URGING THE CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION TO TAKE ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY AND WITHIN ITS POWER TO ENSURE CANDIDATE COMMITTEES' FULL COMPLIANCE WITH STATE CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS.

This Senate Resolution urges Hawaii's Campaign Spending Commission to take proactive steps to ensure candidate committees fully comply with state campaign finance laws. The bill specifically requests the Commission to conduct automatic audits of committees spending over $500,000, subsidize independent audit costs, clarify rules about defective reports, and offer more frequent training sessions outside normal business hours. These measures aim to address concerns that volunteer-run campaigns may struggle to meet compliance requirements due to limited training access and unclear reporting standards. The resolution is non-binding and serves as a formal recommendation to the Commission rather than creating new legal requirements.