Who’s Raising Cash During Session?
The Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission keeps track so you don’t have to.
Readers of Civil Beat know that I frequently (some say futilely) post notice when I see that a memberÌýof the Hawaii Legislature holds a campaign fundraiser during the legislative session from January through early May.
Well, I get most of my information from Hawaii’s , which tracks such things.
The agency posts of who’sÌýasking for money even as they consider legislation that just might beÌýimportant to the very same people who give them the money.
Since session began in January and through early March, 19 senators or representatives have held or will hold fundraisers.
Mandalay Restaurant and Artizen by MW Restaurant are the favored haunts
Most start at 5 p.m. — cocktail hour!
And the bribes — whoops! I mean suggestedÌýdonations — start at $50 and climb as $2,000.
It’s all perfectly legal.
