From our Inside Honolulu blog:

Honolulu mayoral candidate Ben Cayetano held a press conference to announce the filing of a lawsuit against the Pacific Resource Partnership and its executive director John White.

PRP has been attacking Cayetano for months now, saying he accepted illegal campaign contributions while running for governor and was involved in pay-to-play politics.

Now Cayetano is striking back with a lawsuit. You can read it below.

Nick Grube

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