In plain words: When the same names that gave money also got votes or contracts, the pattern shows up here. We ask it as a question, never an accusation.
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The Patterns — Money × Votes (joined)

Three public-record joins across Maui County and the State of Hawaiʻi. Correlation is a question for investigation, not proof of a quid pro quo. Campaign money received next to recusals (county) or dissents (state) on housing/STR/RE/water/budget matters shows where to look; it does not establish why anyone voted as they did. Verify before asserting anything about anyone.

A. Maui County — campaign money received vs. recusals & council votes

Richard Bissen - Mayor (in$93,235Tom Cook - Councilmember, $84,268Nohelani Uʻu-Hodgins - Cou$72,000Yuki Lei Sugimura - Counci$47,485Alice L. Lee - Council Cha$33,250Tamara Paltin - Councilmem$8,450Gabe Johnson - Councilmemb$4,500Keani Rawlins-Fernandez - $1,600Shane Sinenci - Councilmem$0Kauanoe Batangan - Council$0
RE/dev $ (2008+)recusalscounty official (votes from the minutes)
$93,2350Richard Bissen - Mayor (incumbent), former judge — Mayor — executive (no council vote) · 69 RE/dev donors
$84,2680Tom Cook - Councilmember, South Maui — 70 aye / 0 no over 16 mtgs · 80 RE/dev donors
$72,0000Nohelani Uʻu-Hodgins - Councilmember — 67 aye / 0 no over 16 mtgs · 76 RE/dev donors
$47,4850Yuki Lei Sugimura - Council Vice-Chair, BFED Chair; mayoral candidate — 35 aye / 0 no over 16 mtgs · 64 RE/dev donors
$33,2500Alice L. Lee - Council Chair — 70 aye / 0 no over 16 mtgs · 28 RE/dev donors
$8,4500Tamara Paltin - Councilmember, West Maui — 62 aye / 0 no over 16 mtgs · 12 RE/dev donors
$4,5000Gabe Johnson - Councilmember — 65 aye / 0 no over 16 mtgs · 3 RE/dev donors
$1,6000Keani Rawlins-Fernandez - Councilmember, Molokai — 62 aye / 0 no over 16 mtgs · 5 RE/dev donors
$00Shane Sinenci - Councilmember, East Maui — 69 aye / 0 no over 16 mtgs
$01Kauanoe Batangan - Councilmember, Kahului — 67 aye / 0 no over 16 mtgs

B. Hawaiʻi Legislature — real-estate/developer money received vs. lens-bill dissents

RE $ (2008+)dissentslegislator (2010-2026 votes)
no matches

C. Cross-jurisdiction donors — funding the most distinct office-types

Local Union 1186 IBEW PAC $290,900Hawaii Laborers Political $264,950Hawaii Operating Engineers$220,000Hawaii Regional Council of$211,800ARDA ROC-PAC$210,350United Public Workers PAC$204,800Hawaii Laborers PAC$202,275Island Insurance PAC$194,113HGEA Political Contributio$180,773Local Union 293 State Legi$178,000
totalofficesdonor (the influence web)
$290,90011Local Union 1186 IBEW PAC Fund — funds 84 candidates across 11 office-types
$264,9509Hawaii Laborers Political Action Committee — funds 76 candidates across 9 office-types
$220,0009Hawaii Operating Engineers Industry Stabilization — funds 62 candidates across 9 office-types
$211,80011Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters — funds 70 candidates across 11 office-types
$210,3509ARDA ROC-PAC — funds 77 candidates across 9 office-types
$204,8009United Public Workers PAC — funds 69 candidates across 9 office-types
$202,2759Hawaii Laborers PAC — funds 55 candidates across 9 office-types
$194,1138Island Insurance PAC — funds 92 candidates across 8 office-types
$180,77311HGEA Political Contribution Account — funds 72 candidates across 11 office-types
$178,0008Local Union 293 State Legislature Fund — funds 44 candidates across 8 office-types
$162,0008Kobayashi, Patrick — funds 49 candidates across 8 office-types
$152,0006Park Hotels and Resorts — funds 24 candidates across 6 office-types
$149,40010ILWU Local 142 — funds 53 candidates across 10 office-types
$148,1497MK Advocacy Group LLC — funds 65 candidates across 7 office-types
$145,5009United Public Workers Political Action Committee — funds 58 candidates across 9 office-types
$144,2438Coppa, Bruce — funds 83 candidates across 8 office-types
$140,2505Altria Client Services LLC — funds 37 candidates across 5 office-types
$130,7109Oshiro, Blake — funds 81 candidates across 9 office-types
$130,4505Nareit Hawaii — funds 68 candidates across 5 office-types
$128,40010Kobayashi, Bert A. — funds 60 candidates across 10 office-types
$125,4757Ironworkers for Better Government — funds 40 candidates across 7 office-types
$125,1005Hawaii State Teachers Association — funds 60 candidates across 5 office-types
$121,3738Imanaka, Mitchell A. — funds 50 candidates across 8 office-types
$121,0148Kuriyama, Stanley — funds 63 candidates across 8 office-types
$121,0004University of Hawaii Professional Assembly — funds 36 candidates across 4 office-types
$119,0416Camp, Christine — funds 36 candidates across 6 office-types
$118,2718Hawaii Carpenters Political Action Fund — funds 39 candidates across 8 office-types
$117,1506Hawaii Realtors PAC — funds 41 candidates across 6 office-types
$117,0087Sabas, Jennifer — funds 76 candidates across 7 office-types
$116,7578General Contractors Association of Hawaii PAC — funds 63 candidates across 8 office-types
$114,8977Kosasa, Thomas — funds 22 candidates across 7 office-types
$114,5005American Beverage Association — funds 74 candidates across 5 office-types
$113,0007HEMEP Political Fund — funds 33 candidates across 7 office-types
$109,5007Shin, Nan Chul — funds 22 candidates across 7 office-types
$109,3416Buck, Chad — funds 33 candidates across 6 office-types
$108,5159Carr, Stanford S. — funds 36 candidates across 9 office-types
$106,9257Hiyakumoto, Greg H. — funds 27 candidates across 7 office-types
$106,5007Hiyakumoto, Greg — funds 23 candidates across 7 office-types
$106,2008Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. HIPAC — funds 57 candidates across 8 office-types
$105,6009Morris, George A. — funds 47 candidates across 9 office-types
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