Rep. Colleen Hanabusa said she raised $500,000 in the last few weeks. A press release did not give the total amount raised thus far. But she had reported having raised $230,000 during the first three months of the year, presumably bringing the total to about $730,000.

Hanabusa, who did not declare her candidacy against Sen. Brian Schatz until May 2, still trails Schatz in fundraising.

Schatz said last week he raised $911,000 in the last three months, bringing to about $2 million the amount he has raised during the campaign.

Neither Hanabusa nor Schatz has released an itemized list of donors or the amount of cash they have on hand. They have until Monday to formally file their campaign financing reports for the last quarter, which runs from Apr. 1 to June 30.

As with Schatz’s figures, it’s unclear how much of the money they have raised can be used in the primary election against each other due to campaign contribution limits. 

Considering Hanabusa lost about a month of fundraising in earnest, Hanabusa campaign chairman Cameron Nekota said in a release, “This is a good number for us.” 

The campaign said more than 2,000 people donated to Hanabusa’s campaign. 80 percent of contributions came from individuals, and 75 percent of the money came from Hawaii.

“We’re especially proud to have so many of our contributions coming from right here in Hawaii,” Nekota said. “These are people who know Colleen, value her experience, and are anxious to have her skills and talents working for them in the U.S. Senate.

“We feel the momentum, and that is important heading into this next quarter. We are excited that people are invested and backing Colleen’s experience and proven record of leadership,” Nekota said.

— Kery Murakami