STATEMENT ON POLITICALLY-MOTIVATED COMPLAINT

from www.AionaFinnegan.com

HONOLULU - Travis Taylor, communications director of the Aiona-Finnegan Campaign, today issued the following statement regarding a politically-motivated complaint filed by the Hawai‘i Democratic Party.

"Now that the momentum of this campaign has shifted, our opponent is playing Washington politics in a desperate attempt to divert attention away from his inability to explain whether he will cut programs, raise taxes or fail to deliver on his promises to grow government at the expense of small businesses and working families. The Aiona-Finnegan Campaign and the RGA have fully complied with all applicable laws."

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AP: Democrats accuse Aiona and GOP of violating campaign laws

The Democratic Party of Hawaii is accusing Republican gubernatorial contender James "Duke" Aiona and the Republican Governors Association of violating state campaign laws.

In a statement today, Democratic Party lawyer Tony Gill claimed the Aiona campaign shared research with the RGA, which then used the information to produce ads that appeared between Aug. 5 and Sept. 24.

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