In plain words: Who gives political money here, and who receives it.
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The Money Behind Kauaʻi 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

$2,242,090
total tracked · 10 officials
$257,194
real-estate / development
11%
of all money is land / dev
3%
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 · $257,194 (11%)⬤ all other sectors · $1,984,896

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.

$28,000Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters → 4 officials (Chock, Kaneshiro, Kawakami, Kualii)
$21,000Local Union 1186 IBEW PAC Fund → 3 officials (Kaneshiro, Kualii, Rapozo)
$15,500Stone, Jeffrey R. → 2 officials (Carvalho, Kawakami)
$13,300Mull, Lorraine S. → 2 officials (Cowden, Kawakami)
$12,750Local Union 1186 IBEW → 2 officials (Chock, Kawakami)
$12,000Hawaii Operating Engineers Industry → 2 officials (Kaneshiro, Kawakami)
$10,400Waalani Enterprises LLC → 2 officials (Carvalho, Kaneshiro)
$8,750Plumbers & Pipefitters Political Action Committee → 2 officials (Kaneshiro, Rapozo)
$8,750State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers → 2 officials (Carvalho, Kaneshiro)
$6,000United Public Workers → 2 officials (Cowden, Kaneshiro)
$6,000Operating Engineers Local Union 3 → 2 officials (Chock, Kaneshiro)
$5,500Hawaii Operating Engineers Industry Stabilization → 2 officials (Chock, Kaneshiro)

Per official — sorted by real-estate-sector money

Derek Kawakami - Kauai County Mayor
$1,045,713 raised · 1280 gifts · $132,145 real-estate · 0 recusal(s) · 2% out-of-state · full profile →
Bernard Carvalho - Kauai County Council
$447,536 raised · 597 gifts · $76,020 real-estate · 0 recusal(s) · 3% out-of-state · full profile →
Mel Rapozo - Kauai County Council Chair
$374,222 raised · 886 gifts · $27,192 real-estate · 0 recusal(s) · 2% out-of-state · full profile →
Arryl Kaneshiro - Kauai County Council
$143,902 raised · 331 gifts · $9,200 real-estate · 0 recusal(s) · 2% out-of-state · full profile →
Felicia Cowden - Kauai County Council
$111,240 raised · 226 gifts · $8,512 real-estate · 0 recusal(s) · 10% out-of-state · full profile →
KipuKai Kualii - Kauai County Council Vice Chair
$72,179 raised · 183 gifts · $2,450 real-estate · 0 recusal(s) · 0% out-of-state · full profile →
Mason Chock - Kauai County Council
$47,299 raised · 115 gifts · $1,675 real-estate · 0 recusal(s) · 3% out-of-state · full profile →
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