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As described by attendees, a typical party could bring in thousands of dollars in donations, giving some elected officials almost half their annual campaign haul in a single night.
Investigators for the state Campaign Spending Commission on Wednesday recommended that former state Rep. Kaniela Ing be fined another $18,250 — in addition to the nearly $22,000 that he already had been fined — for 24 campaign spending violations.
A proposal to publicly finance Hawaii election campaigns is riding a wave of public support through the state Legislature.
The former state lawmaker could be penalized more than $18,000 for failure to keep financial records and filing false reports.
State contractors contributed about $360,000 to campaigns in 2022.