The race between Sen. Brian Schatz and Rep. Colleen Hanabusa continues to get national attention. The Washington Examiner weighed in yesterday, with the take that the contest is, in part, one between the late Sen. Daniel Inouye and Gov. Neil Abercrombie:

“Distilled, the primary is a contest between two distinct political personalities — not those of the candidates themselves, who are in most ways remarkably similar, but of their allies and mentors: Abercrombie, a boisterous, one-time hippie, and Inouye, a quiet, traditional war hero.”

Photo: Senator Brian Schatz (Schatz campaign website)

Photo: Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (Hanabusa’s office)

— Kery Murakami