Voters here usually back Democratic candidates by wide margins. Jill Tokuda, a Democrat, has taken $18,500 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Brenton Awa, a Republican, shows no AIPAC-linked donations in available records.
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
Jill Tokuda DemocratNominee
AIPAC-linked $18,500FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, 2022 cycle. 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)$820,678 raised · $733,764 spent · $570,355 cash on hand through Jul 19, 2026
Focus: Tackling the affordability crisis, expanding healthcare and mental health access
FEC campaign finance data through Jul 19, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
Jill Tokuda D
Brenton Awa R
Raised
$821K
$123K
Individuals
$635K77%
$103K84%
PACs & parties
$183K22%
$1K1%
Self-funded
$0
$0
Other
$3K0%
$18K15%
AIPAC-linked*
$18K
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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.
Jill Tokuda586 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$821K
Campaign spent$734K
Cash on hand$570K
FEC 2026 through 07/19/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals77%
PACs / committees22%
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 →
Labor PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Membership PAC$8K
Labor PAC$8K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Organization$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Membership PAC$6K
Individual$6K
Labor PAC$6K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Membership PAC$5K
PAC$5K
Leadership PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Labor PAC$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Showing the 50 biggest of 586 donors. The other 536 gave $463K combined.
Plus $85K 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.