall be in receipt of the following sum of qualifying campaign contributions from individual residents of Hawaii:
(1) For the office of governor--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate, exceed $100,000;
(2) For the office of lieutenant governor--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate, exceed $50,000;
(3) For the office of mayor for each respective county:
(A) County of Honolulu--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate, exceed $50,000;
(B) County of Hawaii--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate, exceed $15,000;
(C) County of Maui--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate, exceed $10,000; and
(D) County of Kauai--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate, exceed $5,000; and
(4) For the office of prosecuting attorney for each respective county:
(A) County of Honolulu--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate, exceed $30,000;
(B) County of Hawaii--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate, exceed $10,000; and
(C) County of Kauai--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate, exceed $5,000;
(5) For the office of county council--for each respective county:
(A) County of Honolulu--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate, exceed $5,000;
(B) County of Hawaii--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate, exceed $1,500;
(C) County of Maui--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate, exceed $5,000; and
(D) County of Kauai--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate, exceed $3,000;
(6) For the office of state senator--qualifying contributions that, in the aggregate, exceed $2,500;
(7) For the office of state representative--qualifying contributions that, in the aggregate, exceed $1,500;
(8) For the office of Hawaiian affairs--qualifying contributions that, in the aggregate, exceed $1,500; and
(9) For all other offices, qualifying contributions that, in the aggregate, exceed $500. [L 1979, c 224, pt of §2; gen ch 1985; am L 1987, c 369, §1(14); am L 1989, c 120, §§4, 6; am L Sp 1995, c 10, §2(22); am L 1997, c 375, §16; am L 1999, c 64, §7; am L 2005, c 203, §18]