Section 3-160-62 - Application for public funds(a) To apply for public funds a candidate shall: (1) File a 'Statement of Intent to Seek Public Funds" form with the commission. Contributions received prior to the filing of this form are not qualifying contributions and shall not be included on the 'Statement of Qualifying Contributions" form; Mail or deliver an "Affidavit to Voluntarily Agree with Campaign Expenditure Limits" form to the commission on or before the deadline for filing nomination papers which states that the candidate is aware of the campaign expenditure limit for the candidate's office and is willing to abide by this limit;(3) File a 'Statement of Qualifying Campaign Contributions" form on the commission's electronic filing system, with the following information: (A) The name and address of each person who contributed an aggregate of $100 or less to the candidate since filing the statement of intent to seek qualifying campaign contributions; and(B) The total amount of each qualifying contribution and the date the contribution was received;(4) Mail or deliver an "Application For Public Funds" form, along with a copy of the 'Statement of Qualifying Campaign Contributions" form, to the commission requesting public funds;(5) Not owe fines to the Hawaii election campaign fund;(6) Be qualified to be on the election ballot in a primary or general election; and(7) Have an opponent qualified to be on the election ballot in a primary or general election.(b) After initial certification for eligibility for public funds has been made by the commission, a candidate may receive additional funding by: (1) Mailing or delivering an "Application For Public Funds" form to the commission requesting additional funds; and(2) Mailing or delivering a 'Statement of Qualifying Campaign Contributions" form listing: (A) The name and address of each person who contributed an aggregate of $100 or less to the candidate since the candidate filed the preceding 'Statement of Qualifying Campaign Contributions"; and(B) The total amount of each qualifying campaign contribution and the date the contribution was received since the candidate filed the preceding 'Statement of Qualifying Campaign Contributions".(c) Applications for funding shall not be submitted more frequently than every fourteen calendar days after the last filed application.(d) The death, withdrawal, or disqualification of an opponent in an election does not disqualify the remaining candidate from receiving public funds.[Eff MAY 29 2010] (Auth: HRS §§ 11-193, 11-216, 11- 225) (Imp: HRS §§ 11-217, 11-218, 11-219, 11-220, 11-221, 11-222, 11-223, 11-224, 11-225)[Am and Comp 12/1/2016 ] (Auth: HRS § 11-314(8)) (Imp: HRS §§ 11-428, 11-429, 11-430)