HI SB345

Increases the maximum public funds available to candidates in Hawaii's partial public financing program, which was last significantly updated in 1995, with amounts tied to a percentage of expenditure limits for various offices including governor, lieutenant governor, mayors, state legislators, county council, prosecuting attorneys, and Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustees

Raises matching fund payments from $1 to $2 for each $1 of qualifying contributions received above the minimum threshold

Reduces minimum qualifying contribution requirements for several offices: Honolulu prosecuting attorney from $30,000 to $25,000, Hawaii County prosecuting attorney from $10,000 to $5,000, Kauai prosecuting attorney from $5,000 to $3,000, and Maui county council from $5,000 to $4,000

Increases the minimum qualifying contribution for Office of Hawaiian Affairs candidates from $1,500 to $5,500

Appropriates unspecified amounts from general revenues to the Hawaii election campaign fund for fiscal year 2025-2026 and provides for additional permanent staff positions at the campaign spending commission