Party committee · HI

Democratic Party of Hawaii

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00212787.

Run by Joseph Francher (treasurer) More

Biggest funders Democratic National Committee / DNC $256K · Democratic Grassroots Victory Fund $148K · Friends of State Democratic Parties $30K More

On the record

Type
Party committee1
Based in
Honolulu, HI1
Registered
December 17, 19862

Who runs it

The FEC makes every committee name a treasurer, who signs its reports, and a custodian of its records. It does not make PACs list their officers or board.

Treasurer
Joseph Francher2
Connected to
DNC Services Corp / Democratic National Committee1
Website
hawaiidemocrats.org2

Who funds it

It reported raising $942K: $234K from individuals and $70K from other committees.5

Companies, groups and committees4

The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.

Democratic National Committee / DNCParty committee52 gifts$255,799
Democratic Grassroots Victory FundPAC10 gifts$147,605
Friends of State Democratic PartiesPAC2 gifts$30,000
Association of State Democratic CommitteesParty committee1 gift$15,300
Case for CongressCandidate's campaign2 gifts$10,000
Hawaii PACPAC2 gifts$10,000
Tokuda for HawaiiCandidate's campaign3 gifts$5,650
ActbluePAC1 gift$5,000
International Longshore and Warehouse Union PafPAC1 gift$5,000
Keohokalole for HawaiiCandidate's campaign1 gift$5,000
Lobo PACPAC1 gift$5,000
PAC to the FuturePAC1 gift$5,000
Schatz for SenateCandidate's campaign1 gift$5,000
Win the Era PACPAC1 gift$5,000
Friends of Mazie HironoCandidate's campaign1 gift$2,500

Individuals

We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.

  • $199K from 439 itemized gifts by individuals6
  • 55% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
  • Top states: Hawaii $153K, California $22K, Washington $14K, Missouri $5,000, Nebraska $2,1006

Where its donors work6

Honolulu CC12 gifts$12,758
Central Pacific Bank1 gifts$10,000
Penske Transportation Solutions1 gifts$10,000
Gilson Daub5 gifts$5,250
Civic Service1 gifts$5,000
Davis Levin Livingston1 gifts$5,000
Mcclellan Group1 gifts$5,000
State of Hawaii Office of Governor1 gifts$5,000
Intuitivex3 gifts$4,050
Medicine Pediatrics1 gifts$3,000

Employers as donors wrote them. These are gifts from people who work there, not from the companies.

Money, 2025–26

As reported to the FEC through August 31, 2026.3

Raised$942K
Spent$950K
Cash on hand$41K
  • From individuals $234K
  • From other committees $70K
  • Other $638K

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Democratic Party of Hawaii (C00212787)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00212787/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Democratic Party of Hawaiihttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00212787/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Democratic Party of Hawaii financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00212787/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  5. 5
    FEC bulk data: PAC and party committee summaries, 2025–26 (webk26)https://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  6. 6
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Democratic Party of Hawaii, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00212787&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026