RELATING TO FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS.

Adds business interests and real property interests outside the State of Hawaii to the business interests and real property interests that must be disclosed under the financial disclosure law.

RELATING TO CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS.

Expands the circumstances in which a state official is required to the official from taking official action to include those affecting a business in which the official's close family members hold financial interests.

RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS.

Expands the members of executive boards that head state departments who are required to file public financial disclosure statements to include the board of regents and members of the board of land and natural resources, the board of agriculture, and the Hawaiian homes commission.

RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE FINES UNDER THE STATE ETHICS CODE.

Authorizes the ethics commission to impose an administrative fine not to exceed $500 for a violation of the state ethics law.

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING.

Strengthens and clarifies campaign spending law. Prohibits fundraising on state or county property. Limits contributions of out-of-state residents. Restricts certain contributions from banks, corporations, and labor organizations. Includes recorded telephone messages within definition of "advertising". Reduces time period that a county clerk must preserve campaign spending reports from 10 to 4 years. Allows campaign committees without a computer to file reports nonelectronically. Prohibits candidates from contributing campaign funds to charitable and other organizations. Limits noncandidate committees' contributions. Removes $50,000 public contract amount threshold to be prohibited from campaign contributions. Requires campaign loans to be repaid in one year.

RELATING TO ELECTION DAY POLL WATCHERS.

Requires poll watchers to be instructed and certified by an authorized instructor. Requires list of watchers to be submitted 90 rather than 10 days before an election.