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December 21, 2006
WHO GAVE: Alexander & Baldwin HI PAC
WHO RECEIVED: Maui County Councilman-elect Mike Victorino
DATE: Nov. 6, 2006
AMOUNT: $1,000
Contributions like this should set off alarm bells for a whole host
of reasons. Like the fact that it came on the very last day of the
campaign. Or that it's a sizeable amount (boosting the total A&B's
political action committee gave Victorino during the 2006 campaign to
$2,000) for a candidate who was, at least on paper, an unknown with no
prior County Council service. Or that it's to a guy who, despite
running against three other guys during the race, had no discernible
opposition whatsoever. Victorino won 15,000 more votes than his closest
competitor in the Primary Election. There was no way he was going to
lose the General—unless of course he was caught instant messaging teens
or using millions in bribes to buy antique toilets, which he wasn't.
Victorino was popular and extremely well-known, which allowed him to
run an extremely leisurely campaign that didn't need $1,000 checks a
month before the election, much less hours before it. The only thing
the money's going to do is sit in Victorino's bank account ($18,426.35
cash on hand at the end of the election, according to his Dec. 7 filing
with the state) until he runs for re-election in two years. Given the
fact that A&B is a 125-year old company that owns huge quantities
of commercial, agricultural and residential properties around the
state, as well as Matson Navigation, it's probably smart to watch how
Victorino behaves when matters pertaining to A&B come before the
council.
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