§11-223  Candidate funding; restrictions. (a)  Each candidate who accepts public campaign funds under this subpart shallbe required to abide by the campaign spending limits for the candidate'srespective office as set forth in section 11-209.  Any candidate who exceedsthe spending limits for the candidate's respective office as set forth insection 11-209 shall immediately return all of the public campaign funds thecandidate has received to the Hawaii election campaign fund.

(b)  Public campaign funds provided under thissubpart shall only be used to:

(1)  Defray campaign expenses incurred by and paid foran eligible candidate or all committees authorized by such candidate; and

(2)  Repay loans, the proceeds of which were used todefray campaign expenses.

(c)  No candidate or committee authorized by acandidate shall be entitled to receive any public funds under this subpartunless the candidate has qualified to have the candidate's name on the electionballot in the election for which funds are sought.

(d)  In no event shall any candidate orcampaign treasurer in receipt of public campaign funds transfer any portion ofsuch funds to another candidate for any primary, special primary, special, orgeneral election campaign.

(e)  All public funds received under thissubpart shall be deposited in a financial institution designated to do businessin the State.  No expenditures of any public funds received under this subpartshall be made except by checks drawn on such checking account.  The commissionmay require such reports relating to the expenditure of such funds as itconsiders appropriate.

(f)  Each candidate, on the deadline for filingof a final report for any primary or general election, shall return allunexpended public funds to the Hawaii election campaign fund. [L 1979, c 224,pt of §2; am L 1980, c 232, §1 and c 246, §1(k); gen ch 1985; am L 1987, c 369,§1(17); am L Sp 1995, c 10, §2(25); am L 1999, c 64, §9; am L 2005, c 203, §22]