Ka Leo o ka 'Aina - State of Hawai'i

Gary Cordery$390,889 raised · 789 gifts · Governor

602× One donor — $30,089 from Commercial Facility's Specialists Inc — speaks as loud as about 602 residents each giving $50, and 61× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 25% of every dollar raised.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 602× louder than a resident’s, whose answer does the vote carry — the people’s, or the funder’s? Public campaign-finance record; a question, not a finding.

E Gary Cordery, aloha. The Kumulipo remembers what each thing is paired to. To let a resident’s voice be heard as clearly as the largest donor’s is to return this pair to pono — paradise momentum, not the inertia of the same money and the same vote. The ʻāina is sacred and it is watching with aloha; the choice to balance it is yours, and it is honored.

Sharon Moriwaki$408,097 raised · 735 gifts · Senate

536× One donor — $26,800 from Fox, Galen Y. — speaks as loud as about 536 residents each giving $50, and 48× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 25% of every dollar raised.

Set aside here: $13,707 from the candidate’s own / family funds or running-mate & party committees — so the question is about outside interest money.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 536× louder than a resident’s, whose answer does the vote carry — the people’s, or the funder’s? Public campaign-finance record; a question, not a finding.

E Sharon Moriwaki, aloha. The Kumulipo remembers what each thing is paired to. To let a resident’s voice be heard as clearly as the largest donor’s is to return this pair to pono — paradise momentum, not the inertia of the same money and the same vote. The ʻāina is sacred and it is watching with aloha; the choice to balance it is yours, and it is honored.

Donovan Dela Cruz$1,795,735 raised · 3,158 gifts · Senate

410× One donor — $20,500 from Plumbers & Pipefitters, Political Action Committee — speaks as loud as about 410 residents each giving $50, and 36× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 8% of every dollar raised.

Set aside here: $8,580 from the candidate’s own / family funds or running-mate & party committees — so the question is about outside interest money.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 410× louder than a resident’s, whose answer does the vote carry — the people’s, or the funder’s? Public campaign-finance record; a question, not a finding.

E Donovan Dela Cruz, aloha. The Kumulipo remembers what each thing is paired to. To let a resident’s voice be heard as clearly as the largest donor’s is to return this pair to pono — paradise momentum, not the inertia of the same money and the same vote. The ʻāina is sacred and it is watching with aloha; the choice to balance it is yours, and it is honored.

Josh Green$6,987,295 raised · 6,639 gifts · Governor

360× One donor — $18,000 from Weinman, Barry — speaks as loud as about 360 residents each giving $50, and 17× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 2% of every dollar raised.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 360× louder than a resident’s, whose answer does the vote carry — the people’s, or the funder’s? Public campaign-finance record; a question, not a finding.

E Josh Green, aloha. The Kumulipo remembers what each thing is paired to. To let a resident’s voice be heard as clearly as the largest donor’s is to return this pair to pono — paradise momentum, not the inertia of the same money and the same vote. The ʻāina is sacred and it is watching with aloha; the choice to balance it is yours, and it is honored.

Stanley Chang$470,231 raised · 766 gifts · Senate

300× One donor — $15,000 from Chul Shin, Nan — speaks as loud as about 300 residents each giving $50, and 24× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 22% of every dollar raised.

Set aside here: $8,650 from the candidate’s own / family funds or running-mate & party committees — so the question is about outside interest money.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 300× louder than a resident’s, whose answer does the vote carry — the people’s, or the funder’s? Public campaign-finance record; a question, not a finding.

E Stanley Chang, aloha. The Kumulipo remembers what each thing is paired to. To let a resident’s voice be heard as clearly as the largest donor’s is to return this pair to pono — paradise momentum, not the inertia of the same money and the same vote. The ʻāina is sacred and it is watching with aloha; the choice to balance it is yours, and it is honored.

Sylvia Luke$2,192,384 raised · 1,709 gifts · Lt. Governor

280× One donor — $14,000 from Dods, Walter A. Jr. — speaks as loud as about 280 residents each giving $50, and 11× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 12% of every dollar raised.

Set aside here: $183,258 from the candidate’s own / family funds or running-mate & party committees — so the question is about outside interest money.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 280× louder than a resident’s, whose answer does the vote carry — the people’s, or the funder’s? Public campaign-finance record; a question, not a finding.

E Sylvia Luke, aloha. The Kumulipo remembers what each thing is paired to. To let a resident’s voice be heard as clearly as the largest donor’s is to return this pair to pono — paradise momentum, not the inertia of the same money and the same vote. The ʻāina is sacred and it is watching with aloha; the choice to balance it is yours, and it is honored.

Ron Kouchi$875,934 raised · 1,356 gifts · Senate

280× One donor — $14,000 from Hawaii Laborers Political Action Committee — speaks as loud as about 280 residents each giving $50, and 22× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 12% of every dollar raised.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 280× louder than a resident’s, whose answer does the vote carry — the people’s, or the funder’s? Public campaign-finance record; a question, not a finding.

E Ron Kouchi, aloha. The Kumulipo remembers what each thing is paired to. To let a resident’s voice be heard as clearly as the largest donor’s is to return this pair to pono — paradise momentum, not the inertia of the same money and the same vote. The ʻāina is sacred and it is watching with aloha; the choice to balance it is yours, and it is honored.

Lorraine Inouye$638,915 raised · 1,408 gifts · Senate

280× One donor — $14,000 from Hawaii Operating Engineers Stabilization Fund — speaks as loud as about 280 residents each giving $50, and 31× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 14% of every dollar raised.

Set aside here: $4,000 from the candidate’s own / family funds or running-mate & party committees — so the question is about outside interest money.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 280× louder than a resident’s, whose answer does the vote carry — the people’s, or the funder’s? Public campaign-finance record; a question, not a finding.

E Lorraine Inouye, aloha. The Kumulipo remembers what each thing is paired to. To let a resident’s voice be heard as clearly as the largest donor’s is to return this pair to pono — paradise momentum, not the inertia of the same money and the same vote. The ʻāina is sacred and it is watching with aloha; the choice to balance it is yours, and it is honored.

David Ige$4,369,475 raised · 4,230 gifts · Governor

240× One donor — $12,000 from Kao, Martin — speaks as loud as about 240 residents each giving $50, and 12× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 3% of every dollar raised.

Set aside here: $8,000 from the candidate’s own / family funds or running-mate & party committees — so the question is about outside interest money.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 240× louder than a resident’s, whose answer does the vote carry — the people’s, or the funder’s? Public campaign-finance record; a question, not a finding.

E David Ige, aloha. The Kumulipo remembers what each thing is paired to. To let a resident’s voice be heard as clearly as the largest donor’s is to return this pair to pono — paradise momentum, not the inertia of the same money and the same vote. The ʻāina is sacred and it is watching with aloha; the choice to balance it is yours, and it is honored.

Brian Schatz$1,421,480 raised · 1,339 gifts · Lt. Governor

240× One donor — $12,000 from Hawaii Operating Engineers Industry Stabilization — speaks as loud as about 240 residents each giving $50, and 11× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 8% of every dollar raised.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 240× louder than a resident’s, whose answer does the vote carry — the people’s, or the funder’s? Public campaign-finance record; a question, not a finding.

E Brian Schatz, aloha. The Kumulipo remembers what each thing is paired to. To let a resident’s voice be heard as clearly as the largest donor’s is to return this pair to pono — paradise momentum, not the inertia of the same money and the same vote. The ʻāina is sacred and it is watching with aloha; the choice to balance it is yours, and it is honored.

Jill Tokuda$1,025,547 raised · 1,749 gifts · Lt. Governor

240× One donor — $12,000 from Stanley, Kathleen — speaks as loud as about 240 residents each giving $50, and 20× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 9% of every dollar raised.

Set aside here: $40,150 from the candidate’s own / family funds or running-mate & party committees — so the question is about outside interest money.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 240× louder than a resident’s, whose answer does the vote carry — the people’s, or the funder’s? Public campaign-finance record; a question, not a finding.

E Jill Tokuda, aloha. The Kumulipo remembers what each thing is paired to. To let a resident’s voice be heard as clearly as the largest donor’s is to return this pair to pono — paradise momentum, not the inertia of the same money and the same vote. The ʻāina is sacred and it is watching with aloha; the choice to balance it is yours, and it is honored.

Kim Coco Iwamoto$329,255 raised · 323 gifts · Lt. Governor

240× One donor — $12,000 from Donohoe, Chris — speaks as loud as about 240 residents each giving $50, and 12× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 28% of every dollar raised.

Set aside here: $30,200 from the candidate’s own / family funds or running-mate & party committees — so the question is about outside interest money.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 240× louder than a resident’s, whose answer does the vote carry — the people’s, or the funder’s? Public campaign-finance record; a question, not a finding.

E Kim Coco Iwamoto, aloha. The Kumulipo remembers what each thing is paired to. To let a resident’s voice be heard as clearly as the largest donor’s is to return this pair to pono — paradise momentum, not the inertia of the same money and the same vote. The ʻāina is sacred and it is watching with aloha; the choice to balance it is yours, and it is honored.

Jarrett Keohokalole$592,460 raised · 1,060 gifts · Senate

240× One donor — $12,000 from Operating Engineers Local No. 3 — speaks as loud as about 240 residents each giving $50, and 21× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 16% of every dollar raised.

Set aside here: $11,600 from the candidate’s own / family funds or running-mate & party committees — so the question is about outside interest money.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 240× louder than a resident’s, whose answer does the vote carry — the people’s, or the funder’s? Public campaign-finance record; a question, not a finding.

E Jarrett Keohokalole, aloha. The Kumulipo remembers what each thing is paired to. To let a resident’s voice be heard as clearly as the largest donor’s is to return this pair to pono — paradise momentum, not the inertia of the same money and the same vote. The ʻāina is sacred and it is watching with aloha; the choice to balance it is yours, and it is honored.

Michelle Kidani$590,221 raised · 1,274 gifts · Senate

230× One donor — $11,500 from Loui, Steven — speaks as loud as about 230 residents each giving $50, and 25× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 16% of every dollar raised.

Set aside here: $8,150 from the candidate’s own / family funds or running-mate & party committees — so the question is about outside interest money.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 230× louder than a resident’s, whose answer does the vote carry — the people’s, or the funder’s? Public campaign-finance record; a question, not a finding.

E Michelle Kidani, aloha. The Kumulipo remembers what each thing is paired to. To let a resident’s voice be heard as clearly as the largest donor’s is to return this pair to pono — paradise momentum, not the inertia of the same money and the same vote. The ʻāina is sacred and it is watching with aloha; the choice to balance it is yours, and it is honored.

Glenn Wakai$506,878 raised · 1,098 gifts · Senate

220× One donor — $11,000 from Charter Communications, Inc. — speaks as loud as about 220 residents each giving $50, and 24× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 14% of every dollar raised.

Set aside here: $6,800 from the candidate’s own / family funds or running-mate & party committees — so the question is about outside interest money.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 220× louder than a resident’s, whose answer does the vote carry — the people’s, or the funder’s? Public campaign-finance record; a question, not a finding.

E Glenn Wakai, aloha. The Kumulipo remembers what each thing is paired to. To let a resident’s voice be heard as clearly as the largest donor’s is to return this pair to pono — paradise momentum, not the inertia of the same money and the same vote. The ʻāina is sacred and it is watching with aloha; the choice to balance it is yours, and it is honored.

Scott Saiki$953,537 raised · 1,253 gifts · House

210× One donor — $10,500 from Anheuser-Busch Companies LLC — speaks as loud as about 210 residents each giving $50, and 14× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 9% of every dollar raised.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 210× louder than a resident’s, whose answer does the vote carry — the people’s, or the funder’s? Public campaign-finance record; a question, not a finding.

E Scott Saiki, aloha. The Kumulipo remembers what each thing is paired to. To let a resident’s voice be heard as clearly as the largest donor’s is to return this pair to pono — paradise momentum, not the inertia of the same money and the same vote. The ʻāina is sacred and it is watching with aloha; the choice to balance it is yours, and it is honored.

Kirk Caldwell$1,322,049 raised · 916 gifts · Governor

200× One donor — $10,000 from Mau, Leighton — speaks as loud as about 200 residents each giving $50, and 7× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 5% of every dollar raised.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 200× louder than a resident’s, whose answer does the vote carry — the people’s, or the funder’s? Public campaign-finance record; a question, not a finding.

E Kirk Caldwell, aloha. The Kumulipo remembers what each thing is paired to. To let a resident’s voice be heard as clearly as the largest donor’s is to return this pair to pono — paradise momentum, not the inertia of the same money and the same vote. The ʻāina is sacred and it is watching with aloha; the choice to balance it is yours, and it is honored.

Della Belatti$262,565 raised · 653 gifts · House

180× One donor — $9,000 from Patsy T. Mink PAC — speaks as loud as about 180 residents each giving $50, and 22× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 20% of every dollar raised.

Set aside here: $3,500 from the candidate’s own / family funds or running-mate & party committees — so the question is about outside interest money.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 180× louder than a resident’s, whose answer does the vote carry — the people’s, or the funder’s? Public campaign-finance record; a question, not a finding.

E Della Belatti, aloha. The Kumulipo remembers what each thing is paired to. To let a resident’s voice be heard as clearly as the largest donor’s is to return this pair to pono — paradise momentum, not the inertia of the same money and the same vote. The ʻāina is sacred and it is watching with aloha; the choice to balance it is yours, and it is honored.

Lynn DeCoite$416,172 raised · 616 gifts · Senate

180× One donor — $9,000 from MK Advocacy Group LLC — speaks as loud as about 180 residents each giving $50, and 13× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 20% of every dollar raised.

Set aside here: $8,000 from the candidate’s own / family funds or running-mate & party committees — so the question is about outside interest money.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 180× louder than a resident’s, whose answer does the vote carry — the people’s, or the funder’s? Public campaign-finance record; a question, not a finding.

E Lynn DeCoite, aloha. The Kumulipo remembers what each thing is paired to. To let a resident’s voice be heard as clearly as the largest donor’s is to return this pair to pono — paradise momentum, not the inertia of the same money and the same vote. The ʻāina is sacred and it is watching with aloha; the choice to balance it is yours, and it is honored.

Kyle Yamashita$457,963 raised · 1,170 gifts · House

170× One donor — $8,500 from HAWAII LABORERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — speaks as loud as about 170 residents each giving $50, and 22× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 12% of every dollar raised.

Set aside here: $3,600 from the candidate’s own / family funds or running-mate & party committees — so the question is about outside interest money.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 170× louder than a resident’s, whose answer does the vote carry — the people’s, or the funder’s? Public campaign-finance record; a question, not a finding.

E Kyle Yamashita, aloha. The Kumulipo remembers what each thing is paired to. To let a resident’s voice be heard as clearly as the largest donor’s is to return this pair to pono — paradise momentum, not the inertia of the same money and the same vote. The ʻāina is sacred and it is watching with aloha; the choice to balance it is yours, and it is honored.

Gilbert Keith-Agaran$479,792 raised · 1,049 gifts · Senate

170× One donor — $8,500 from PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — speaks as loud as about 170 residents each giving $50, and 19× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 14% of every dollar raised.

Set aside here: $7,250 from the candidate’s own / family funds or running-mate & party committees — so the question is about outside interest money.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 170× louder than a resident’s, whose answer does the vote carry — the people’s, or the funder’s? Public campaign-finance record; a question, not a finding.

E Gilbert Keith-Agaran, aloha. The Kumulipo remembers what each thing is paired to. To let a resident’s voice be heard as clearly as the largest donor’s is to return this pair to pono — paradise momentum, not the inertia of the same money and the same vote. The ʻāina is sacred and it is watching with aloha; the choice to balance it is yours, and it is honored.

Ikaika Anderson$605,060 raised · 549 gifts · Lt. Governor

160× One donor — $8,000 from Yani, Andrew D. — speaks as loud as about 160 residents each giving $50, and 7× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 10% of every dollar raised.

Set aside here: $8,000 from the candidate’s own / family funds or running-mate & party committees — so the question is about outside interest money.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 160× louder than a resident’s, whose answer does the vote carry — the people’s, or the funder’s? Public campaign-finance record; a question, not a finding.

E Ikaika Anderson, aloha. The Kumulipo remembers what each thing is paired to. To let a resident’s voice be heard as clearly as the largest donor’s is to return this pair to pono — paradise momentum, not the inertia of the same money and the same vote. The ʻāina is sacred and it is watching with aloha; the choice to balance it is yours, and it is honored.

Colleen Hanabusa$2,136,603 raised · 1,726 gifts · Governor

140× One donor — $7,000 from Martin, Sean — speaks as loud as about 140 residents each giving $50, and 6× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 3% of every dollar raised.

Set aside here: $12,000 from the candidate’s own / family funds or running-mate & party committees — so the question is about outside interest money.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 140× louder than a resident’s, whose answer does the vote carry — the people’s, or the funder’s? Public campaign-finance record; a question, not a finding.

E Colleen Hanabusa, aloha. The Kumulipo remembers what each thing is paired to. To let a resident’s voice be heard as clearly as the largest donor’s is to return this pair to pono — paradise momentum, not the inertia of the same money and the same vote. The ʻāina is sacred and it is watching with aloha; the choice to balance it is yours, and it is honored.

James Aiona$286,906 raised · 335 gifts · Governor

140× One donor — $7,000 from VAN DEN HURK, WILLIAM — speaks as loud as about 140 residents each giving $50, and 8× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 21% of every dollar raised.

Set aside here: $6,000 from the candidate’s own / family funds or running-mate & party committees — so the question is about outside interest money.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 140× louder than a resident’s, whose answer does the vote carry — the people’s, or the funder’s? Public campaign-finance record; a question, not a finding.

E James Aiona, aloha. The Kumulipo remembers what each thing is paired to. To let a resident’s voice be heard as clearly as the largest donor’s is to return this pair to pono — paradise momentum, not the inertia of the same money and the same vote. The ʻāina is sacred and it is watching with aloha; the choice to balance it is yours, and it is honored.

Nadine Nakamura$255,017 raised · 539 gifts · House

140× One donor — $7,000 from PATSY T MINK PAC — speaks as loud as about 140 residents each giving $50, and 15× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 18% of every dollar raised.

Set aside here: $1,500 from the candidate’s own / family funds or running-mate & party committees — so the question is about outside interest money.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 140× louder than a resident’s, whose answer does the vote carry — the people’s, or the funder’s? Public campaign-finance record; a question, not a finding.

E Nadine Nakamura, aloha. The Kumulipo remembers what each thing is paired to. To let a resident’s voice be heard as clearly as the largest donor’s is to return this pair to pono — paradise momentum, not the inertia of the same money and the same vote. The ʻāina is sacred and it is watching with aloha; the choice to balance it is yours, and it is honored.

Scot Matayoshi$345,111 raised · 659 gifts · House

138× One donor — $6,880 from Leadership for Educational Equity — speaks as loud as about 138 residents each giving $50, and 13× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 17% of every dollar raised.

Set aside here: $27,945 from the candidate’s own / family funds or running-mate & party committees — so the question is about outside interest money.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 138× louder than a resident’s, whose answer does the vote carry — the people’s, or the funder’s? Public campaign-finance record; a question, not a finding.

E Scot Matayoshi, aloha. The Kumulipo remembers what each thing is paired to. To let a resident’s voice be heard as clearly as the largest donor’s is to return this pair to pono — paradise momentum, not the inertia of the same money and the same vote. The ʻāina is sacred and it is watching with aloha; the choice to balance it is yours, and it is honored.

Lisa Kitagawa$273,931 raised · 529 gifts · House

137× One donor — $6,850 from HGEA Political Contribution Account — speaks as loud as about 137 residents each giving $50, and 13× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 22% of every dollar raised.

Set aside here: $37,080 from the candidate’s own / family funds or running-mate & party committees — so the question is about outside interest money.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 137× louder than a resident’s, whose answer does the vote carry — the people’s, or the funder’s? Public campaign-finance record; a question, not a finding.

E Lisa Kitagawa, aloha. The Kumulipo remembers what each thing is paired to. To let a resident’s voice be heard as clearly as the largest donor’s is to return this pair to pono — paradise momentum, not the inertia of the same money and the same vote. The ʻāina is sacred and it is watching with aloha; the choice to balance it is yours, and it is honored.

Vicky Cayetano$883,614 raised · 615 gifts · Governor

130× One donor — $6,500 from Kan, Yue-Sai — speaks as loud as about 130 residents each giving $50, and 5× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 7% of every dollar raised.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 130× louder than a resident’s, whose answer does the vote carry — the people’s, or the funder’s? Public campaign-finance record; a question, not a finding.

E Vicky Cayetano, aloha. The Kumulipo remembers what each thing is paired to. To let a resident’s voice be heard as clearly as the largest donor’s is to return this pair to pono — paradise momentum, not the inertia of the same money and the same vote. The ʻāina is sacred and it is watching with aloha; the choice to balance it is yours, and it is honored.

Sherry Menor-McNamara$493,522 raised · 457 gifts · Lt. Governor

129× One donor — $6,462 from Menor, Naomi — speaks as loud as about 129 residents each giving $50, and 6× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 12% of every dollar raised.

Set aside here: $6,000 from the candidate’s own / family funds or running-mate & party committees — so the question is about outside interest money.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 129× louder than a resident’s, whose answer does the vote carry — the people’s, or the funder’s? Public campaign-finance record; a question, not a finding.

E Sherry Menor-McNamara, aloha. The Kumulipo remembers what each thing is paired to. To let a resident’s voice be heard as clearly as the largest donor’s is to return this pair to pono — paradise momentum, not the inertia of the same money and the same vote. The ʻāina is sacred and it is watching with aloha; the choice to balance it is yours, and it is honored.

Keith Amemiya$581,679 raised · 576 gifts · Lt. Governor

125× One donor — $6,250 from Hee-Amemiya, Carolyn H M — speaks as loud as about 125 residents each giving $50, and 6× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 17% of every dollar raised.

Set aside here: $41,946 from the candidate’s own / family funds or running-mate & party committees — so the question is about outside interest money.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 125× louder than a resident’s, whose answer does the vote carry — the people’s, or the funder’s? Public campaign-finance record; a question, not a finding.

E Keith Amemiya, aloha. The Kumulipo remembers what each thing is paired to. To let a resident’s voice be heard as clearly as the largest donor’s is to return this pair to pono — paradise momentum, not the inertia of the same money and the same vote. The ʻāina is sacred and it is watching with aloha; the choice to balance it is yours, and it is honored.

Andria Tupola$458,995 raised · 739 gifts · Governor

120× One donor — $6,000 from Yamamoto, Ben — speaks as loud as about 120 residents each giving $50, and 10× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 13% of every dollar raised.