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• Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle heads for Aspen, Colo., Wednesday to attend the Republican Governors Association Executive Roundtable meeting. The is taking personal time and no state funds are being used for the trip.

• Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann, a Democrat who wants Lingle’s job, opened a campaign headquarters on the Valley Isle . About 500 supporters — elected officials, community leaders, grassroots folks — joined the soon-to-be-former mayor occasion in Kahului.

• Hannemann’s primary opponent, Neil Abercrombie, will be on hand for a campaign fundraiser tonight at Kawananakoa Middle School at 49 Funchal St. in Honolulu. A tribute to the of Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council’s George Yokoyama at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium in Hilo is planned for Wednesday; Yokoyama is co-chair of Abercrombie’s East Hawaii .

• David Thielen, a blogger for Huffington Post and part of the greater Hawaii Thielen ohana, interviewed Hannemann, Abercrombie and James “Duke” Aiona, the lieutenant governor and Republican gubernatorial hopeful. The interviews and assessment can be .

• The Hawaii State Ethics Commission has a revised list of campaign restrictions for state employees and officials. The list details when it’s a no-no to use state time, equipment, supplies, or premises for campaign activities or campaign purposes.

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