Kenoi Outraised Carlisle Nearly 3-to-1

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We don’t generally do Big Island politics, but we took note of the lede from West Hawaii Today‘s mayoral fundraising story:

HILO — Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi packed his re-election war chest with almost three times the money raised by Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle — most of it coming from donors in Carlisle’s own city.

Kenoi raised $144,218 the last six months of 2011 and $287,569 for the current election cycle, according to campaign reports filed by the midnight Tuesday deadline. Carlisle, on the other hand, raised just $53,222 during the same six months and $339,100 for the election period.

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