Big Spending By Carpenters Super PAC Could Shift The Balance Of Maui’s Council 0 The super PAC Be Change Now saw six of its seven county candidates win office in November.
Almost all county council candidates supported by super PAC Be Change Now were successful in the general election, changing the makeup of the councils in every county and setting up a potential leadership shakeup on Maui.
Be Change Now was the super PAC that pumped about $3 million into the lieutenant governor’s race, supporting Ikaika Anderson and running attack ads against Sylvia Luke, who eked out a win in August and was sworn in as the new lieutenant governor Monday.
After the primary election, Be Change Now diverted its resources to council candidates and spent at least $708,000 on advertising for a slate of county council candidates, according to campaign finance reports filed Thursday afternoon. The PAC also backed the election of Gov. Josh Green with around $500,000, and legislative newcomers Darius Kila and Kirstin Kahaloa as well as the reelection of House Speaker Scott Saiki.
