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Fields of green: Gov. Josh Green promised he would not hold campaign fundraisers during the legislative session from mid-January to early May, and he kept his promise.

But he did hold a fundraiser May 19 at the Pacific Club (where the maximum suggested donation was $5,000) and another June 25 in Denver ($6,000 suggested maximum). Both paid off handsomely, with large contributions coming from across the state and even from the mainland.

Green, who is not up for reelection until three years from now, took in $466,922 in donations from Jan. 1 through June 30, most a result of the May-June fundraisers. He now has $590,971 cash in his war chest.

Who gave to the gov this year? The better question might be, who didn’t?

The Sunshine Blog will drop just a few names here: developer Jeff Stone, banker Paul Yonamine, attorney Rick Fried, insurance executive Tim Johns, investor Jay Shidler, philanthropist Elizabeth Grossman, Kobayashi Group’s Patrick Kobayashi, gas executive Alicia Moy, electric executive Jim Kelly, lobbyist Ross Yamasaki, health executive Hilton Raethel, Honolulu official Esther Kiaaina, consultant Ashley Lukens, restauranteur Eddie Flores, shipping executive Kuuhaku Park and someone named Walter Dods.

The Blog apologizes if your name was left off this list. It’s nothing personal; there are just too many to mention. You can check out his full list of donors . And of course full candidate committee reports are available and searchable on .

Green’s campaign also dropped $191,827 in spending with large chunks going to fundraising, digital media and other consultants.

Second in command: Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke raised $58,710 during the January-June period, bringing her cash on hand to $128,486.

Donors of note include Honolulu Police Commission member Ann Botticelli, Meredith Ching of Alexander & Baldwin, Kaneohe Ranch executive Mitch D’Olier, Micah Kane of the Hawaii Community Foundation, consultant Jennifer Sabas, lobbyist Bob Toyofuku, shipping executive George Pasha, Rebecca Ward of Ward Research, the Hawaiian Airlines PAC and a bunch of attorneys.

Luke also paid Del Frisco’s Double Eagle in Washington, D.C., $734.18 for food and beverages for a fundraiser.

If I were a carpenter redux: If the governor was raking in the green, the Hawaii Carpenters Political Action Fund was dishing it out. It gave more than $110,000 in donations from May to late June, with much of the individual donations in the low four figures.

Most of the recipients were state legislators including Reps. Scott Saiki, David Tarnas and Nadine Nakamura and Sens. Donovan Dela Cruz, Glenn Wakai and Angus McKelvey. Other notables include Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi, Maui County Councilwoman Yuki Lei Sugimura and Honolulu City Councilman Tyler Dos-Santos Tam.

Noncandidate committees like the Hawaii Carpenters Political Action Fund typically shovel a lot of cash to lots of candidates. But, at least during the last six months, the PAC seems to be in a league of its own.

By comparison, well-established players such as Alexander & Baldwin Inc. PAC gave just $8,250 to some of those same officials listed above.

Similarly more modest donations came from Central Pacific Bank State PAC ($6,150), Hawaii Government Employees Association ($4,500), Hawaii Ironworkers Stabilization Fund PAC ($8,600), Hawaii Medical Service Association Employee Political Action Committee ($7,300), Hawaiian Airlines Inc. Political Action Committee ($9,850,) HSTA PAC ($1,750), Local Union 1186 IBEW PAC Fund ($12,750), Matson Navigation Company ($9,050), MK Advocacy Group ($28,500), Outrigger Hotels Hawaii Political Action Committee ($2,000, all of which went to Josh Green), Street Bikers United ($7,300), Turo Inc. ($6,000, to Green again) and Young Brothers Limited Political Action Committee ($6,800.)

If the trend continues, expect the carpenters to be major players — at least in terms of campaign money — in the 2024 election. Again. Or should we say as always.