Challenger Kevin Takata narrowly outraised incumbent Prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro in the first half of 2012 — with a big assist from his family.

Takata pulled in $71,854 between Jan. 1 and June 30, according to his Thursday filing with the Campaign Spending Commission. He spent $7,855 in the period and had $64,000 cash on hand heading into the final months of the race.

Kaneshiro raised $58,278 during the same time, spent $11,178 and had $52,600 cash on hand, according to his filing.

More than half of Takata’s haul came from one source: Michael Takata in New York gave $42,000. The normal limit for a single contributor in the race would be $4,000, but Hawaii campaign law allows immediate family to give up to $50,000.

Because Kaneshiro and Takata are the only two candidates on the ballot, the race skips the Aug. 11 primary and heads straight to the Nov. 6 general election.

— Michael Levine