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With roughly two weeks until the Hawaii primary, candidates keep upping their ad buys, spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to get their message to voters. Candidates spent about a half-million dollars on TV ads running July 21 to 27.

• U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz continues to heavily outspend his Democratic primary opponent, U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa. Schatz spent approximately $181,315 on ads running from July 21 to 27 while Hanabusa spent approximately $28,395 on ads for the same peroid. Schatz’s more pricey buys include a $3,000 spot during KGMB’s “Hawaii 5-0” and a $2,000 spot during KHON’s 6 p.m. newscast. Hanabusa’s costliest buys were an $800 spot during KGMB’s 10 p.m. newscast and $650 for a spot on “America’s Got Talent” on KHNL.

• Candidates for Congress in District 1 continue to buy up airtime with Donna Mercado Kim spending over $50,000 on ads running from July 21 to 27. For the same period, State Rep. Mark Takai spent approximately $19,355, City Councilman Ikaika Anderson spent approximately $14, 135 and Honolulu City Councilman Stanley Chang spent approximately $4,215.
• Lt. Gov. Shan Tsutsui spent approximately $86,000 on ads running from July 21 to 27, while his Democratic primary opponent, state Sen. Clayton Hee, spent approximately $29,025  for ads running in the same period. Republican candidate Warner Kimo Sutton bought approximately $375 worth of ads running in the same period.

• In the race for governor, state Sen. David Ige bought his first ads starting last week.  From ads running July 21 to 27, Ige spent approximately $25,970. Meanwhile, Gov. Neil Abercrombie, who has been buying ads since May, spent more than $70,000 on ads running during the same period and Republican Duke Aiona spent just $350.

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