Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 21 - LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES
Chapter 10 - STATE ETHICS COMMISSION LOBBYING
Registration of Lobbyists
Section 21-10-3 - Exclusions from registration requirement
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 21-10-3
Current through November, 2023
(a) The following individuals need not register as lobbyists;
(1)
Any individual who represents oneself and not any other person before the
legislature or administrative agency, provided that these individuals may be
required to submit statements of contributions and expenditures as provided in
section
97-3,
HRS, and these rules. For purposes of this subsection, "any other person"
includes a sole proprietorship or other business owned or operated by the
individual;
(2) Any federal, state,
or county official or employee acting in the official's or employee's official
capacity, provided that if the federal, state, or county official or employee
contracts for the services of a lobbyist, the lobbyist is subject to the
registration and reporting requirements of chapter
97, HRS,
and these rules, and the director of the agency employing the lobbyist shall be
responsible for submitting statements of contributions and expenditures as
required by section
97-3,
HRS, and these rules;
(3) Any person
engaged in the business of publishing or broadcasting news or comment on the
news, while engaged in the gathering or dissemination of news and comment on the
news and in the ordinary course of business;
(4) An attorney advising a client on the
construction or effect of proposed legislative or administrative action;
and
(5) Any person who possesses
special skills and knowledge relevant to certain areas of legislation or
rulemaking, whose skills and knowledge may be helpful to the legislative and
executive branches of state government and who makes an occasional appearance at
the written request of the legislature, an administrative agency, or the
lobbyist, even though the person receives reimbursement or other payment from the
legislature, administrative agency, or the lobbyist for the appearance. A copy of
the written request for an appearance made by the legislature, administrative
agency, or lobbyist shall be provided to the commission within five business days
of the commission's request.
(b) Lobbying activities that exceed the scope of subsection (a) shall be reported as provided by chapter 97, HRS, and these rules.
[Eff 11/28/2020] (Auth: HRS §§ 84-31(a)(5), 97-6(a)(5)) (Imp: HRS §§ 97-1, 97-2, 97-2.5, 97-3, 97-6)
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