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This bill amends Hawaii's campaign finance law to modify the rules for handling excess campaign contributions. Specifically, if a candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee receives contributions that exceed the legal limits set in various sections of Hawaii's election law, they must return the excess funds to the contributor within 30 days. The bill adds a new provision that if an excess contribution of more than $100 in cash is not returned within 30 days, it will be transferred (or "escheat") to the Hawaii election campaign fund. The bill also gives the recipient the discretion to choose which specific contributions to return when addressing excess funds. This change aims to provide clearer guidance on managing campaign contributions that exceed legal limits and ensures that unauthorized excess contributions are redirected to a state campaign fund if not promptly returned to the original donor.

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https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=255&year=2026