A day after Rep. Colleen Hanabusa announced she will seek re-election in the U.S. House, Republican opponent Rep. Charles Djou released a statement saying that he wishes Hanabusa the best and looks forward to engaging her in a “real debate about what’s best for Hawaii, and the United States.”

I’m confident that my campaign will provide the voters of Hawaii with a real choice next fall as we continue the conversation about how we get the economy moving again and put our people back to work,” Djou wrote.

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