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One page, the whole oversight picture for Maui County: who funds the officials, how they vote, and who the government pays — with the overlaps surfaced as questions to verify, never accusations. Every figure links back to the public record.
$2,098,916
Campaign money tracked
10
Officials watched
9
Donor×contract matches
70
Meetings on record
A funder, a vote, and a contract lining up is a question for oversight — who gave, who decided, who benefited — never a finding. The endpoint is lawful action: a records request, a report, a vote.
1. Funders — who puts money into each official
Campaign money on record per official (bar = share of the most-funded). The real-estate / development share is called out — those interests are most often before a county on permits, zoning, and contracts. Source: HI Campaign Spending Commission.
Richard Bissen - Mayor (incumbent), former judgeRE/dev $93,235 · 728 gifts$665,271
Tom Cook - Councilmember, South MauiRE/dev $84,268 · 422 gifts$372,580
Yuki Lei Sugimura - Council Vice-Chair, BFED Chair; mayoral candidateRE/dev $47,485 · 772 gifts$354,610
Tamara Paltin - Councilmember, West MauiRE/dev $8,450 · 201 gifts$79,007
Gabe Johnson - CouncilmemberRE/dev $4,500 · 124 gifts$57,224
Shane Sinenci - Councilmember, East Maui139 gifts$47,902
Kauanoe Batangan - Councilmember, Kahului5 recusals on record · 44 gifts$19,940
2. Votes & decisions — the same officials, on the record
For each official above: how often the public record shows them stepping back (recusing) from a matter — a recusal is itself part of the record, and the question is always which matters. Source: CivicClerk / Legistar minutes.
Firms that received government awards AND show up as campaign donors to the officials above, name-matched from two public datasets (no records request needed). Source: HANDS award notices × HI Campaign Spending Commission.
FUKUMOTO ENGINEERING, INC. · gave $1,750 to Batangan, Sugimura$4,723,680 · 22 awards
R. T. TANAKA ENGINEERS, INC. · gave $3,975 to Bissen, Lee, Sugimura$1,316,727 · 8 awards
MICHAEL WRIGHT & ASSOCIATES, INC. · gave $400 to Sugimura$1,000,000 · 2 awards
NISHIKAWA ARCHITECTS, INC. · gave $750 to Sugimura$464,330 · 3 awards
Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. · gave $500 to Cook$391,280 · 2 awards
CDF ENGINEERING · gave $500 to Cook$248,870 · 1 awards
OTOMO ENGINEERING, INC. · gave $850 to Sugimura$91,246 · 1 awards
HAWAII OFF-GRID LLC · gave $1,039 to Cook$64,293 · 1 awards
Park Consulting Group, Inc. · gave $50 to Sinenci$50,000 · 1 awards
4. The questions — where the money, the vote, and the contract meet
Each overlap below is phrased as a question for the public record to answer.
FUKUMOTO ENGINEERING, INC. received $4,723,680 in government awards and contributed $1,050 to Sugimura.
Does the record show whether Yuki Lei Sugimura - Council Vice-Chair, BFED Chair disclosed or recused on matters touching this firm? — sourced to HANDS award notices + the Campaign Spending Commission filing. A question, not a finding.
FUKUMOTO ENGINEERING, INC. received $4,723,680 in government awards and contributed $400 to Batangan.
Does the record show whether Kauanoe Batangan - Councilmember, Kahului disclosed or recused on matters touching this firm? The record already shows 5 recusals by this official in this window — do any touch this firm? — sourced to HANDS award notices + the Campaign Spending Commission filing. A question, not a finding.
FUKUMOTO ENGINEERING, INC. received $4,723,680 in government awards and contributed $300 to Batangan.
Does the record show whether Kauanoe Batangan - Councilmember, Kahului disclosed or recused on matters touching this firm? The record already shows 5 recusals by this official in this window — do any touch this firm? — sourced to HANDS award notices + the Campaign Spending Commission filing. A question, not a finding.
R. T. TANAKA ENGINEERS, INC. received $1,316,727 in government awards and contributed $1,400 to Lee.
Does the record show whether Alice L. Lee - Council Chair disclosed or recused on matters touching this firm? — sourced to HANDS award notices + the Campaign Spending Commission filing. A question, not a finding.
R. T. TANAKA ENGINEERS, INC. received $1,316,727 in government awards and contributed $950 to Sugimura.
Does the record show whether Yuki Lei Sugimura - Council Vice-Chair, BFED Chair disclosed or recused on matters touching this firm? — sourced to HANDS award notices + the Campaign Spending Commission filing. A question, not a finding.
R. T. TANAKA ENGINEERS, INC. received $1,316,727 in government awards and contributed $875 to Lee.
Does the record show whether Alice L. Lee - Council Chair disclosed or recused on matters touching this firm? — sourced to HANDS award notices + the Campaign Spending Commission filing. A question, not a finding.
R. T. TANAKA ENGINEERS, INC. received $1,316,727 in government awards and contributed $500 to Bissen.
Does the record show whether Richard Bissen - Mayor disclosed or recused on matters touching this firm? — sourced to HANDS award notices + the Campaign Spending Commission filing. A question, not a finding.
R. T. TANAKA ENGINEERS, INC. received $1,316,727 in government awards and contributed $250 to Bissen.
Does the record show whether Richard Bissen - Mayor disclosed or recused on matters touching this firm? — sourced to HANDS award notices + the Campaign Spending Commission filing. A question, not a finding.
MICHAEL WRIGHT & ASSOCIATES, INC. received $1,000,000 in government awards and contributed $400 to Sugimura.
Does the record show whether Yuki Lei Sugimura - Council Vice-Chair, BFED Chair disclosed or recused on matters touching this firm? — sourced to HANDS award notices + the Campaign Spending Commission filing. A question, not a finding.
NISHIKAWA ARCHITECTS, INC. received $464,330 in government awards and contributed $750 to Sugimura.
Does the record show whether Yuki Lei Sugimura - Council Vice-Chair, BFED Chair disclosed or recused on matters touching this firm? — sourced to HANDS award notices + the Campaign Spending Commission filing. A question, not a finding.
Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. received $391,280 in government awards and contributed $500 to Cook.
Does the record show whether Tom Cook - Councilmember, South Maui disclosed or recused on matters touching this firm? — sourced to HANDS award notices + the Campaign Spending Commission filing. A question, not a finding.
CDF ENGINEERING received $248,870 in government awards and contributed $500 to Cook.
Does the record show whether Tom Cook - Councilmember, South Maui disclosed or recused on matters touching this firm? — sourced to HANDS award notices + the Campaign Spending Commission filing. A question, not a finding.
OTOMO ENGINEERING, INC. received $91,246 in government awards and contributed $450 to Sugimura.
Does the record show whether Yuki Lei Sugimura - Council Vice-Chair, BFED Chair disclosed or recused on matters touching this firm? — sourced to HANDS award notices + the Campaign Spending Commission filing. A question, not a finding.
OTOMO ENGINEERING, INC. received $91,246 in government awards and contributed $400 to Sugimura.
Does the record show whether Yuki Lei Sugimura - Council Vice-Chair, BFED Chair disclosed or recused on matters touching this firm? — sourced to HANDS award notices + the Campaign Spending Commission filing. A question, not a finding.
HAWAII OFF-GRID LLC received $64,293 in government awards and contributed $1,039 to Cook.
Does the record show whether Tom Cook - Councilmember, South Maui disclosed or recused on matters touching this firm? — sourced to HANDS award notices + the Campaign Spending Commission filing. A question, not a finding.
Park Consulting Group, Inc. received $50,000 in government awards and contributed $50 to Sinenci.
Does the record show whether Shane Sinenci - Councilmember, East Maui disclosed or recused on matters touching this firm? — sourced to HANDS award notices + the Campaign Spending Commission filing. A question, not a finding.