{
 "generated": "2026-07-09 03:26:50",
 "source": "reports/mauios/vendor_donor_join.json (CSC donors x HANDS awards, public records)",
 "method": "Kumulipo parity: a pair that does not answer = output (award) shadowed by private input (donation). leverage = award/contrib. Correlations as QUESTIONS, never accusations; names a broken pair, not a guilty person.",
 "hewa": {
  "n_broken_pairs": 10,
  "vendors_scanned": 74,
  "total_award_in_broken_pairs": 8483626.2,
  "total_contrib_in_broken_pairs": 14263.52,
  "aggregate_leverage": 594.8,
  "pairs": [
   {
    "vendor": "FUKUMOTO ENGINEERING, INC.",
    "award_total": 4706880.0,
    "award_count": 21,
    "contrib_total": 1750.0,
    "leverage": 2689.6,
    "officials": [
     "Batangan",
     "Sugimura"
    ],
    "hits": [
     {
      "official": "Sugimura",
      "official_label": "Yuki Lei Sugimura - Council Vice-Chair, BFED Chair",
      "contributor": "Kay Fukumoto Trust",
      "amount": 1050.0,
      "n": 3,
      "basis": "firm"
     },
     {
      "official": "Batangan",
      "official_label": "Kauanoe Batangan - Councilmember, Kahului",
      "contributor": "Fukumoto, Kay",
      "amount": 400.0,
      "n": 1,
      "basis": "individual"
     },
     {
      "official": "Batangan",
      "official_label": "Kauanoe Batangan - Councilmember, Kahului",
      "contributor": "Fukumoto, Mitchell",
      "amount": 300.0,
      "n": 1,
      "basis": "individual"
     }
    ],
    "question": "Does FUKUMOTO ENGINEERING, INC.'s $4,706,880 in county awards answer the public, or the $1,750 given to Batangan, Sugimura who decide them? (public records - a correlation to verify, not a finding)",
    "status": "PAIR_DOES_NOT_ANSWER"
   },
   {
    "vendor": "MICHAEL WRIGHT & ASSOCIATES, INC.",
    "award_total": 1000000.0,
    "award_count": 2,
    "contrib_total": 400.0,
    "leverage": 2500.0,
    "officials": [
     "Sugimura"
    ],
    "hits": [
     {
      "official": "Sugimura",
      "official_label": "Yuki Lei Sugimura - Council Vice-Chair, BFED Chair",
      "contributor": "Michael Wright & Associates Inc.",
      "amount": 400.0,
      "n": 2,
      "basis": "firm"
     }
    ],
    "question": "Does MICHAEL WRIGHT & ASSOCIATES, INC.'s $1,000,000 in county awards answer the public, or the $400 given to Sugimura who decide them? (public records - a correlation to verify, not a finding)",
    "status": "PAIR_DOES_NOT_ANSWER"
   },
   {
    "vendor": "Park Consulting Group, Inc.",
    "award_total": 50000.0,
    "award_count": 1,
    "contrib_total": 50.0,
    "leverage": 1000.0,
    "officials": [
     "Sinenci"
    ],
    "hits": [
     {
      "official": "Sinenci",
      "official_label": "Shane Sinenci - Councilmember, East Maui",
      "contributor": "Park, Faith",
      "amount": 50.0,
      "n": 1,
      "basis": "individual"
     }
    ],
    "question": "Does Park Consulting Group, Inc.'s $50,000 in county awards answer the public, or the $50 given to Sinenci who decide them? (public records - a correlation to verify, not a finding)",
    "status": "PAIR_DOES_NOT_ANSWER"
   },
   {
    "vendor": "Allana Buick & Bers, Inc.",
    "award_total": 391280.0,
    "award_count": 2,
    "contrib_total": 500.0,
    "leverage": 782.6,
    "officials": [
     "Cook"
    ],
    "hits": [
     {
      "official": "Cook",
      "official_label": "Tom Cook - Councilmember, South Maui",
      "contributor": "Allana Buick & Bers, Inc.",
      "amount": 500.0,
      "n": 1,
      "basis": "firm"
     }
    ],
    "question": "Does Allana Buick & Bers, Inc.'s $391,280 in county awards answer the public, or the $500 given to Cook who decide them? (public records - a correlation to verify, not a finding)",
    "status": "PAIR_DOES_NOT_ANSWER"
   },
   {
    "vendor": "NISHIKAWA ARCHITECTS, INC.",
    "award_total": 464330.0,
    "award_count": 3,
    "contrib_total": 750.0,
    "leverage": 619.1,
    "officials": [
     "Sugimura"
    ],
    "hits": [
     {
      "official": "Sugimura",
      "official_label": "Yuki Lei Sugimura - Council Vice-Chair, BFED Chair",
      "contributor": "Nishikawa, C.H.",
      "amount": 750.0,
      "n": 4,
      "basis": "individual"
     }
    ],
    "question": "Does NISHIKAWA ARCHITECTS, INC.'s $464,330 in county awards answer the public, or the $750 given to Sugimura who decide them? (public records - a correlation to verify, not a finding)",
    "status": "PAIR_DOES_NOT_ANSWER"
   },
   {
    "vendor": "CDF ENGINEERING",
    "award_total": 248870.0,
    "award_count": 1,
    "contrib_total": 500.0,
    "leverage": 497.7,
    "officials": [
     "Cook"
    ],
    "hits": [
     {
      "official": "Cook",
      "official_label": "Tom Cook - Councilmember, South Maui",
      "contributor": "CDF Engineering LLC",
      "amount": 500.0,
      "n": 1,
      "basis": "firm"
     }
    ],
    "question": "Does CDF ENGINEERING's $248,870 in county awards answer the public, or the $500 given to Cook who decide them? (public records - a correlation to verify, not a finding)",
    "status": "PAIR_DOES_NOT_ANSWER"
   },
   {
    "vendor": "R. T. TANAKA ENGINEERS, INC.",
    "award_total": 1316727.03,
    "award_count": 8,
    "contrib_total": 3975.0,
    "leverage": 331.3,
    "officials": [
     "Bissen",
     "Lee",
     "Sugimura"
    ],
    "hits": [
     {
      "official": "Lee",
      "official_label": "Alice L. Lee - Council Chair",
      "contributor": "Tanaka, Robin S.",
      "amount": 1400.0,
      "n": 5,
      "basis": "individual"
     },
     {
      "official": "Sugimura",
      "official_label": "Yuki Lei Sugimura - Council Vice-Chair, BFED Chair",
      "contributor": "Tanaka, Robert T.",
      "amount": 950.0,
      "n": 3,
      "basis": "individual"
     },
     {
      "official": "Lee",
      "official_label": "Alice L. Lee - Council Chair",
      "contributor": "Tanaka, Robert T.",
      "amount": 875.0,
      "n": 2,
      "basis": "individual"
     },
     {
      "official": "Bissen",
      "official_label": "Richard Bissen - Mayor",
      "contributor": "Tanaka, Ryan",
      "amount": 500.0,
      "n": 1,
      "basis": "individual"
     },
     {
      "official": "Bissen",
      "official_label": "Richard Bissen - Mayor",
      "contributor": "Tanaka, Wayne Y.",
      "amount": 250.0,
      "n": 1,
      "basis": "individual"
     }
    ],
    "question": "Does R. T. TANAKA ENGINEERS, INC.'s $1,316,727 in county awards answer the public, or the $3,975 given to Bissen, Lee, Sugimura who decide them? (public records - a correlation to verify, not a finding)",
    "status": "PAIR_DOES_NOT_ANSWER"
   },
   {
    "vendor": "OTOMO ENGINEERING, INC.",
    "award_total": 91246.0,
    "award_count": 1,
    "contrib_total": 850.0,
    "leverage": 107.3,
    "officials": [
     "Sugimura"
    ],
    "hits": [
     {
      "official": "Sugimura",
      "official_label": "Yuki Lei Sugimura - Council Vice-Chair, BFED Chair",
      "contributor": "Otomo, Stacy & Carole",
      "amount": 450.0,
      "n": 3,
      "basis": "individual"
     },
     {
      "official": "Sugimura",
      "official_label": "Yuki Lei Sugimura - Council Vice-Chair, BFED Chair",
      "contributor": "Otomo, Stacy",
      "amount": 400.0,
      "n": 2,
      "basis": "individual"
     }
    ],
    "question": "Does OTOMO ENGINEERING, INC.'s $91,246 in county awards answer the public, or the $850 given to Sugimura who decide them? (public records - a correlation to verify, not a finding)",
    "status": "PAIR_DOES_NOT_ANSWER"
   },
   {
    "vendor": "HAWAII OFF-GRID LLC",
    "award_total": 64293.17,
    "award_count": 1,
    "contrib_total": 1038.52,
    "leverage": 61.9,
    "officials": [
     "Cook"
    ],
    "hits": [
     {
      "official": "Cook",
      "official_label": "Tom Cook - Councilmember, South Maui",
      "contributor": "Hawaii Off Grid",
      "amount": 1038.52,
      "n": 1,
      "basis": "individual"
     }
    ],
    "question": "Does HAWAII OFF-GRID LLC's $64,293 in county awards answer the public, or the $1,039 given to Cook who decide them? (public records - a correlation to verify, not a finding)",
    "status": "PAIR_DOES_NOT_ANSWER"
   },
   {
    "vendor": "BERLIEN CONSULTING LLC",
    "award_total": 150000.0,
    "award_count": 1,
    "contrib_total": 4450.0,
    "leverage": 33.7,
    "officials": [
     "Bissen",
     "Cook",
     "Lee",
     "Sugimura",
     "Uu-Hodgins"
    ],
    "hits": [
     {
      "official": "Bissen",
      "official_label": "Richard Bissen - Mayor",
      "contributor": "Berlien, Taylor",
      "amount": 2000.0,
      "n": 1,
      "basis": "individual"
     },
     {
      "official": "Cook",
      "official_label": "Tom Cook - Councilmember, South Maui",
      "contributor": "Berlien Consulting, LLC",
      "amount": 1050.0,
      "n": 3,
      "basis": "firm"
     },
     {
      "official": "Bissen",
      "official_label": "Richard Bissen - Mayor",
      "contributor": "Berlien Consulting LLC",
      "amount": 500.0,
      "n": 1,
      "basis": "firm"
     },
     {
      "official": "Sugimura",
      "official_label": "Yuki Lei Sugimura - Council Vice-Chair, BFED Chair",
      "contributor": "Berlien, Taylor",
      "amount": 300.0,
      "n": 1,
      "basis": "individual"
     },
     {
      "official": "Lee",
      "official_label": "Alice L. Lee - Council Chair",
      "contributor": "Berlien, Taylor",
      "amount": 300.0,
      "n": 1,
      "basis": "individual"
     },
     {
      "official": "Uu-Hodgins",
      "official_label": "Nohelani Uu-Hodgins - Councilmember",
      "contributor": "Berlien, Taylor",
      "amount": 300.0,
      "n": 1,
      "basis": "individual"
     }
    ],
    "question": "Does BERLIEN CONSULTING LLC's $150,000 in county awards answer the public, or the $4,450 given to Bissen, Cook, Lee, Sugimura, Uu-Hodgins who decide them? (public records - a correlation to verify, not a finding)",
    "status": "PAIR_DOES_NOT_ANSWER"
   }
  ]
 },
 "by_official": {
  "Sugimura": {
   "label": "Yuki Lei Sugimura - Council Vice-Chair, BFED Chair",
   "award_shadowed": 7729183.03,
   "contrib_received": 4300.0,
   "vendors": [
    "BERLIEN CONSULTING LLC",
    "FUKUMOTO ENGINEERING, INC.",
    "MICHAEL WRIGHT & ASSOCIATES, INC.",
    "NISHIKAWA ARCHITECTS, INC.",
    "OTOMO ENGINEERING, INC.",
    "R. T. TANAKA ENGINEERS, INC."
   ],
   "n_vendors": 6
  },
  "Batangan": {
   "label": "Kauanoe Batangan - Councilmember, Kahului",
   "award_shadowed": 4706880.0,
   "contrib_received": 700.0,
   "vendors": [
    "FUKUMOTO ENGINEERING, INC."
   ],
   "n_vendors": 1
  },
  "Lee": {
   "label": "Alice L. Lee - Council Chair",
   "award_shadowed": 1466727.03,
   "contrib_received": 2575.0,
   "vendors": [
    "BERLIEN CONSULTING LLC",
    "R. T. TANAKA ENGINEERS, INC."
   ],
   "n_vendors": 2
  },
  "Bissen": {
   "label": "Richard Bissen - Mayor",
   "award_shadowed": 1466727.03,
   "contrib_received": 3250.0,
   "vendors": [
    "BERLIEN CONSULTING LLC",
    "R. T. TANAKA ENGINEERS, INC."
   ],
   "n_vendors": 2
  },
  "Cook": {
   "label": "Tom Cook - Councilmember, South Maui",
   "award_shadowed": 854443.17,
   "contrib_received": 3088.52,
   "vendors": [
    "Allana Buick & Bers, Inc.",
    "BERLIEN CONSULTING LLC",
    "CDF ENGINEERING",
    "HAWAII OFF-GRID LLC"
   ],
   "n_vendors": 4
  },
  "Uu-Hodgins": {
   "label": "Nohelani Uu-Hodgins - Councilmember",
   "award_shadowed": 150000.0,
   "contrib_received": 300.0,
   "vendors": [
    "BERLIEN CONSULTING LLC"
   ],
   "n_vendors": 1
  },
  "Sinenci": {
   "label": "Shane Sinenci - Councilmember, East Maui",
   "award_shadowed": 50000.0,
   "contrib_received": 50.0,
   "vendors": [
    "Park Consulting Group, Inc."
   ],
   "n_vendors": 1
  }
 },
 "overseer": {
  "node": 53,
  "name": "Ka Luna Kiaʻi (the Overseer Joker)",
  "broken_pairs": 10,
  "charge": "10 pairs no longer answer ($8,483,626 in awards shadowed by $14,264 in donations). The Overseer voices each cited pair - naming the award and the donation together - calling it back toward Pono."
 },
 "pono_restoration": "Each award answers the public record, voiced as its pair. The remedy is disclosure sung, not accusation."
}