HRS §11-356
Foreign nationals and foreign corporations cannot give campaign money
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section bans campaign contributions or spending by foreign nationals and foreign corporations, including their local subsidiaries. A foreign-owned domestic company can give only if foreign individuals do not make election decisions or if the money comes from domestic sources.
The statute, as written — Contributions by foreign national or foreign corporation prohibited
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no contributions or expenditures shall be made to or on behalf of a candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee, by a foreign national or foreign corporation, including a domestic subsidiary of a foreign corporation, a domestic corporation that is owned by a foreign national, or a local subsidiary where administrative control is retained by the foreign corporation, and in the same manner prohibited under 2 United States Code section 441e and 11 Code of Federal Regulations section 110.20, as amended. (b) A foreign-owned domestic corporation may make contributions if: (1) Foreign national individuals do not participate in election-related activities, including decisions concerning contributions or the administration of a candidate committee or noncandidate committee; or (2) The contributions are domestically-derived.
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