STATE OF HAWAII DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2025

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2025	—	4	1
2024	—	4	1
2023	—	4	1
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	4	1
2020	—	4	1
2005	—	1	1
2004	—	1	1
2003	—	1	1
2002	—	3	2
2001	—	1	1
2000	—	2	1
1999	—	2	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC	—	29
VERNER LIIPFERT BERNHARD MCPHERSON & HAND	—	6

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	28
SENATE	28
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	5
Army, Dept of (Other)	1
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	1
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	1
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	1
State, Dept of (DOS)	1
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	1
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Transportation	Transportation	30
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	4
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	1
Defense	Defense	1
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	1
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	1
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	1
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	1

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