Hawaii Revised Statutes

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-356 (2025)

§ 11-356

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     [§11-356]  Contributions by foreign national or foreign corporation prohibited.  (a)  Except as provided in subsection (b), no contributions or expenditures shall be made to or on behalf of a candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee, by a foreign national or foreign corporation, including a domestic subsidiary of a foreign corporation, a domestic corporation that is owned by a foreign national, or a local subsidiary where administrative control is retained by the foreign corporation, and in the same manner prohibited under 2 United States Code section 441e and 11 Code of Federal Regulations section 110.20, as amended.

     (b)  A foreign-owned domestic corporation may make contributions if:

     (1)  Foreign national individuals do not participate in election-related activities, including decisions concerning contributions or the administration of a candidate committee or noncandidate committee; or

     (2)  The contributions are domestically-derived. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2012–2012 · leading case: Yamada v. Weaver, 872 F. Supp. 2d 1023 (D. Haw. 2012).
Yamada v. Weaver, 872 F. Supp. 2d 1023 (D. Haw. 2012). “ich include schedules disclosing aggregate contributions of over $100, expenditures, receipts, and assets; and (4) comply with other requirements limiting, regulating, or prohibiting contributions — such as prohibitions on receiving false-name contributions (§ 11-352), anonymous…”
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