U.S. Rep. Ed Case is building up his war chest as he seeks to stave off two Democratic challengers who are trying to unseat him in the August primary.

Case raised just over $204,000 in the last quarter of 2025, according to his latest filings with the Federal Election Commission, which was more than either of his opponents. That left him with nearly $743,000 in cash on hand as the 2026 campaign season gets underway, an amount far outpacing his competition.

Two state lawmakers, Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole and Rep. Della Au Belatti, have mounted campaigns against Case, who has represented urban Oʻahu since returning to Congress after winning the 2018 election.

Keohokalole’s campaign reported raising nearly $150,000 in the final quarter of 2025 while Au Belatti brought in about $28,000. They reported having around $204,000 and $50,000, respectively, in the bank at the end of the year.

Keohokalole’s campaign touted his fundraising in a press release issued last week before his filings were made public. While the campaign didn’t specify how much it raised in the fourth quarter, it did point out that in the prior three months Keohokalole outraised Case by a nearly two-to-one margin.

Since announcing his candidacy in July, FEC reports show, Keohokalole has outraised Case $377,000 to $313,000.

In an interview, Keohokalole said that the fact that’s been able to outpace Case in the money race shows he’s running a “viable campaign,” although he acknowledged he would have a better shot of unseating the incumbent congressman if it were a two-person primary rather than a three-way contest.

“If I’m an incumbent running for reelection,” Keohokalole said, “I want multiple challengers.”

For his part, Case pointed to his remaining cash balance as proof that he still has the support he needs to claim a fifth consecutive term.

“It doesn’t really matter how much we all raised,” Case said. “What matters is, what is the cash on hand six months before people vote. And there, I think, we’re in very solid shape.”

Of the $204,000 Case’s campaign brought in in the fourth quarter, more than half came from political action committees, including those representing some of the nation’s most prominent defense contractors, including BAE Systems, Boeing and Northrop Grumman.

Some of his top individual donors from Hawaiʻi include Everett Dowling, a Maui-based developer, Jason Chang, president and CEO of The Queen’s Health Systems, and Grant Demaree, co-founder of OneBrief Inc., a Honolulu-based AI firm that spent nearly $800,000 on lobbying in 2025.

Keohokalole’s fourth quarter donors, meanwhile, include some of the state’s most recognizable names from Hawaiʻi’s political establishment.

His donors include former First Hawaiian Bank CEO Walter Dods and Jennifer Sabas, both of whom were chief advisors to the late U.S. Sen. Dan Inouye. Mike McCartney and Raymond Soon, the chiefs of staff to former Gov. David Ige and former Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell, also contributed to his campaign.

Other notable donors include David Lassner, the former president of the University of Hawaiʻi, immigrant rights advocate Amy Agbayani and Ku‘uhaku Park, a top executive and lobbyist for Matson.

Belatti shares some donors with Keohokalole, including Lassner and Sabas. She also received money from longtime Hawaiʻi lobbyist Bob Toyofuku.

Belatti, even though she lags behind Case and Keohokalole, said she is not discouraged. She describes her campaign as grassroots and has vowed not to accept any money from corporate PACs. She also has no intention of quitting, noting that she is giving up running for reelection to her state House seat for a chance at Congress.

“Elections are about giving voters a choice,” Belatti said. “I’m in this to win it.”

Colin Moore, a political scientist at the University of Hawaiʻi, said the latest FEC reports bode well for Case, but also is positive for Keohokalole who through his fundraising has established himself as a legitimate contender more so than Belatti.

“The people who are writing the checks look at this and for them this is a really important sign of viability,” Moore said. “If I were Sen. Keohokalole, I would be extremely pleased with these results.”

Tokuda Raising The Most In CD 2 Race

In Hawaiʻi’s 2nd Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda, who is seeking her third term, has yet to draw a challenger in the Democratic primary. She does, however, already have competition in November’s general election from Republican state Sen. Brenton Awa who has already launched a campaign targeting her seat.

Tokuda raised nearly $180,000 in the last three months of 2025 and had more than $500,000 in the bank. Awa, on the other hand, reported raising around $76,000 in the last quarter.

Among Awa’s most notable financial backers was former Republican Gov. Linda Lingle, who helped him with a fundraising dinner. He also received contributions from Carmen Hulu Lindsey, a trustee of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Honolulu City Council Member Augie Tulba and Manti Teo, a former NFL football player.

Also among his donors was Tanoai Reed, a professional stuntman who has worked as a body double for actor Dwayne Johnson, also known by his pro-wrestling moniker, The Rock.