Boats in Māʻalaea Harbor and condominium buildings along Hauʻoli Street are photographed Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Māʻalaea. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025)

Angus McKelvey

Democrat, State Senate

District 6, Maui

Time in office:

Senate: 2022-present
House: 2006-2022

Bio

Angus McKelvey was a member of the state House for 16 years before moving to the Senate where he chairs the Government Operations Committee. He represents West Maui, Mā‘alaea, Waikapū and South Maui. He is a member of the LahainaTown Action Committee, Kihei Community Association and Rotary Club Lahaina Sunrise.

McKelvey has a law degree from Concord School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Whittier College. McKelvey lost his own home in the August 2023 Lahaina fire that destroyed most of the town and killed 102 people. He’s been an outspoken advocate for rebuilding Lahaina and helping people who lost loved ones, homes and businesses.

Leader Badges

Bill Activity

Of 137 bills:

6 Passed

127 Failed

4 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 137 bills: 6 passed, 127 failed, and 4 are currently pending.

Alignment Meter

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This feature tracks sources of money intended to help a candidate win election.

Election

This display shows money given directly to the incumbent’s campaign committee (NOTE: The industry categories for donors come from Open Secrets, a nonpartisan research organization for campaign finance. Some contributions are “uncoded,” meaning they have not been assigned to an industry sector. As a result, the total for each sector is also an estimate).

Agriculture

Candidate Contributions

Communications & Electronics

Construction

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

General Business

Health

Ideology/Single Issue

Labor

Lawyers & Lobbyists

Transportation

Uncoded

Candidate Donations

Individuals, corporations, organizations and committees are limited to a maximum donation to candidates of $4000 for the Senate and $2000 for the house.

Total

$46.9K

Independent Expenditures

Money from Independent Expenditure Committees (IEC) for advertising or grassroots activity targeting a candidates run for office is unlimited, but it cannot be spent in coordination with the candidate or the candidate's campaign.

Total

$372.0

Grand Total for Elections

$47.3K

This is a total of the money targeting this legislator's campaign(s) including direct donations to the candidate, money spent by Independent Expenditure Committees and money from political parties.

Agriculture

Candidate Contributions

Communications & Electronics

Construction

Energy & Natural Resources

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

General Business

Health

Ideology/Single Issue

Labor

Lawyers & Lobbyists

Transportation

Uncoded

Candidate Donations

Individuals, corporations, organizations and committees are limited to a maximum donation to candidates of $4000 for the Senate and $2000 for the house.

Total

$316.2K

Independent Expenditures

Total

$1.2K

Grand Total for Elections

$317.4K

This is a total of the money targeting this legislator's campaign(s) including direct donations to the candidate, money spent by Independent Expenditure Committees and money from political parties.

Influence

There are two categories of donations to legislators after they are elected that encourage a working relationship between the donor and the legislator. The categories are: 1-Gifts, 2-Travel.

Giver	Value	Date	Description
Mike Kido	$25	Dec 10, 2018	Starbucks gift card

Gifts

For gifts that are allowed, legislators must file an annual gifts disclosure statement with the Hawai'i State Ethics Commission if they or their spouse or dependent child receive from a single source one or multiple gifts and the whole aggregate value exceeds $200.

Gift Received Rating

#11/76

Giver	Value	Date	Description
Ann Cheung	$30	Jan 15, 2019	manapua
SanHi	$25	Jan 11, 2019	musubi
Watanebe Ing	$20	Feb 28, 2019	brownies
Mike Kido	$20	Jan 10, 2019	coffee
Maui Economic Development Board	$15	Jan 16, 2019	pen
Maui Hotel and Lodging Association	$12	Jan 16, 2019	reusable bag and sanitizer
Mayor Kawakami	$10	Jan 15, 2019	salt and kulolo
Oceanit	$10	Feb 20, 2019	manapua
Hale Mahaolu	$10	Jan 16, 2019	Manju
Dole	$9	Jan 16, 2019	pineapple
Reforest Hawaii	$9	Jan 16, 2019	calendar and frame
Chamber of Commerce Hawaii	$8	Jan 16, 2019	fortune cookies
Maui County Council	$8	Jan 16, 2019	cards
WIMAH	$8	Jan 16, 2019	mochi
HSTA-R	$7	Jan 15, 2019	gau
Peter Fritz	$7	Jan 25, 2019	bread
Ola Brew	$7	Jan 16, 2019	canned coffee and tea
Councilmember Alice Lee	$6	Jan 16, 2019	chips
Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center	$6	Jan 16, 2019	jelly
Na Hale o Maui	$6	Feb 12, 2019	doughnuts
Loves	$5	Jan 16, 2019	sweet bread
Kamehameha Schools	$5	Jan 29, 2019	haole brownies
Hawaii Gas	$5	May 17, 2019	chips
Mayor Victorino	$5	Jan 16, 2019	manju
Councilmember Mike Molina	$4	Jan 16, 2019	manju
Councilmember Sugimura	$4	Jan 16, 2019	manju
Hawaii Association of Watershed Partnerships	$3	Jan 16, 2019	reuseable bag
honolulu Theater for Youth	$2	Jan 16, 2019	peanutbutter & jelly sandwich
Hawaii Agricultural Foundation	$1	Feb 7, 2019	calendar