§11-219 Qualifying campaign contributions; amounts. As a condition of receiving public funds for a primary, special primary, or general election, a candidate shall not be unopposed in any election for which public funds are sought, and shall have filed an affidavit with the commission pursuant to section 11-208 to voluntarily limit the candidate's campaign expenditures and shall be in receipt of the following sum of qualifying campaign contributions for the candidate's respective office for each election:

(1) For the office of governor--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate, exceed $100,000;

(2) For the office of lieutenant governor--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate, exceed $50,000;

(3) For the office of mayor for each respective county:

(A) County of Honolulu--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate, exceed $50,000;

(B) County of Hawaii--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate, exceed $15,000;

(C) County of Maui--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate, exceed $10,000; and

(D) County of Kauai--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate, exceed $5,000; and

(4) For the office of prosecuting attorney for each respective county:

(A) County of Honolulu--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate, exceed $30,000;

(B) County of Hawaii--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate, exceed $10,000; and

(C) County of Kauai--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate, exceed $5,000;

(5) For the office of county council--for each respective county:

(A) County of Honolulu--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate, exceed $5,000;

(B) County of Hawaii--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate, exceed $1,500;

(C) County of Maui--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate, exceed $5,000; and

(D) County of Kauai--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate, exceed $3,000;

(6) For the office of state senator--qualifying contributions that, in the aggregate, exceed $2,500;

(7) For the office of state representative--qualifying contributions that, in the aggregate, exceed $1,500; and

(8) For all other offices, qualifying contributions that, in the aggregate, exceed $500. [L 1979, c 224, pt of §2; gen ch 1985; am L 1987, c 369, §1(14); am L 1989, c 120, §§4, 6; am L Sp 1995, c 10, §2(22); am L 1997, c 375, §16; am L 1999, c 64, §7]

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