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

$3,745,082
total tracked · 10 officials
$302,999
real-estate / development
8%
of all money is land / dev
9%
out-of-state (avg)
10
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 · $302,999 (8%)⬤ all other sectors · $3,442,083

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.

$35,500Hawaii Laborers Political Action Committee → 4 officials (Aquino, Kouchi, Nakamura, Yamashita)
$29,500Plumbers & Pipefitters Political Action Committee → 2 officials (Dela Cruz, Kouchi)
$27,250Charter Communications, Inc. → 4 officials (Aquino, Kouchi, Nakamura, Yamashita)
$25,500Local Union1186 IBEW Pac Fund → 3 officials (Dela Cruz, Kouchi, Yamashita)
$23,025COPPA, BRUCE → 3 officials (Aquino, Dela Cruz, Yamashita)
$19,200Altria Client Services LLC → 2 officials (Aquino, Kouchi)
$19,150Island Insurance PAC → 3 officials (Aquino, Kouchi, Yamashita)
$17,000ILWU LOCAL 142 HAWAII PAC ACCOUNT → 2 officials (Dela Cruz, Nakamura)
$15,500ARDA ROC-PAC → 2 officials (Kouchi, Yamashita)
$13,000UNITED PUBLIC WORKERS PAC → 2 officials (Aquino, Nakamura)

Per official — sorted by real-estate-sector money

Donovan Dela Cruz - Senate Ways & Means Chair
$1,795,735 raised · 3158 gifts · $141,550 real-estate · 0 recusal(s) · 6% out-of-state · full profile →
Ron Kouchi - Senate President
$875,934 raised · 1356 gifts · $77,800 real-estate · 0 recusal(s) · 1% out-of-state · full profile →
Kyle Yamashita - House Finance Chair
$457,963 raised · 1170 gifts · $36,674 real-estate · 0 recusal(s) · 9% out-of-state · full profile →
Henry Aquino - Senate
$321,630 raised · 673 gifts · $25,450 real-estate · 0 recusal(s) · 13% out-of-state · full profile →
Nadine Nakamura - House Speaker
$293,819 raised · 649 gifts · $21,525 real-estate · 0 recusal(s) · 14% out-of-state · full profile →
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