After failing to submit a required document when he filed for election, Kahele will miss out on over $200,000 of public funding this primary cycle.

The lieutenant governor is thus far heavily favored in the Democratic primary next month.

Particularly sharp exchanges between Josh Green and Kai Kahele suggest this campaign season will be a scrappy spectacle.

The proposals from the major candidates vary, but all would likely face hurdles.

A MidWeek cover story about Vicky Cayetano is part of a disturbing trend in media making it harder to distinguish between real news stories and paid advertising.

Kahele is a pilot and a war veteran, and may be an appealing candidate. But he has little money for advertising, and was very late to the starting gate.

The congressman says his gubernatorial campaign will be grassroots-funded but he’s raised hundreds of thousands of dollars from special interests in the past.

UPDATED: The Hilo native says he’ll run a grassroots campaign that rejects donations from corrupt special interests. He also won’t resign from Congress.

The former Honolulu mayor said his campaign struggled with funding and momentum.

Kai Kahele’s apparent desire to leave his seat to run for governor is just the latest example of a political revolving door.