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Special Interest Money Fuels Hawaii Delegation’s Leadership PACs
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WASHINGTON — Hawaii Congressman Kai Kahele continues to boost cash from company donors, lobbyists and political motion committees for his federal marketing campaign committee regardless of a gubernatorial marketing campaign promise not to take action for his state marketing campaign, federal marketing campaign finance experiences filed final week present.
Kahele nonetheless operates Gil PAC, a federal management PAC that’s acquired almost $60,000 in contributions since he was first elected to Congress in 2020. A few of his greatest donors embody the Air Line Pilots Affiliation, which he’s a member of as a Hawaiian Airways pilot, protection contractor BAE Techniques and the American Crystal Sugar Co.
Simply final month Gil PAC — which is called for Kahele’s late father, former state Sen. Gil Kahele — pulled in $5,000 from Nike and Microsoft, in accordance with experiences filed with the Federal Election Fee.
The newest experiences lined contributions and spending for the month of April.
Kahele can’t use any of the cash he’s raised for Gil PAC in his state race. However the contributions do stand in stark distinction to his vow solely to just accept grassroots donations whereas operating for governor.
Most of the particular curiosity contributions Kahele acquired by Gil PAC got here in as he was making ready for his gubernatorial marketing campaign, which he informed supporters he was contemplating at the very least since January. The identical is true of his federal marketing campaign committee.
Kahele didn’t reply to a Civil Beat request for remark.
Management PACs on the whole are utilized by members of Congress to advance their very own political relationships, for example, by donating to colleagues or get together organizations, such because the Democratic Congressional Marketing campaign Committee.
In Kahele’s case, he gave $15,000 to the DCCC. A lot of the remainder of his cash has been spent on fundraising consultants and occasions, together with $22,000 to Lori LaFave, a Washington-based fundraiser whose shoppers embody U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz and Lt. Gov. Josh Inexperienced, who can also be operating for governor.
Schatz and U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono are the opposite members of Hawaii’s federal delegation who’ve their very own management PACs. Hawaii Congressman Ed Case doesn’t.
For the reason that starting of 2021, Schatz and Hirono’s management PACs have raised greater than $810,000 between them. Like Kahele, a lot of the cash got here from a variety of particular pursuits, from Native American tribes and protection contractors to transportation unions and Fortune 500 corporations.
Hawaii PAC, which is Schatz’s management committee, spent giant sums on fundraising over the previous two years, however the senator additionally gave tens of 1000’s of {dollars} to political campaigns throughout the nation, together with at the very least $85,000 to the Democratic Senatorial Marketing campaign Committee.
In April alone, Hawaii PAC donated $5,000 to Democratic senate candidate Cheri Beasley in North Carolina and one other $5,000 to the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Social gathering.
Hirono’s Pineapple PAC, in the meantime, has directed at the very least $175,000 in direct contributions to her Democratic colleagues, together with $10,000 to Schatz, who faces reelection this 12 months. She’s additionally given to different political organizations, together with the DSCC, the Hawaii Democratic Social gathering and EMILY’s Listing, which goals to elect extra Democratic pro-choice girls to Congress.
Entry And Affect
“Management PACs had been established as a means for politicians to unfold their monetary wealth round,” stated Michael Beckel, analysis director for Difficulty One, a bipartisan political reform group based mostly in Washington, D.C. “Politicians are ready to make use of their management PACs to boost further money that can’t be used for their very own campaigns, however that may be given out to pals and political allies.”
Final 12 months, Difficulty One launched a report together with the Marketing campaign Authorized Heart that discovered that 120 lawmakers with management PACs spent lower than 50% of their cash on politics between 2019 and 2020.
The evaluation discovered that quite a lot of politicians had been utilizing their PACs as their very own private slush funds to pay for meals at costly eating places, rounds of golf and stays at luxurious resorts.
“Giving to management PACs is a method to acquire entry and affect in Washington,” he stated.
Schatz sees it in a different way.
“Aside from working prices together with workers, the cash we increase by Hawaii PAC goes to Democratic candidates throughout the nation,” he stated. “We’d like Democrats in workplace all over the place to enact the coverage objectives all of us share — however we have to win elections. That’s what the cash is for.”
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Bhaghani’s late FG helps UCLA win its opener with a 16-13 victory over Hawaii
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Mateen Bhaghani converted a 32-yard field goal with 56 seconds to play to help UCLA open its season with a 16-13 win over Hawaii on Saturday night.
The Bruins (1-0) did all their scoring in the second half to erase a 10-0 halftime deficit against the Rainbow Warriors (1-1).
UCLA overcame a lackluster first 30 minutes of the game and eventually evened the score at 13 with 14:05 to play on Bhaghani’s 37-yard field goal that came five plays after an interception by D.J. Justice.
The Bruins started their final drive with 3:08 to play and drove 45 yards in seven plays, capped by Bhaghani’s game-winning 32-yard field goal from the left hash that split the uprights.
Hawaii scored on its opening possession, when it orchestrated a nine-play, 73-yard drive that was punctuated by a 19-yard touchdown pass from Brayden Schager to a wide open Pofele Ashlock. Schager was 7-for-7 passing on the drive for 51 yards on the drive, which was extended by a 19-yard gain by punter Lucas Borrow on fourth-and-6.
Kansei Matsuzawa’s 28-yard field goal as time expired in the first half gave Hawaii a 10-0 lead at the intermission. The field goal was set up by Logan Taylor’s interception and seven-yard return to the UCLA 5-yard line.
The Bruins got on the board after they cashed in their first possession of the second half with a 39-yard scoring strike from Ethan Garbers to Rico Flores Jr. The touchdown pass capped an eight-play, 96-yard drive that took 4:36 off the clock.
THE TAKEAWAY
UCLA was picked to finish 15th out of 18 teams in a preseason Big Ten Conference media poll. It entered the game — its first under coach DeShaun Foster and its debut as a Big Ten Conference member — with much uncertainty, but the Bruins may have more questions after week 1 than in the lead up to it.
Despite the loss Hawaii hung with the Bruins for more than 59 minutes. The Rainbow Warriors, who were picked to finish ninth in the Mountain West Conference, were seeking their first win over a Power Conference team since they beat Arizona in 2019.
UP NEXT
UCLA will have a bye next week before it opens Big Ten Conference play at home against Indiana on Sept. 14
Hawaii also has a bye next week before it makes the first of five road trips this season when it visits Sam Houston on Sept. 14 for the first meeting between the schools.
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UCLA vs. Hawaii: Live updates, start time, how to watch and betting odds
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From NCAA Division III to the Big Ten: The unlikely rise of UCLA’s Luke Schuermann
UCLA defensive lineman Luke Schuermann takes part in a drill earlier this month during fall training camp.
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Luke Schuermann often gets “the look” whenever he mentions his last football stop. It can be a quizzical expression or a blank stare based on the level of knowledge of the words just spoken.
Johns Hopkins? Wait, give me a second. Oh, you mean the school known for producing renowned journalists, doctors and scientists?
That’s right. That one. Among its most famous alumni are CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer, former President Woodrow Wilson and film director Wes Craven.
Something the Baltimore-based private research institution is not known for is its football program. Its first team, in 1882, had to play as the Clifton Athletic Club because of the school’s contempt for the emerging sport. For its first 13 seasons, students served as coaches.
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Kusch chosen to succeed Rep. Nakashima – West Hawaii Today
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HONOLULU — Gov. Josh Green on Friday announced the appointment of Matthias Kusch to fill the House District seat left vacant by the death of Rep. Mark Nakashima, who was unopposed in the recent primary election.
Kusch was among three candidates sent to the governor by the state Democratic Party, in accordance with state law. The other two were former state lawmaker Dwight Takamine and Kristen Alice Apruzzese, director of community relations for Hope Services.
Kusch is a retired Hawaii Fire Department Battalion Chief, a coffee and citrus farmer, affordable housing advocate, president of Hilo Bayfront Trails, Windward Planning Commission member and maintains a variety of other business and volunteer ventures.
In a press release, Green extended “a special appreciation” to Takamine for his “extensive history of service and his willingness to serve once more. We are considering asking him to serve in a different and perhaps more fitting role.”
After interviewing all three candidates, the governor selected Kusch given his experience as a firefighter and the state’s need to have someone with that experience and voice in the Legislature, according to the press release.
Kusch will represent House District 1 (Hamakua and a portion of Hilo, Kaumana).
“I am grateful to Governor Green for appointing me to this seat and will do my utmost to uphold the values and deep respect that the late Rep. Nakashima brought to our district,” Kusch said in the release. “As a former PTA and SCC president of EB deSilva Elementary School in Hilo, our team worked closely with Rep. Nakashima and Sen. (Lorraine) Inouye in their successful effort to secure nearly $3 million for classroom and related improvements and design.
“I have served my community during my career, and this is the next step to continue that service, on a larger canvas.”
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