Mayoral hopefuls
hold full coffersMufi Hannemann and Duke
Bainum report raising thousands
of dollars for campaigns
More than a year away from Honolulu's next mayoral election, two former city councilmen have already amassed hundreds of thousands of dollars for their campaigns, according to reports filed yesterday.
Mufi Hannemann has a total of $526,827 in his coffers, according to the state Campaign Spending Commission reports covering Jan. 1 through June 30. Hannemann received $166,251 in contributions during that six-month period and spent $43,666.
Race for mayor
Here are the reports for two potential mayoral candidates, for the period Jan. 1 to June 30, filed yesterday with the state Campaign Spending Commission.
Mufi Hannemann
Contributions: $166,251 Loans: none Spent: $43,666 Cash on hand: $526,827
Duke Bainum
Contributions: $3,035 Loans: $451,363 Spent: $47,311 Cash on hand: $392,330
Behind him is Duke Bainum, who has $392,330 of cash on hand, according to the report. But he also has loaned his campaign more than $451,000 this year, which the commission considers a debt. Bainum spent $47,311 in the first six months of the year.
In his unsuccessful 2000 bid for mayor against incumbent Mayor Jeremy Harris, Hannemann spent $1.2 million, which he said is a good gauge as to what he will need to run a successful campaign in 2004.
"I think if you go on our 2000 figure as a base line, we're looking at least to raise $1 million or so," Hannemann said. "We're more than halfway there now."
Bainum said that the money he has raised so far reflects his commitment to winning the race.
"We certainly are going to be able to raise enough money. We're well on our way," Bainum said.
Both candidates got a false start in the mayor's race last year when they thought Harris was leaving office early to run for governor.
Harris, however, dropped out of the governor's race and decided to finish out the remaining two years of his term.
His withdrawal came as the city prosecutor was conducting a criminal investigation of his campaign fund raising.
Hannemann said he does not think he will have to raise anywhere near the $2.7 million that Harris spent to win the 2000 race.
"Given the fact that he was an incumbent, he spent way too much, way too much for that race. But it was clear that he was running that race to run for governor," Hannemann said.
The investigation into the Harris campaign has been a plus and minus for other candidates, especially when it comes to fund raising, the candidates say.
"In terms of actual fund raising, I think this is a positive that there is scrutiny like this," said Bainum.
Hannemann said that overall, people are a lot more cautious and want to be more careful about staying within the campaign spending rules.
"It's definitely a lot more difficult (to raise money). That's why I'm very grateful for every penny that we get from anyone," Hannemann said.
"Because of all the investigations that are going on, even people who don't do business with the city ... they are also concerned of making sure that everybody is in compliance."
Bainum said that his supporters are looking for change and government officials with honesty and integrity. "The campaign donation thing is a symptom of that."
Hannemann said he is not letting the investigations stop him. Both he and Bainum said their campaigns are following all the rules.
Hannemann said he also has to say competitive with Bainum's spending -- "which is why we can't rest on our laurels and we can't automatically say we've got enough money at this point."
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Campaign reports show
Lingle still filling war chest
Since becoming governor last December, Linda Lingle has been raising campaign funds at a rate of about $3,420 a day and spending about $2,724 a day.Those figures come from the latest reports filed yesterday with the state Campaign Spending Commission.
In her successful race for governor last year, Lingle raised $4.6 million and spent $4.5 million.
When all the 2002 campaign bills were paid, Lingle reports starting the new election cycle for the 2006 race for governor with $3,481. She then raised $718,134 and spent $572,098 in the December-to-June period.
During this new campaign period, McNally Temple Associates, a California public consulting firm that worked for President Bush's 2000 campaign, received $144,183 from Lingle. It was the top single expenditure in this period.
At the same time, Lingle spent $246,430 for campaign worker salaries and accounting and professional services.
The Republican governor reported 1,155 individual donations of more than $100, which must be reported, for a total of $617,228. Of that there were 14 donations of $6,000, the maximum allowed during the election period.
The collections breakdown shows that Lingle raised $491,956 from Hawaii residents, with California supporters bringing in $113,650, and Texans gave Lingle $13,500.
In June, Lingle went to the mainland where she attended a Los Angeles fund-raiser hosted by Castle & Cooke Chairman David Murdock and spoke at separate breakfast and lunch fund-raisers in Menlo Park and Silicon Valley.
Lingle's opponent in the 2002 general election, Democrat Mazie Hirono, listed only seven donations over $100 since Jan. 1, totaling $5,600, in her report.
Hirono reported having $102,382.84 in cash on hand. Hirono had $146,926 left over from her campaign and collected another $20,534 during the previous six months and then paid bills of $65,078.
Hirono, the former lieutenant governor, has made no mention of her future political plans.
Unsuccessful Democratic candidates D.G. "Andy" Anderson and U.S. Rep. Ed Case both report deficits in the governor's race accounts.
Anderson says he has unpaid campaign loans of $43,167, while Case says his state campaign account is $19,753 in the red.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
