Updated at 6:27 a.m., Monday, June 4, 2007
Aiona files papers for governor for 2010 race
Advertiser Staff
The 2010 governor's race is off to an early start.Lt. Gov. James "Duke" Aiona has filed organizational papers with the state Campaign Spending Commission as a Republican candidate for governor.
Friends of Duke Aiona filed the papers as a prelude to fundraising. Aiona, a former Family Court judge and deputy prosecutor, has served as second-in-command to Gov. Linda Lingle since 2002.
Republicans who saw Aiona speak at the GOP's state convention on Maui last month said he was talking like a candidate. Aiona has taken an interest in substance-abuse prevention and family issues while in office.
Honolulu City Councilman Charles Djou, meanwhile, has filed organizational papers with the commission to run as a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor.
