Kauaʻi Mayor Campaign Fundraising: Rapozo Outpacing Carvalho

CIVIL BEAT- County Council Chair Mel Rapozo is raising and spending more money than his council colleague Bernard Carvalho Jr. in their bid to be Kauaʻi’s next mayor.

Kaua‘i mayoral candidate Mel Rapozo is out in front of Bernard Carvalho Jr. in campaign financing, according to their latest spending reports filed with the state Campaign Spending Commission. 

Rapozo, the current County Council chairman, had $78,954 on hand as of Dec. 31, while Carvalho, also a council member and Kaua‘i’s longest-serving mayor, had $49,003 in his campaign bank. The two are vying to replace Mayor Derek Kawakami, who is finishing his second and final four-year term, in the Nov. 3 general election. The candidate filing deadline is June 2.