No campaign mailings paid for by the County

(a) Newsletters, brochures, legislative summaries, or other mass mailings of material designed to support a candidate’s nomination, including electioneering communications as defined in section 11-341, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, shall not be circulated at public expense by: (1) An incumbent council member within six months prior to any County election, or after any member has filed nomination papers, whichever comes first; (2) Any current employee or official of the County within six months prior to any County election, or after filing nomination papers, whichever comes first; (3) The incumbent mayor within six months prior to an election which the mayor may be re-elected, or after the incumbent mayor has filed nomination papers, whichever comes first; or (4) The incumbent prosecuting attorney within six months prior to an election which the prosecuting attorney may be re-elected, or after the incumbent prosecuting attorney has filed nomination papers, whichever comes first. This excludes public funds received by candidates from the Hawai‘i election campaign fund, pursuant to section 11-421, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes. (b) Any violation of this section constitutes use of government funds for campaign purposes, and shall be subject to any penalty, as authorized by law, including an administrative fine not to exceed $1,000, for each violation, as the board of ethics may determine. (2008, ord 08-49, sec 1; am 2012, ord 12-43, sec 1.)2-80.1