The Kahele for Congress Campaign Committee recently announced its final fundraising numbers to close out 2019, ending the year with a total of $718,568.20 raised.
The Kahele for Congress Campaign Committee recently announced its final fundraising numbers to close out 2019, ending the year with a total of $718,568.20 raised.
“Over the last year, we have laid a solid foundation for our campaign to represent Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District,” which includes rural Oahu and the Neighbor Islands, state Sen. Kai Kahele said.
During the fourth quarter of 2019, the Kahele for Congress Committee reported it raised $216,985.62. The committee also reported through 2019 the campaign received more than $385,000 through online donations from over 14,600 individual donors with an average contribution of $26.32.
Kahele serves as majority floor leader and chairman of the state Senate Committee on Water and Land, where he represents his hometown of Hilo. He is an 18-year combat veteran aviator and holds the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Hawaii Air National Guard.
