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Outside Money Having Outsized Influence on Hawaii Governors Race Civil Beat composite

Outside Money Having Outsized Influence on Hawaii Governors Race

Super PACs are flooding the airwaves with campaign propaganda targeting Duke Aiona and David Ige.

Civil Beat Poll: Ige Up by 6 Over Aiona PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Civil Beat Poll: Ige Up by 6 Over Aiona

The Democratic nominee for Hawaii governor leads Republican Duke Aiona 40 percent to 34 percent. Hawaii Independent Party candidate Mufi Hannemann is at 11 percent.

New Hope’s Evangelism Has a Political Flavor Eric Pape/Civil Beat

New Hope’s Evangelism Has a Political Flavor

The megachurch is becoming a force to be reckoned with in Hawaii civic affairs. It recruits candidates, registers new voters and organizes political events.

Which Hawaii Candidate Spent the Most Money Per Vote? Theresa Thompson via Flickr

Which Hawaii Candidate Spent the Most Money Per Vote?

The Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission has crunched the numbers and it’s an interesting look at how the 2014 election is playing out.

Hawaii Democrats Launch Preemptive Strike Against National GOP Group PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Hawaii Democrats Launch Preemptive Strike Against National GOP Group

In a tight race for Congress between Charles Djou and Mark Takai, the Democrats are worked up about a political commercial that might hurt their candidate — even before the ad airs.

Hawaii Candidates for Congress Fundraise to the Finish Line PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Hawaii Candidates for Congress Fundraise to the Finish Line

Takai hauls in almost three times as much as Djou, but Djou has more than twice as much cash on hand.

Candidate for Hawaii Governor Alleges Civil Rights Were Violated PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Candidate for Hawaii Governor Alleges Civil Rights Were Violated

Libertarian Jeff Davis is suing Hawaii News Now, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and UH over his treatment at a TV debate.

Is Cayetano’s Complaint Against Super PAC a Criminal Matter? Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat

Is Cayetano’s Complaint Against Super PAC a Criminal Matter?

Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission considering all options in former governor’s case against Pacific Resource Partnership.

The Case of the Mysterious Attack Ads: Tommy Waters Called a ‘Carpetbagger’

The Case of the Mysterious Attack Ads: Tommy Waters Called a ‘Carpetbagger’

The Council District 4 race takes a strange turn with 11th-hour mailers. No one acknowledges responsibility — not even representatives of the super PAC that paid for them.

Schatz Endorses Preschool Ballot Campaign PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Schatz Endorses Preschool Ballot Campaign

The campaign is advocating for Question No. 4, which would allow the state to spending public funding on private preschool programs.