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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Gov. Josh Green has raised roughly 10 times more money than his most likely Republican opponent, and a Maui mayoral challenger has outraised the incumbent, according to the latest campaign spending reports available Friday.<\/p>\n

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HNN political analyst Colin Moore reviewed the filings ahead of a primary election that is now just weeks away.<\/p>\n

Governor\u2019s race<\/h2>\n

Green has collected $3.5 million since his 2022 victory and still has $2 million in cash on hand. His only viable opponent, Republican Gary Cordery, raised just over $300,000 \u2014 and has already spent all of it, reporting $14,000 in debt.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHawaii is a dominant Democratic state and most of the wealthy interests support Democrats,\u201d Moore said. \u201cIt\u2019s also true that Gov. Green tends to be a particularly strong fundraiser.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although its unusual to see local Republicans rally around a single candidate for the primary, Moore said Cordery\u2019s depleted war chest will limit his ability to compete in the general election.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe won\u2019t have much to spend where it really counts in the general,\u201d Moore said.<\/p>\n

Lieutenant governor\u2019s race<\/h2>\n

Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami leads the closely watched lieutenant governor\u2019s race, having raised $578,000 with $128,000 still in cash. Late entrant Rep. Della Belatti and attorney John Choi lag behind in donations.<\/p>\n

On the Republican side, Hawaiian cultural practitioner Daniel Anthony is the strongest fundraiser.<\/p>\n

Belatti said more money is on the way, but Moore said she may be running out of time to catch up.<\/p>\n

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\u201cReally to win a race like that, there\u2019s very little time left. You need some big media ad buys and that takes money,\u201d Moore said.<\/p>\n

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Maui mayor\u2019s race<\/h2>\n

The biggest surprise in the reports comes from Maui, where incumbent Mayor Richard Bissen \u2014 who oversaw the response to the Maui wildfires and a contentious fight over short-term vacation rentals \u2014 is being outraised by veteran council woman Yuki Lei Sugimura.<\/p>\n

Bissen has raised $292,000. Sugimura has raised more than $40,000 beyond that and holds a cash-on-hand advantage more than two and a half times greater than Bissen\u2019s heading into a race that runs through the November general election.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s an extremely unusual set of circumstances,\u201d Moore said. \u201cI would say things are looking extremely good for her candidacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kauai mayor\u2019s race<\/h2>\n

The Kauai mayoral race is also competitive. Council chair Mel Rapozo and former mayor Bernard Carvalho lead in fundraising among three council members in the race.<\/p>\n

Council member Felicia Cowden trails significantly in dollars raised, though Moore cautioned against counting her out.<\/p>\n

\u201cMoney is just not as crucial in Kauai as it is in a statewide race or on Oahu,\u201d Moore said.<\/p>\n

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