Mayoral hopeful Kirk Caldwell reported raising $76,000 in the final weeks of the race, according to the latest reports filed with the state Campaign Spending Commission.
Spending reports for the period from Oct. 23 to Nov. 2 were due by midnight Monday to the state Campaign Spending Commission.
Caldwell’s campaign reported donations of $500 or more totaled $75,588, bringing his total for the mayoral campaign to $1.6 million.
"I can really feel the growing momentum that we are experiencing and I thank every single one of my supporters, as I could not have reached where I am today without them," Caldwell said in a statement.
Former Gov. Ben Cayetano, Caldwell’s mayoral opponent, reported raising $73,599, bringing his total for the campaign to $1.4 million.
Caldwell continued to receive money from construction and engineering firms, many of which support the city’s $5.26 billion rail project, as Caldwell does. Various architecture and engineering firms donated about $5,000 in the recent 11-day period.
Other notable contributions included $1,000 from Hawaiian Electric Chief Executive Officer Richard Rosenblum; $1,000 from Mary E. Sellers, Bank of Hawaii vice chairwoman and chief risk officer; and $4,000 from the American Resort Development Corp.-Resort Owners’ Coalition PAC.
In the filing period from Aug. 12 to Oct. 22, Caldwell received more than $140,000 in political donations from current or former rail contractors, subcontractors or people associated with those firms, according to previous spending reports.
Cayetano’s donations have come from rail opponents, a variety of Honolulu attorneys and many contributors who have supported Republican causes in the past.
Notable late donations to his campaign included $12,000 from employees of engineering firm GMP International; $4,000 from WAG International watch and jewelry distributors; and $2,000 each from Somphone and Aloun Sou, president and chairman, respectively, of Aloun Farms.
Spending reports also were due for political action committees that are not coordinated with candidates.
Among those posting reports Monday was Save Our Honolulu, which reported contributions of $97,000 in the late filing period, including $50,000 from Roberts Hawaii Chief Executive Officer Robert Iwamoto and $10,000 from Group III International Chief Executive Officer John Pulichino. The group has been supportive of Cayetano.
