A Civil Beat review of public records show the ads were purchased by a new local political action committee called Hoʻoulu Hawaiʻi. With more than $55,000 in reported receipts as of late September, the organization is largely supported by a West Virginia-based business called TAB America First Action Fund Inc. A website for a super PAC by the similar name — TAB America First — promotes conservative values, including parental rights and border control.
Public records show the TAB America First business and the PAC are run by the same person: Patrick Krason of West Virginia, a political operative who was campaign treasurer for rapper and former presidential candidate Ye, better known as Kanye West…