September 2018
Friday, September 14Following Campaign Cash In Hawaii Just Got Easier
August 2018
Thursday, August 9Billionaires Boost Hawaii Republican Party’s Finances
Friday, August 3Do New Pro-Hanabusa Ads Violate State Campaign Rules?
Carpenters Union Makes Josh Green A Million-Dollar Candidate For LG
Thursday, August 2Carpenters Union Pumps $3 Million Into Hawaii’s Primary Race
July 2018
Friday, July 27Four Takeaways From Hawaii’s Pre-Primary Election Spending
Friday, July 13OHA At-Large Candidates Have Raised Little Money So Far
Tupola Leaves GOP Challengers Behind In Campaign Money Race
Following The Money In Oahu Legislative Races
Thursday, July 12Ige, Hanabusa Power Up Their Fundraising
2 Candidates For OHA’s Oahu Seat Have A Big Financial Edge
April 2018
Tuesday, April 17Sen. Donna Kim Leads Crowded Congressional Field In Fundraising
November 2016
Monday, November 7Clinton, Trump Donors Include Some Familiar Hawaii Names
Friday, November 4Chang Raises, Spends 3 Times More Than Slom In Senate Race
A Rare Gift: HPD Chief Donates $500 To Prosecutor’s Campaign
Wednesday, November 2Honolulu City Council Incumbents Maintain Fundraising Advantage
Tuesday, November 1Super PACs Raise Over $1 Million In Honolulu Mayor’s Race
October 2016
Thursday, October 27Shoo-In Candidates For Congress Raise Nearly $1M, Spend More
February 2016
Monday, February 22Sen. Josh Green Is Sitting On A Half-Million Dollars Of Campaign Cash
Friday, February 19Some Hawaii House Members Are Awash In Campaign Cash
August 2015
Thursday, August 6Cashing In: Early Election-Season Filings Show Campaign Cash Trickling In
August 2014
Monday, August 18Cashing In: Caldwell Stocking Up For A Showdown
Tuesday, August 5Cashing In: Local Super PACS and Other Special Interests Spend Big
June 2014
Friday, June 13Cashing In: Tsutsui Taps Maui, Role as Hawaii Lt. Gov. for Big Bucks
March 2014
Sunday, March 9Chad Blair: Here Comes Hawaii’s Super PACs!
Sunday, March 2Developers of 2 Waikiki High-Rises Have Donated Heavily to City Officials
February 2014
Friday, February 28Cashing In: Hawaii Sen. Clayton Hee Is Largest Legislative Fundraiser
August 2012
Monday, August 20Cashing In: Hawaii’s Top Ten Campaign Donors
June 2012
Saturday, June 23More Than 80 PACs Jump Into 2012 Election
May 2012
Thursday, May 10
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Following Campaign Cash In Hawaii Just Got Easier
A new digital tool lets users see a massive amount of data with just a few mouse clicks — no Excel experience necessary.
Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat/2016
Billionaires Boost Hawaii Republican Party’s Finances
Even though Democrats dominate the islands, the state GOP has more money than in recent years thanks to a few big donations.
Defend Hawaii Now
Do New Pro-Hanabusa Ads Violate State Campaign Rules?
The independent PAC, Defend Hawaii Now, has not disclosed any financial information with the state.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Carpenters Union Makes Josh Green A Million-Dollar Candidate For LG
A legislative leader says the union is retaliating against Green’s closest rival, state Sen. Jill Tokuda, for her criticism of the rail project.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Carpenters Union Pumps $3 Million Into Hawaii’s Primary Race
The union’s super PAC is flexing its political muscle in support of Colleen Hanabusa for governor and Josh Green for lieutenant governor.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Four Takeaways From Hawaii’s Pre-Primary Election Spending
Gubernatorial candidate Colleen Hanabusa is the big winner in labor unions’ super PAC sweepstakes, election reports show.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
OHA At-Large Candidates Have Raised Little Money So Far
None of the three incumbents — Lei Ahu Isa, Rowena Akana and John Waihee IV — reported spending any money this year and two are in debt.
Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat
Tupola Leaves GOP Challengers Behind In Campaign Money Race
John Carroll and Ray L’Heureux struggled to raise funds in the Republican primary election for governor.
Brian Tseng/Civil Beat
Following The Money In Oahu Legislative Races
Fresh faces are raising and spending more than some longtime lawmakers with better name recognition.