§11-215 - Advertising. - Hawaii Statutes

     §11-215  Advertising.  (a)  All advertisements shall contain the name and address of the candidate, committee, party, or person paying for the advertisement.  If an advertisement is not authorized by a candidate or a candidate's committee, the advertisement shall contain the name and address of the person paying for the advertisement.

     (b)  In addition to subsection (a), no candidate or committee shall cause or submit any advertisement in support of a candidate, against a candidate's opponent, or with regard to a ballot issue to be published, broadcast, televised, or otherwise circulated and distributed except under the following conditions:

     (1)  The advertisement shall contain a notice in a prominent location that the literature or advertisement is published, broadcast, televised, or circulated with the approval and authority of the candidate, provided that in the event that the literature or advertisement is paid for by a candidate, committee directly associated with a candidate, or ballot issue committee, the notice of approval and authority need not be included; or

     (2)  The advertisement shall contain a notice in a prominent location that the literature or advertisement is published, broadcast, televised, or circulated without the approval and authority of the candidate.

     (c)  The penalty for violating this section shall be a fine not to exceed $25 for each advertisement that lacks the required disclaimer and no more than $5,000 aggregate. [L 1979, c 224, pt of §2; am L 1987, c 369, §1(12); am L Sp 1995, c 10, §2(18); am L 1999, c 96, §9]