In plain words: Who gives political money here, and who receives it.
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The Money Behind Hawaiʻi County's Officials

Campaign contributions to each tracked official, from the Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission public record, with real-estate / development donors flagged and recusals attached.

All figures are public record (CSC dataset jexd-xbcg). Contributions are lawful. The point is the map: who funds whom, and whether votes track the money. Every claim here is a question for reporting and verification — not an allegation against any donor or official.

Where the money is focused

$1,310,702
total tracked · 10 officials
$213,020
real-estate / development
16%
of all money is land / dev
10%
out-of-state (avg)
12
donors funding 2+ officials
0
donors who are county vendors

Sector concentration — the land & development tilt

In a land-, tourism- and development-driven jurisdiction, the dollars closest to power are the dollars closest to land use, permits and zoning. This is how much of all tracked money carries a real-estate / development signature.

⬤ real-estate / development · $213,020 (16%)⬤ all other sectors · $1,097,682

The influence web — donors funding multiple decision-makers

Contributors who appear in the top donors of more than one tracked official. Giving broadly is lawful; the map asks who is buying a relationship with the whole body, not one seat.

$12,000Hawaii Operating Engineers Industry Stabilization → 2 officials (Kierkiewicz, Roth)
$9,000Turo Inc → 4 officials (Inaba, Kagiwada, Kimball, Villegas)
$9,000Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters → 3 officials (Hustace, Kagiwada, Kanealii-Kleinfelder)
$7,500United Public Workers Political Action Committee → 3 officials (Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball)
$7,000Kuwaye, Russell → 2 officials (Kierkiewicz, Onishi)
$6,725Cabral, Nancy → 2 officials (Kanealii-Kleinfelder, Roth)
$6,250Ruderman, Russell → 3 officials (Kagiwada, Kanealii-Kleinfelder, Kimball)
$4,539FOSTER, JEFFREY → 2 officials (Kanealii-Kleinfelder, Villegas)
$4,500Local Union 1186 IBEW PAC Fund → 2 officials (Kierkiewicz, Onishi)
$4,250State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers → 2 officials (Kanealii-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz)
$2,500HGEA Political Contribution Account → 2 officials (Hustace, Onishi)
$2,000HULI PAC → 2 officials (Inaba, Kanealii-Kleinfelder)

Per official — sorted by real-estate-sector money

Mitch Roth - Hawaii County Mayor
$819,525 raised · 1146 gifts · $174,458 real-estate · 0 recusal(s) · 7% out-of-state · full profile →
Dennis Onishi - Hawaii County Council D3
$68,880 raised · 123 gifts · $11,512 real-estate · 0 recusal(s) · 3% out-of-state · full profile →
Ashley Kierkiewicz - Hawaii County Council D4
$92,169 raised · 159 gifts · $10,500 real-estate · 0 recusal(s) · 8% out-of-state · full profile →
Michelle Galimba - Hawaii County Council D6
$23,575 raised · 28 gifts · $5,000 real-estate · 0 recusal(s) · 7% out-of-state · full profile →
Heather Kimball - Hawaii County Council D1
$109,477 raised · 276 gifts · $4,750 real-estate · 0 recusal(s) · 7% out-of-state · full profile →
Jennifer Kagiwada - Hawaii County Council D2
$52,137 raised · 101 gifts · $4,000 real-estate · 0 recusal(s) · 22% out-of-state · full profile →
Rebecca Villegas - Hawaii County Council D7
$47,500 raised · 103 gifts · $1,100 real-estate · 0 recusal(s) · 9% out-of-state · full profile →
James Hustace - Hawaii County Council D9
$36,729 raised · 95 gifts · $1,000 real-estate · 0 recusal(s) · 17% out-of-state · full profile →
Holeka Inaba - Hawaii County Council Chair (D8)
$23,643 raised · 49 gifts · $500 real-estate · 0 recusal(s) · 8% out-of-state · full profile →
Matt Kanealii-Kleinfelder - Hawaii County Council D5
$37,067 raised · 60 gifts · $200 real-estate · 0 recusal(s) · 7% out-of-state · full profile →
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