Active registered lobbyists with the state or county ethics board or commission shall not make, or promise to make at a later time, any contributions or expenditures to or on behalf of an elected official, candidate, or candidate committee during any regular session or special session of the legislature, including any extension of any regular session or special session and any legislative recess days, holidays, and weekends, and for five calendar days before and after a session.

The 2026 regular session and five calendar day period before and after session runs from January 16, 2026 through May 13, 2026. (see, HRS §11-365)

Events

Meet Derek

We invite you to join Derek as he travels across Hawaiʻi in the coming weeks.

See below to find out when Derek will be in a community near you — and if you don’t see anything yet, check back often as we’re always updating!

Friday, May 29th

Hawaiʻi Democratic Party State Convention
3:00pm: Hilton Hawaiian Village

Saturday, May 30th

Maui Agfest & 4-H Livestock Fair
12:00pm: War Memorial Special Events Field

Saturday, June 20th

Kauaʻi Poke Fest
6:00pm: Kōloa Landing