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Ka Leo o ka ʻĀina — The Louder Voice

In a democracy every resident has one voice. Money can make some voices far louder. This page measures, from the public campaign record, how much louder — not to accuse anyone, but to invite each seat to return its pair to balance. Rigor in the numbers; aloha in the asking.

Underneath — the record stands up. Every figure is real public campaign-finance data (Hawaiʻi Campaign Spending Commission), reproducible, and built to withstand the hardest look. This is the evidence an auditor would hold.

On the surface — aloha. The same record is offered as an invitation: the Kumulipo binds each thing to its pair; a seat out of balance (hewa) can be made pono again. We name the pattern, never the person’s guilt.

Source: Hawaiʻi Campaign Spending Commission contributions (public record), per tracked Maui official. “Louder voice” = the largest outside gift measured against an ordinary resident’s $50 contribution and against the average gift to that official. Giving and receiving lawful contributions is legal; this maps how loud each voice is, as a question.

Bissen$665,271 raised · 728 gifts

240× One gift — $12,000 from Fielding, Alex · Privateer Space — speaks as loud as about 240 residents each giving $50, and 13× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 7% of every dollar raised.

The ledger already flags a pair on this seat — see where it no longer answers.

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 Bissen, 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.

Sugimura$354,610 raised · 772 gifts

166× One gift — $8,310 from Hawaii Carpenters PAC — speaks as loud as about 166 residents each giving $50, and 18× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 17% of every dollar raised.

Of the rest, $15,010 is the candidate’s own / family funds — set aside here so the question is about outside money.

The ledger already flags a pair on this seat — see where it no longer answers.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 166× 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 Sugimura, 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.

Rawlins-Fernandez$111,197 raised · 220 gifts

160× One gift — $8,000 from Cumming, Donald · Self employed — speaks as loud as about 160 residents each giving $50, and 16× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 42% of every dollar raised.

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 Rawlins-Fernandez, 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.

Lee$157,831 raised · 210 gifts

120× One gift — $6,000 from Chotzen Goodfellow, Tamar · Retired — speaks as loud as about 120 residents each giving $50, and 8× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 24% of every dollar raised.

The ledger already flags a pair on this seat — see where it no longer answers.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 120× 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 Lee, 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.

Cook$372,580 raised · 422 gifts

120× One gift — $6,000 from Lanai Resorts, LLC — speaks as loud as about 120 residents each giving $50, and 7× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 11% of every dollar raised.

The ledger already flags a pair on this seat — see where it no longer answers.

E Cook, 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.

Johnson$57,224 raised · 124 gifts

120× One gift — $6,000 from IWAMOTO, KIM COCO · SELF EMPLOYED — speaks as loud as about 120 residents each giving $50, and 13× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 37% of every dollar raised.

Of the rest, $2,382 is the candidate’s own / family funds — set aside here so the question is about outside money.

E Johnson, 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.

Paltin$79,007 raised · 201 gifts

100× One gift — $5,000 from Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3 District 17 — speaks as loud as about 100 residents each giving $50, and 13× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 41% of every dollar raised.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 100× 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 Paltin, 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.

Uu-Hodgins$233,353 raised · 292 gifts

80× One gift — $4,000 from Fergus, Michael · Fergus & Co. — speaks as loud as about 80 residents each giving $50, and 5× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 14% of every dollar raised.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 80× 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 Uu-Hodgins, 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.

Sinenci$47,902 raised · 139 gifts

74× One gift — $3,690 from Love, Linda · Retired — speaks as loud as about 74 residents each giving $50, and 11× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 42% of every dollar raised.

Of the rest, $2,246 is the candidate’s own / family funds — set aside here so the question is about outside money.

The ledger already flags a pair on this seat — see where it no longer answers.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 74× 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 Sinenci, 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.

Batangan$19,940 raised · 44 gifts

40× One gift — $2,000 from Friends Of Joseph Souki — speaks as loud as about 40 residents each giving $50, and 4× the average gift here. The top ten donors are 57% of every dollar raised.

Of the rest, $2,000 is the candidate’s own / family funds — set aside here so the question is about outside money.

The ledger already flags a pair on this seat — see where it no longer answers.

The question (for the record): when one voice is heard 40× 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 Batangan, 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.

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