Rules for sponsor recognition on County property

(a) No sponsorship message may be placed on a County asset except as authorized in an approved sponsorship agreement. (b) Sponsorship recognition may include the following, or any combination thereof, during the term of the agreement: (1) Recognition of the sponsor for a specific County program; (2) Appropriate mention in media releases and promotional materials of a sponsor for the County program; (3) Appropriate sponsorship recognition or display at the County program location; (4) Appropriate recognition on the program website as a sponsor for the program; or (5) Other possible benefits as negotiated. (c) No materials, communications, or advertisements including, but not limited to, print, video, internet, broadcast, or display items developed to promote or communicate information about the sponsorship, may use the County seal except pursuant to a sponsorship agreement that has been authorized by the council. (d) Sponsorship materials that advocate, contain price information or an indication of associated savings or value, request a response, or contain comparative or qualitative descriptions of products, services, or organizations are prohibited. (e) Sponsorship recognition shall not constitute a public forum for communication and debate. (f) Sponsorship recognition, branding, publicity, and advertising in conjunction with the sponsorship agreement must not contain the following: (1) Obscenity; (2) Pornography; (3) Incitement to imminent lawless action; (4) Speech presenting a grave and imminent threat; (5) Fighting words; (6) Fraudulent material; (7) True threats; (8) Defamatory, libelous, or slanderous material; (9) Solicitations to commit, or speech integral to, criminal conduct; (10) The promotion of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, gambling, or adult entertainment; (11) Political campaign speech, or speech that supports or opposes or appears to support or oppose a ballot measure or initiative, or refers to any person in or campaigning for public office; or (12) Religious speech that advocates or opposes a religion or religious belief. SUPP. 7 (1-2020) 2-104 ADMINISTRATION § 2-242 (g) Sponsorship recognition, publications, and publicity must conform to all applicable laws and rules, including but not limited to chapter 445, part IV, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, pertaining to outdoor advertising, including billboards, and chapter 3 of this Code, pertaining to sign regulations. (h) The County retains its rights and discretion to exercise full editorial control over the placement, content, appearance, and wording of sponsorship recognitions, affiliations, and messages. (2018, ord 18-32, sec 2.) 2-242