(This article was updated Aug. 5 to reflect Keith Kaneshiro’s filing.)

Franklin “Don” Pacarro, Jr. has the fundraising edge over Darwin Ching in the race for Honolulu city prosecutor. But Ching, who entered the race later than Pacarro, loaned his campaign $55,000 to level the playing field. A third candidate, Keith Kaneshiro, hasn’t raised a cent.

The three are vying to succeed Peter Carlisle as Honolulu city prosecutor. Carlisle resigned last month to run for mayor. Called a 1st preliminary primary report, the filing due Monday is a financial update that shows how much each contender has raised and spent from Jan. 1 to June 30.

Both Pacarro and Ching have about $80,000 cash on hand.

What separates the candidates is how that money was raised: Pacarro has taken a long-haul approach, recording his first campaign contribution on Aug 5, 2009. Over the past year, he has brought in almost $113,000, all of which came from supporters. Ching, on the other hand, recorded his first contribution in April of 2010. In less than four months, he collected $29,000 from supporters. To make up the financial ground between himself and Pacarro, Ching loaned his campaign approximately $55,000 between March and June.

Pacarro raised $32,810 from individuals donating more than $100 between January and June, and $21,890 from people giving $100 or less. Ching raised $16,950 in contributions of more than $100 and $9,244 in contributions of $100 or less.

Darwin Ching

Former deputy prosecutor and former director of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Darwin Ching, has raised $83,371 during the reporting period of Jan. 1 to June 30, but only $28,694 came in the form of contributions. Ching has loaned his campaign $54,677. He had no financial activity before this year.

Ching has spent $12,389. He had $70,982 on hand, as of June 30.

Ching’s Major Group Contributors ($1,000 plus)

• Ironworkers For Better Government: $2,000
• Hawaii Electrical Workers Laborers Inter Union: $2,000
• Yoshida & Associates: $1,000
• Pacific Sports & Rehabilitation: $1,000

Ching’s Major Individual Contributors ($1,000 plus)

• Norman K. Nagamine: $1,000
• Rowen N. Young: $1,000
• Ron S. Nagata: $1,000

Read his disclosure report.

Franklin “Don” Pacarro, Jr.

Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the City and County of Honolulu, Franklin Pacarro, raised $54,700 during the reporting period from Jan 1. to June 30. This brought his fund-raising total to $113,090 for the whole election cycle.

Pacarro spent $17,110 between January and June, bring his total spending to $28,829. He had $84,261 on hand, as of June 30.

Pacarro’s Major Group Contributors ($1,000 plus)

• International Union of Painters and Allied Trades: $3,500
• Ironworkers for Better Government: $4,000
• Air Flow System: $1,000
• Signs by Nelson: $1,570
• HEMEP Political Fund: $2,000
• D Otani Produce: $1,500
• Tinsmith, Inc.: $1,000
• Selective Stone LLC: $1,500
• Michael Jay Green & Associates: $1,500

Pacarro’s Major Individual Contributors ($1,000 plus)

• Karen Lee: $1,100
• Theo Lacar: $1,300
• Kevin K. Takata: $3,000
• Lawerence Tseu: $1,000
• William McCorriston: $1,000
• Walter Dods, Jr.: $1,000
• Thalia Murphy: $1,250

Read his disclosure report.

Keith Kaneshiro

First elected in 1988, former Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Keith Kaneshiro raised no money during the reporting period from Jan. 1 to June 30. He had no contributions before January, either.