COUNTY OF KAUA'I

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2012–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	3	1
2025	—	5	1
2024	—	4	1
2023	—	4	1
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	4	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	4	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	4	1
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	4	1
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	4	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
SMITH GARSON FKA SMITH DAWSON & ANDREWS	—	60

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	58
SENATE	56
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	23
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	13
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	9
Economic Development Administration	7
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)	6
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)	6
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	5
White House Office	5
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)	4
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	3
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	3
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	2
Energy, Dept of	2
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	2
State, Dept of (DOS)	2
U.S. Postal Service (USPS)	2
Education, Dept of	1
Federal Highway Administration (FHA)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	29
Transportation	Transportation	27
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	20
Urban Development/Municipalities	Urban Development/Municipalities	13
Disaster Planning/Emergencies	Disaster Planning/Emergencies	8
Health Issues	Health Issues	7
Government Issues	Government Issues	6
Housing	Housing	5
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	4
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	4
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	3
Defense	Defense	2
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	1
Postal	Postal	1
Education	Education	1

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