Hawaii House District 2 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them
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Jill Tokuda (Democrat) and Brenton Awa (Republican) are the nominees for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Jill Tokuda is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Jill Tokuda's campaign had raised $986,000 (through October 14, 2026) and Brenton Awa's campaign $131,000 (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $10 for Jill Tokuda and $0 against.
Jill Tokuda (DEM, incumbent), Brenton Awa (REP).
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Money in this race
From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.
Jill Tokuda (DEM, incumbent)
- Raised
- $986K through 2026-10-14
individuals $734K · PACs $244K · from the candidate's other committees $684 · cash on hand $487K
- Outside spending
- $10 supporting Tokuda · latest reported 2026-07-20
- Largest outside spenders
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION
— $10 supporting Tokuda
- Bundled through PACs
- $1,000 through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
JSTREETPAC
— $1,000 from 1 gift
Lobbyist/registrant PAC
54 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PA PAC) $1,000
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) $7,500
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) $2,500
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOC PAC (BANKPAC) $5,000
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E $10K
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $5,000
- AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) $6,000
- AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
- AMERICAN SUGARBEET GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
- ASIAN AMERICAN ACTION FUND $2,500
- CHARTER SCHOOLS ACTION PAC $5,000
- CHARTER SCHOOLS NOW PAC $499
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $5,000
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) $1,500
- DEMOCRATIC ACTION NETWORK $1,000
- DEMOCRATS FOR EDUCATION REFORM $2,500
- END CITIZENS UNITED $1,500
- FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
- HAWAII OPERATING ENGINEERS INDUSTRY STABILIZATION FUND SSF $3,300
- HAWAII PAC $10K
- INT'L UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS EPEC $2,500
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC $2,500
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE $5,000
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE $7,500
- INTL ORG OF MASTERS MATES & PILOTS POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION FUND $3,000
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND $50
- LIUNA PAC $2,500
- MANUFACTURED HOUSING INSTITUTE PAC $1,500
- MARINE ENGINEERS BENEFICIAL ASSOC (MEBA) PAF $2,500
- MEDICARE FOR ALL PAC $5,000
- MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
- MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) $1,000
- NAT CONFECTIONERS ASSOC OF THE US INC PAC (CANDY PAC) $1,500
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND) $1,000
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
- NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC) $1,000
- NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON $5,000
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION $4,000
- PINEAPPLE PAC $10K
- POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES $1,000
- PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS PAC $3,500
- SAILORS' POLITICAL FUND $500
- SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION - SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NA-AGLIW $3,500
- SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC) $500
- SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COALITION PAC (SEEC PAC) $1,000
- THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
- THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION (AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC) $3,500
- TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $1,000
- UNITE HERE TIP CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $5,000
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB $5,000
- WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC $1,000
- WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
All filings at the FEC ↗
Brenton Awa (REP)
- Raised
- $131K through 2026-10-14
individuals $111K · PACs $1,000 · cash on hand $9,143
- Outside spending
- none reported
- Bundled through PACs
- none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
1 PAC gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
All filings at the FEC ↗
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