§11-217  Hawaii election campaign fund;creation.  The Hawaii election campaign fund is created as a trust fundwithin the state treasury.  The fund shall consist of all moneys collected frompersons who have designated a portion of their income tax liability to the fundas provided in section 235-102.5, any general fund revenues appropriated, aswell as all other moneys collected pursuant to this subpart.  Payment to eachcandidate from the fund shall be by the comptroller in the manner prescribed insection 11-222.  Moneys from this fund may also be used for the operatingexpenses of the commission, including staff salaries and fringe benefits. [L1979, c 224, pt of §2; am L 1980, c 232, §1; am L Sp 1995, c 10, §2(20); am L1997, c 375, §15; am L 1998, c 50, §1]