HCC §2-121
Definitions for campaign finance rules
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section defines key terms used in the county's campaign finance rules. It explains who counts as a candidate, political party, committee, and service bureau. These definitions come from state law or describe a data processing company.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Definitions
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
The following definitions shall apply to the provisions contained in this article: (1) “Candidate” means an individual as defined under chapter 11, part XII(B), “Election Campaign Contributions and Expenditures,” Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, as amended. (2) “Political party” means any party which was on the ballot at the last general election and any political group which shall hereafter undertake to form a political party in the manner provided for in chapter 11, part V, “Parties,” Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, as amended. (3) “Committee” means any person as defined under chapter 11, part XII(B), “Election Campaign Contributions and Expenditures,” Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, as amended. (4) “Service bureau” means a firm registered to do business in the State and whose principal business is furnishing data processing services. ADMINISTRATION § 2-122
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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