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Earlier this week, Civil Beat explored how transparent Hawaii’s U.S. House and U.S. Senate candidates would be about their fundraising events. 

The short answer: Not very.

Just three out of 11 candidates provided lists of fundraising events that they have held since filing their statements of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission. 

Why does this matter? Read the full story. 

If you’re aware of a fundraising event for a Hawaii candidate, we want to hear about it! Please email alafrance(at)civilbeat.com.

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