Wataru for Hawaii Kai

This page ran 6 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 16 October 2026 and 16 October 2026. Meta reports $7–8.8K of spend, which makes it the 4,924th largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Candidate. Most of its spend took no side. Race: State. Paid for by Friends of James Wataru.

Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026. · Every ad of this page in Meta’s Ad Library ↗

ads

$7.9K

reported spend, range $7–8.8K

0.0%

of spend on federal races

$1.1K

median spend per ad

Spend by week the ad started

Spend still counting

2 Nov

Tone

Promotional

100%

Share of the 6 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.

Topics

Candidate profile

67%

Economy & cost of living

33%

Health

33%

Education

33%

Spend by race: State 100%.

Spend by ad language: English 100%.

The costliest ads

The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.

Groceries and medicine shouldn’t break your budget. I’m Jamie Wataru, and I’ll fight to remove the general excise tax on groceries and nonprescription medicine. I’ll also work to expand tax relief for medical care. These costs add up. Reducing them would help families afford the basics and keep more of what they earn. Vote Jamie Wataru for State House District 18. Paid for by Friends of James Wataru P.O. Box 25656, Honolulu, HI 96825
16 October 2026 · Wataru for Hawaii Kai · $2.5–3K · 150K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Our keiki deserve safe, well maintained schools. I’ve spent 37 years as a plumber, including nearly 30 working in state government. I know what it takes to get repairs done. I’m Jamie Wataru. In the State House, I’ll work to speed up school repairs, fund the maintenance staff our schools need, and give families clear updates on progress. Our students and teachers deserve buildings that support learning every day. Vote Jamie Wataru for State House District 18. Paid for by Friends of James Wa
16 October 2026 · Wataru for Hawaii Kai · $2.5–3K · 150K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Hawaiʻi Kai has been my home for 53 years. It’s where my wife Gina and I raised our five sons and opened our home to children in foster care. For more than 40 years, I’ve served this community. Now, I’m running to bring that same care and commitment to the State House and work for the place we call home. I’m Jamie Wataru, and I humbly ask for your vote for State House District 18. Paid for by Friends of James Wataru P.O. Box 25656, Honolulu, HI 96825
16 October 2026 · Wataru for Hawaii Kai · $2–2.5K · 125K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

Figures cover domestic political ads paid in dollars, from 4 May 2026. Spend is the sum of Meta’s range midpoints; impressions above one million are reported as “1M+”, so impression figures are floors. Each ad counts in the week its delivery started, with its lifetime spend at our last pull; ads still running before the vote are counted as of 31 October 2026.

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