With roughly two weeks until the Hawaii primary, candidates keep upping their ad buys, spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to get their message to voters. Candidates spent about a half-million dollars on TV ads running July 21 to 27.

• U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz continues to heavily outspend his Democratic primary opponent, U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa. Schatz spent approximately $181,315 on ads running from July 21 to 27 while Hanabusa spent approximately $28,395 on ads for the same peroid. Schatz’s more pricey buys include a $3,000 spot during KGMB’s “Hawaii 5-0” and a $2,000 spot during KHON’s 6 p.m. newscast. Hanabusa’s costliest buys were an $800 spot during KGMB’s 10 p.m. newscast and $650 for a spot on “America’s Got Talent” on KHNL.

Hawaii candidates are spending big on ad buys.

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• Candidates for Congress in District 1 continue to buy up airtime with Donna Mercado Kim spending over $50,000 on ads running from July 21 to 27. For the same period, State Rep. Mark Takai spent approximately $19,355, City Councilman Ikaika Anderson spent approximately $14, 135 and Honolulu City Councilman Stanley Chang spent approximately $4,215.
• Lt. Gov. Shan Tsutsui spent approximately $86,000 on ads running from July 21 to 27, while his Democratic primary opponent, state Sen. Clayton Hee, spent approximately $29,025  for ads running in the same period. Republican candidate Warner Kimo Sutton bought approximately $375 worth of ads running in the same period.

• In the race for governor, state Sen. David Ige bought his first ads starting last week.  From ads running July 21 to 27, Ige spent approximately $25,970. Meanwhile, Gov. Neil Abercrombie, who has been buying ads since May, spent more than $70,000 on ads running during the same period and Republican Duke Aiona spent just $350.

Links to Contracts:

ABERCROMBIE:

KITV Contract July 16 to July 22

KITV Contract July 21 to July 27

KITV Contract July 23 to July 29

KITV Contract July 28 to Aug. 2

KITV Contract Aug. 4 to Aug. 8

KGMB Contract July 16 to July 22

KGMB Contract July 23 to July 29

KGMB Contract July 21 to July 27

KGMB Contract July 28 to Aug. 3

KGMB Contract Aug. 4 to Aug. 8

KHNL Contract July 16 to July 22

KHNL Contract July 23 to July 29

KHNL Contract July 21 to July 27

KHNL Contract July 28 to Aug. 3

KHNL Contract Aug. 4 to Aug. 8

KFVE Contract July 16 to July 22

KFVE Contract July 21 to July 27

KFVE Contract July 28 to Aug. 3

KFVE Contract Aug. 4 to Aug. 8

KHON Contract July 16 to July 22

KHON Contract July 21 to July 27

KHON Contract July 21 to July 27

KHON Contract July 22 to July 25

KHON Contract July 23 to July 29

KHON Contract July 23 to July 29

AIONA:

KHON Contract July 14 to July 22

ANDERSON:

KITV Contract July 21 to July 27

KITV Contract Aug. 4 to Aug. 8

Oceanic Time Warner Contract Aug. 4 to Aug. 8

KGMB Contract July 21 to July 27

KGMB Contract Aug. 4 to Aug. 8

KHNL Contract July 22 to July 24

KHNL Contract Aug. 4 to Aug. 8

KHON Contract July 21 to July 24

CHANG:

KITV Contract July 17 to July 21

KITV Contract July 28 to Aug. 8

KGMB Contract July 17 to July 21

KGMB Contract July 28 to Aug. 8

KHNL Contract July 17 to July 21

KHNL Contract July 28 to Aug. 8

KFVE Contract July 17 to July 21

KFVE Contract July 28 to Aug. 8

KHON Contract July 21

HANABUSA:

KGMB Contract July 14 to Aug. 8

KHNL Contract July 14 to Aug. 8

KHON Contract July 14 to July 26

KHON Contract July 28 to Aug. 3

Oceanic Time Warner Contract July 21 to July 27

Oceanic Time Warner Contract July 28 to Aug. 3

Oceanic Time Warner Contract Aug. 4 to Aug. 8

HEE:

KITV Contract July 28 to Aug. 3

KITV MeTV Contract Aug. 4

KGMB Contract July 17 to July 22

KHNL Contract July 21 to July 27

KFVE Contract July 21 to July 25

KHON Contract July 14 to July 27

KHON Contract July 21 to July 27

IGE:

KGMB Contract July 21 to July 27

KHNL Contract July 21 to July 27

KHON Contract July 19 to July 27

KIM:

KITV Contract July 21 to July 27

KITV Contract July 28 to Aug. 3

KITV Contract Aug. 1 to Aug. 5

KITV MeTV Contract Aug. 1 to Aug. 5

KITV Contract Aug. 6

KGMB Contract July 21 to July 27

KHNL Contract July 21 to July 27

KFVE Contract July 21 to July 27

KHON Contract July 21 to July 27

KHON Contract July 28 to Aug. 3

Oceanic Time Warner Contract July 21 to July 27

SCHATZ:

KITV Contract July 21 to July 27

KITV Contract July 28 to Aug. 3

KGMB Contract July 21 to July 27

KGMB Contract July 28 to Aug. 3

KHNL Contract July 21 to July 27

KHNL Contract July 28 to Aug. 3

KFVE Contract July 21 to July 27

KHON Contract July 21 to July 27

SUTTON:

KFVE Contract July 17 to July 27

TAKAI:

KITV Contract July 16 to July 22

KGMB Contract July 16 to July 22

KHNL Contract July 16 to July 22

KFVE Contract July 16 to July 22

KHON Contract July 16 to July 22

TSUTSUI:

KITV Contract July 21 to July 27

KITV Contract July 28 to Aug. 3

KITV Contract Aug. 4 to Aug. 8

KGMB Contract July 21 to July 27

KGMB Contract July 28 to Aug. 3

KHNL Contract July 21 to July 27

KHNL Contract July 28 to Aug. 3

KHNL Contract Aug. 4 to Aug. 8

KHNL Contract Aug. 4 to Aug. 8

KFVE Contract July 21 to July 27

KFVE Contract Aug. 4 to Aug. 8

KHON Contract July 21 to July 27