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    :: Saturday, April 23, 2005 ::

    Carpenters Union Funneled More than $82,000 to Hirono During 2002 Gubernatorial Campaign Hawaii Reporter
    According to public records found at the Hawaii State Campaign Spending Commission, 21 affiliates of the Hawaii Carpenters Union -- based in 11 states and Washington D.C. -- donated at least $82,000 to Hirono's failed gubernatorial effort between Oct. 1, 2002 and Nov. 5, 2002. The General Election was Nov. 2, 2002.

    The state's legal campaign limit is $6,000 per organization per candidate during each 2-year election cycle.
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