2002-05 Gift Reporting Requirements

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(4) Political campaign contributions that comply with state law: (5) Anything that is available to, or distributed to, the public generally without regard to the official status of the recipient; (6) Gifts that, within 30 days after receipt, are returned to the giver or delivered to a public body or to a bona fide educational or charitable organization without the donation being claimed as charitable contribution for tax purposes; and (7) Exchanges of approximately equal value on holidays, birthdays, or special occasions. WHEN TO FILE Gifts disclosure statements must be filed by June 30 of each year. [Each report covers gifts received during the period from June 1 of the preceding calendar year through June 1 of the year of the report. Council members must file gift disclosures for the period of June 1, 2002 to June 1, 2003. Employees and Board or Commission members must file from September 12, 2002 (the effective date of Bill 305) to June 1, 2003.] WHERE TO FILE By mail or Hawaii County Ethics Commission Personal delivery: 101 Aupuni Street, Suite 325 Hilo, HI 96720 INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE GIFTS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT FORM A filer must provide the following information on his or her gifts disclosure statement: (1) Donor. The name of each person,business entity, or organization from whom, or on behalf of whom, a gift was received by the filer, the filer's spouse or dependent child. (2) Description of gift. A description of each gift that the filer, the filer's spouse or dependent child received. (3) Date received. The date on which each gift was received. (4) Gift value. A good faith estimate of the fair market value of each gift. (5) Aggregate value. This item applies only if the filer, the filer's spouse or dependent child receive more than one gift from the same donor during the reporting period. The filer must report the value of each gift received(under Item No. 4, above) AND the filer must also report the aggregate or combined value of the gifts (under this Item No. 5). The aggregate value of gifts from the same donor need only be entered once on the form. (See sample gifts disclosure statement form.) Please note that if only one gift was received from a donor, no aggregate value need be reported. 2