Voters here usually back Democratic candidates by wide margins. Ed Case, a Democrat, has taken $78,859 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. 3 candidates show no AIPAC-linked donations in available records, including Adriel Lam, a Republican. The November ballot lists 4 candidates: one Democrat, one Republican, one independent and one Green.
Key issues in Hawaii
Major issues facing Hawaii, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
Affordable housing crisis — Only about one in five Hawaii households earns enough to afford the median-priced single-family home.
High cost of living — Hawaii ranks as the most expensive state, with consumer prices far above the national average.
Tourism-dependent economy — Visitor spending underpins much of the economy, leaving growth exposed to travel downturns.
Resident outmigration — Nearly 8,900 residents left Hawaii for other states in 2025 as high costs drove families out.
Candidates & funding
Ed Case DemocratNominee
AIPAC-linked $78,859FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, 2022-2026. Source: FEC filings via FundVoter.
No 2026 conduit activity detectedFEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
2026 fundraising (FEC)$1,093,795 raised · $810,804 spent · $599,649 cash on hand through Jul 19, 2026
Focus: Defend democracy and deliver real solutions; experienced representation that gets things done for Hawai'i
FEC campaign finance data through Jul 19, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
Ed Case D
Adriel Lam R
Jordan S. Conley G
Nathan M. Berning I
Raised
$1.1M
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Individuals
$571K52%
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PACs & parties
$523K48%
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Self-funded
$0
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Other
$0
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AIPAC-linked*
$79K
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Outside spending†
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* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.
† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.
“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.
Who are the biggest donors?
Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.
Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.
Ed Case468 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$1.1M
Campaign spent$811K
Cash on hand$600K
FEC 2026 through 07/19/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals52%
PACs / committees48%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
No 2026 conduit activity detected
FEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle. Career AIPAC-linked total (above) may reflect prior cycles. How conduits work →
PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$9K
Corporate PAC$9K
Corporate PAC$9K
PAC$9K
Trade association PAC$8K
Individual$8K
Individual$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Labor PAC$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Individual$7K
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Individual$7K
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Individual$7K
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Individual$7K
Individual$7K
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Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Corporate PAC$7K
Corporate PAC$7K
Corporate PAC$7K
Corporate PAC$7K
Trade association PAC$6K
Individual$6K
Corporate PAC$6K
Corporate PAC$6K
Corporate PAC$6K
Individual$6K
Corporate PAC$6K
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Corporate PAC$6K
Showing the 50 biggest of 468 donors. The other 418 gave $638K combined.
Plus $31K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.