Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 21 - LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES
Chapter 10 - STATE ETHICS COMMISSION LOBBYING
Registration of Lobbyists
Section 21-10-2 - Registration and termination
Current through February, 2024
(a) Every individual who meets the threshold requirements to be deemed a lobbyist, as described in section 97-1, HRS, shall register as a lobbyist with the commission within five days of meeting those requirements.
(b) For purposes of determining whether an individual has met the threshold requirements to register as a lobbyist, all time spent lobbying shall be included. Time spent lobbying includes, but is not limited to:
(c) Time spent on the following activities need not be counted for purposes of registration:
(d) Every lobbyist shall renew the lobbyist's registration biennially by filing a registration and authorization form with the commission within ten days of the opening of every odd-numbered legislative session.
(e) If a lobbyist docs not renew the lobbyist's registration as required by subsection (d), the lobbyist's registration is deemed to have expired on December 31 of the preceding even-numbered year, provided that the lobbyist shall remain subject to the requirements of chapter 97, HRS, and these rules for the period during which the registration was effective.
(f) Lobbyists' registrations shall be terminated as set forth in section 97-2, HRS.