Shane Sinenci

Friends of Shane Sinenci raised $4,655.36 across the entire 2022-2024 cycle — the lowest total of any council member in the dataset. The campaign had exactly one external cash contributor: Iokepa Zarate of Hana ($300, Jan 2023). All other receipts came from the candidate's own pocket ($424.56 in self-contributions, listed as Educator) and in-kind support from Maui Pono Network and Save Maui Voting Guide.

Maui Pono Network funded or coordinated nearly every campaign activity: banners (Jul-Aug 2024), mailing cards, hand card distribution, print ads in Maui Pulse and Maui Mama, a banner installer in Lubbock TX, voice messages, and Facebook ads. Total Maui Pono in-kind contributions: ~$700 across three reporting periods. The network also appears in Paltin, Johnson, and Rawlins-Fernandez filings.

Save Maui Voting Guide (Chandrika McLaughlin, Kihei) contributed $844.67 in-kind printing (Oct 9) and $1,140.72 in-kind postage (Oct 22) = $1,985.39 total. This identical $1,985.39 aggregate appears in Paltin's, Rawlins-Fernandez's, and Sinenci's filings — confirming it is a fixed coordinated contribution split proportionally across multiple progressive council candidates.

Sinenci has filed to run for re-election in 2026 (East Maui seat, facing challenger Carroll) but has raised and spent nothing in the current cycle through December 2025. He is presumably planning to rely again on Maui Pono Network and Save Maui Voting Guide in-kind support, consistent with his 2024 campaign model.