Campaign Spending Commission

The next report due for Candidates Filing Nomination Papers Through April 25, 2024 to Run in the 2024 Election and whose names will appear on the 2024 Primary Election Ballot is the 1A Preliminary Primary Report covering the period January 1, 2024 through April 25, 2024.  The 1A Preliminary Primary Report will be added to your reporting schedule in the Candidate Filing System and must be electronically filed on this system no later than 11:59 p.m. Hawaiian Standard Time on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.

The 1A Preliminary Primary Report is not required for candidates filing nomination papers through April 25, 2024 whose names will only appear on the 2024 General Election Ballot and candidates who notify the Commission in the Candidate Committee’s Organizational Report that they do not intend to receive contributions, or make expenditures, that aggregate more than $1,000 in the 2024 election period.  The deadline to file the Organizational Report to notify the Commission of this intent is July 1, 2024.

The fine for not filing the 1A Preliminary Primary Report by the due date, if assessed, shall not exceed $50 per day for the first seven days, beginning with the day after the due date of the report, and shall not exceed $200 per day thereafter; provided that in aggregate, the fine shall not exceed twenty-five per cent of the total amount of contributions or expenditures, whichever is greater, for the period covered by the report; and the minimum fine for a report filed more than four days after the due date, if assessed, shall be $200.

Candidates and treasurers of candidate committees are also reminded of their acknowledgment and certification on the “Candidate Committee Electronic Filing Form” that the information on all reports electronically filed online are true, complete, and accurate.  See, Hawaii Revised Statutes §§11-321(c)(1), 11- 331(a), and 11-340(a).

Please call the Commission at (808) 586-0285 if you have any questions.  Our office hours are Monday through Friday from 7:45 am to 4:30 pm, Hawaiian Standard Time, and we are closed on regular state holidays.

The following candidates are required to file the 1A Preliminary Primary Report (43 total as of April 24, 2024/List will be finalized on April 26, 2024):

Ballot Name	Legal Name
ACASIO, Laura	LAURA E.C. ACASIO
AKINA, Keli’i	WILLIAM KELI’I AKINA
AMATO, Terez (T.Amato)	TEREZ M.A. LINDSEY
ANDERSON, Brittany	BRITTANY P. ANDERSON
APO, Peter	PETER APO
BAUTISTA, Blaine Kenji	BLAINE K. BAUTISTA
BLANGIARDI, Rick	RICHARD JOHN BLANGIARDI
CHANG, Kelton	KELTON K. CHANG
CLARK, John H., III	JOHN H. CLARK III
COWDEN, Felicia	FELICIA E. COWDEN
DESOTO, Desire Auguste	DESIRE A. DESOTO
GANABAN, Philip Joseph	PHILIP J. GANABAN
HEWLEN, Zahz Manawapou	ZAHZ MANAWAPOU HEWLEN
HUSTACE, James E.	JAMES E. HUSTACE
INABA, Holeka Goro	HOLEKA GORO INABA
INOUYE, Lorraine Rodero	LORRAINE RODERO INOUYE
IWAMOTO, Kim Coco	KIM COCO IWAMOTO
JONES, Kyle K.	KYLE K. JONES
KAHANAMOKU-TERUYA, Patty	PATRICIA A. TERUYA
KAILIAWA-SMITH, Ikaika	IKAIKA K. KAILIAWA-SMITH
KIDANI, Michelle N.	MICHELLE N. KIDANI
KOBAYASHI, Breeani R.P.	BREEANI R.P. KOBAYASHI
LIKE, Rebecca V.	REBECCA V. LIKE
LIM, Margaret U.	MARGARET U. LIM
LOGUE, James	JAMES JOHN LOGUE
MEDEIROS, Sheila	SHEILA MEDEIROS
MONTGOMERY, Joshua W.	JOSHUA W. MONTGOMERY
MURAOKA, Chris	CHRISTOPHER L. MURAOKA
ONISHI, Dennis (Fresh)	DENNIS M. ONISHI
RAPOZO, Mel	MELVIN F. RAPOZO
ROBINSON, Kaloa	KALOA R.N. ROBINSON
RODENHURST, Ikaika	STEVEN IKAIKA RODENHURST
SAVAIINAEA, Teri Kia	TERI K.K. SAVAIINAEA
SOARES, Ranson Kuiokalani	RANSON S.K.T. SOARES
TARNAS, David A.	DAVID A. TARNAS
TEMPLO, Shirley Ann Labadan	SHIRLEY ANN LABADAN TEMPLO
THOMAS, Bart	BART J. THOMAS
TOLENTINO, Aaron	AARON L. TOLENTINO
TUPAI, Jr	SEAULA TUPAI JR
TUPOLA, Andria	ANDRIA P. TUPOLA
VILLEGAS, Rebecca A.	REBECCA A. VILLEGAS
WARD, Gene	GENE R. WARD
WILBUR, Tiana	TIANA A.L. WILBUR