08-11-2016, 06:47 AM
For Immediate Release
August 11, 2016
Hawaii County Council member Danny Paleka fined by Campaign Spending Commission
On 8/10/16 Campaign Spending Commission (CSC) Elections Assistant Sandy Lee confirmed that a fine was issued to Hawaii District 5 (Puna) County Councilman and candidate Danny Paleka for campaign spending violations. The CSC has yet to release other details. A review of Paleka’s campaign spending reports show several discrepancies amounting to tens of thousands of dollars. See reports here: https://csc.hawaii.gov/CFSPublic/ReportD...NO=CC11126
On August 2, 2014 a Hawaii Tribune Herald article by Nancy Cook Lauer mentioned campaign spending discrepancies by Paleka. http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/loc...-day-nears
The CSC oversees Chapter 11 part VIII of the Hawaii Revised Statutes Campaign Spending Law (http://ags.hawaii.gov/campaign/files/2016/08/HRS.pdf). Reports show that Paleka may have violated one or more Hawaii Revised Statutes regarding campaign finance including:
§11-340 Failure to file report; filing a substantially defective or deficient report.
§11-331 Filing of reports, generally.
§11-337 Reporting expenditures.
§11-338 Late contributions; late expenditures; report.
§11-342 Fundraiser; notice of intent.
On 06/26/16 Danny Paleka amended 28 CSC reports covering July 1st, 2014 - Nov. 04 2014. Some of these reports were amended in 2015 as well. The differences between the reports show tens of thousands of mishandled campaign funds. Differences between Paleka’s original reports and the amended reports include:
Failure to include $24,395.73 in expenditures on the original disclosure documents from the 2012-2014 election cycle.
Failure to include over $9K in campaign contributions on the original reports from the same cycle.
Failure to include a $2,000 donation from “Friends of Kendo [Zendo-name misspelled] Kern,” Hawaii County District 5 Council member preceding Paleka. Other contributions, many larger than $1,000, (some from out of state), were also not reported until this year.
Failure to file a “Notice of Intent to Hold a Fundraiser” (Form CC-8) as required by the CSC, for the 7/17/14 fundraiser held at Aunty Sally’s Luau House in Hilo. The fundraiser was mentioned on 2 occasions in the 2012-2014 2nd Preliminary Primary July 1-July 25, 2014 report.
On 07/30/2014 Paleka recorded $2,699 in contributions from the 7/17/14 fundraiser. The reports from the 2012-2014 election cycle, amended in June this year, do not include the$2,699 contribution. A non-monetary contribution of $275 from Alakai Productions for “entertainment for fundraiser”, is among other contributions listed on the original report from 2014 that is not listed on the amended report.
For further details contact: Amber Shouse - shouseamber@gmail.com or (808) 990-2218
August 11, 2016
Hawaii County Council member Danny Paleka fined by Campaign Spending Commission
On 8/10/16 Campaign Spending Commission (CSC) Elections Assistant Sandy Lee confirmed that a fine was issued to Hawaii District 5 (Puna) County Councilman and candidate Danny Paleka for campaign spending violations. The CSC has yet to release other details. A review of Paleka’s campaign spending reports show several discrepancies amounting to tens of thousands of dollars. See reports here: https://csc.hawaii.gov/CFSPublic/ReportD...NO=CC11126
On August 2, 2014 a Hawaii Tribune Herald article by Nancy Cook Lauer mentioned campaign spending discrepancies by Paleka. http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/loc...-day-nears
The CSC oversees Chapter 11 part VIII of the Hawaii Revised Statutes Campaign Spending Law (http://ags.hawaii.gov/campaign/files/2016/08/HRS.pdf). Reports show that Paleka may have violated one or more Hawaii Revised Statutes regarding campaign finance including:
§11-340 Failure to file report; filing a substantially defective or deficient report.
§11-331 Filing of reports, generally.
§11-337 Reporting expenditures.
§11-338 Late contributions; late expenditures; report.
§11-342 Fundraiser; notice of intent.
On 06/26/16 Danny Paleka amended 28 CSC reports covering July 1st, 2014 - Nov. 04 2014. Some of these reports were amended in 2015 as well. The differences between the reports show tens of thousands of mishandled campaign funds. Differences between Paleka’s original reports and the amended reports include:
Failure to include $24,395.73 in expenditures on the original disclosure documents from the 2012-2014 election cycle.
Failure to include over $9K in campaign contributions on the original reports from the same cycle.
Failure to include a $2,000 donation from “Friends of Kendo [Zendo-name misspelled] Kern,” Hawaii County District 5 Council member preceding Paleka. Other contributions, many larger than $1,000, (some from out of state), were also not reported until this year.
Failure to file a “Notice of Intent to Hold a Fundraiser” (Form CC-8) as required by the CSC, for the 7/17/14 fundraiser held at Aunty Sally’s Luau House in Hilo. The fundraiser was mentioned on 2 occasions in the 2012-2014 2nd Preliminary Primary July 1-July 25, 2014 report.
On 07/30/2014 Paleka recorded $2,699 in contributions from the 7/17/14 fundraiser. The reports from the 2012-2014 election cycle, amended in June this year, do not include the$2,699 contribution. A non-monetary contribution of $275 from Alakai Productions for “entertainment for fundraiser”, is among other contributions listed on the original report from 2014 that is not listed on the amended report.
For further details contact: Amber Shouse - shouseamber@gmail.com or (808) 990-2218
