Caldwell Touts Democratic Support
The Honolulu听mayor is running campaign ads featuring Gov. David Ige.
With the primary just days away, the Kirk Caldwell re-election machine听is running advertisements in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser featuring Gov. David Ige.
“It is critical that the governor and mayor trust each other and work closely to resolve our toughest problems, such as homelessness,” the governor states in the ad, adding, “I want to continue working with him, and that’s why I’m supporting Kirk Caldwell.”
The Honolulu mayoral contest is nonpartisan, yet Caldwell is aggressively reminding people of his roots in the .
No doubt it has something to do with challenger Charles Djou, a Republican who is backed by former Democratic governor Ben Cayetano and who currently leads听Caldwell听in the polls.
On Saturday, Caldwell held a “grassroots” rally at the Honolulu Country Club. Among those in attendance was former Democratic governor George Ariyoshi.
On Sunday, the campaign sent out an email blast titled “Oahu Democrats Speak From the Heart.”
It listed the names of several well-known Dems like Marcus Oshiro, Amy Agbayani, Bixby Ho, Ann Freed, Gary Saito, Michael Golojuch Jr. and Kealii Lopez, and it showed the mayor wearing one听of his palaka-print shirts commonly associated with plantation-era Hawaii.
The email read in part, “Mayor Kirk Caldwell is a Democrat.听He shares our values and our commitments.听He is the only candidate that furthers our vision for what Honolulu can be.”
Former U.S. senator Dan Akaka is also featured in Caldwell promotional material.
