Current through November, 2024
Section 3-160-49 - Disclosure of top contributors; hardship exception(a) If a noncandidate committee making only independent expenditures is required to disclose its top contributors in an advertisement pursuant to section 11-393, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the following requirements also apply: (1) In a written advertisement, the disclosure must be in at least ten-point type, not be subject to the half-tone or screening process, and be set apart from any other printed matter;(2) In a radio or other audio advertisement, the disclosure must be clearly spoken; and(3) In a television or other video advertisement, the disclosure must be either clearly spoken, or appear in print and be visible for at least four seconds, appear in letters greater than four per cent of the visual screen height, and have a reasonable color contrast with the background, (b) The requirement to disclose the top contributors shall not apply to radio or other audio advertisement under thirty seconds in duration, or television or other video advertisement, under twenty seconds in duration.[Eff and Comp 12/1/2016 ] (Auth: HRS § 11-314(8)) (Imp: HRS § 11-393)