Gabbard takes in $320K for House race
City Councilwoman Tulsi Gabbard led all 2nd Congressional District Democratic candidates in fundraising in the second quarter, according to contribution reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.
Gabbard’s campaign raised $320,505 from April 1 through June 30, outpacing former Mayor Mufi Hannemann’s campaign, which closed the quarter with 252,392 in contributions. Gabbard’s total includes a $10,000 loan from the candidate.
Hilo attorney Bob Marx’s campaign raised $49,135, of which $38,500 came from the candidate.
Veteran congressional aide Esther Kia‘aina’s campaign reported $21,022 in contributions, which includes $12,122 in loan and donation from the candidate.
Gabbard’s strong quarter raises her campaign’s total receipts to $891,320, with $540,516 in cash on hand.
Hannemann’s campaign remains in the overall lead with $1,041,884 in donations but slightly less cash on hand at $503,754.
Marx’s campaign has $384,466 in total contributions but a cash-on-hand deficit of $802, followed by Kia‘aina’s campaign with $128,889 in contributions and $5,246 in cash on hand.
The primary election is Aug. 11.
Arizona man, 18, dies in fall from bridge
Maui firefighters recovered the body of a visitor from Mesa, Ariz., who fell off a bridge over Makapipi Stream near Nahiku Sunday, county officials reported.
The 18-year-old man went over a guardrail, slipped and fell about 40 feet onto rocks, then into a pond, officials said.
He was with his father, his father’s girlfriend and the girlfriend’s niece.
The bridge crosses the stream between Wailua and Hana.
A county spokesman said a Nahiku resident went looking in the pond for the victim and reported seeing him about 30 feet underwater.
Rescue divers recovered the body at about 2 p.m.
Road repairs begun on Kauai
Nearly 92,000 feet of county roads on Kauai should be repaved by the end of the year, the county said in a news release.
Grace Pacific was awarded a $5.4 million contract for the islandwide road resurfacing project, which began last week in Hanalei.
Deputy County Engineer Lyle Tabata said where potholes or severe cracking from structural failure is occurring, road foundations will be rebuilt with an asphalt-treated base. In other areas, old layers of asphalt will be stripped, and severely eroded shoulders will be filled to meet the roadway elevation.
"Although the initial cost per foot is more following this approach, the end result is that these roads will have a longer life span than roads that are not properly repaired prior to being resurfaced, and the overall life cycle costs will be reduced," said Tabata.
