Throwing mud at Cayetano is a failing tactic for rail hui

By David Shapiro

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 01, 2012

~~<p>The Star-Advertiser's new Hawaii Poll reflects a strong public repudiation of the most offensive example of pilau politics in this year's election: the sleazy effort by Pacific Resource Partnership to discredit the anti-rail mayoral campaign of former Gov. Ben Cayetano.</p>
<p>PRP, an alliance of the Carpenters Union and unionized contractors, has spent a reported $500,000 so far on a media campaign that falsely attempts to place Cayetano at the head of a "pay-to-play" political culture in the 1990s.</p>
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The Star-Advertiser's new Hawaii Poll reflects a strong public repudiation of the most offensive example of pilau politics in this year's election: the sleazy effort by Pacific Resource Partnership to discredit the anti-rail mayoral campaign of former Gov. Ben Cayetano.

PRP, an alliance of the Carpenters Union and unionized contractors, has spent a reported $500,000 so far on a media campaign that falsely attempts to place Cayetano at the head of a "pay-to-play" political culture in the 1990s. Login for more...