Want to Know How Hawaii Super PACs Raise and Spend Cash?

The Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission launches a new data visualization application on its website. It’s pretty cool.

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Here’s something fresh and timely: The Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission has launched a new data visualization application, which can be accessed on its website.

It allows anyone to see how noncandidate committees — which include super PACs (political action committees) — are raising and spending money on 2014 state and county races.

The data application is thanks to a partnership with the state’s Office of Information Management & Technology, Information & Communication Services Division and Socrata.

Click on this link for the launch announcement on the commission’s website and to access the new Noncandidate Committee Data Visualization App.

You can also click here to access the Candidate Visualization App, which was launched last November.

CSC data visual app example Aug 2014

Data visualization for Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. HiPAC, 2012-2014.

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