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

News coverage of Angus McKelvey

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.

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Bill Activity

Of 80 bills:

4 Passed

0 Failed

76 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 80 bills: 4 passed, 0 failed, and 76 are currently pending.

Alignment Meter

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Financials

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

14.0% lower than the average legislators

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

31.0% lower than the average legislators

Grand Total for Elections

$47.3K

14.0% lower than the average legislators

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.