FOR
IMMEDIATE
RELEASE

March
1,
2010



Contact:
Laurie
Au

laurie@neilabercrombie.com

808‐589‐2237




ABERCROMBIE
FILES
NOMINATION
PAPERS


FOR
GOVERNOR’S
RACE



On
his
first
day
after
formally
leaving
Congress,
Neil
Abercrombie
filed
his
nomination

papers
for
Governor.
The
filing
at
the
state
Office
of
Elections
signals
Abercrombie’s
full‐
time
entry
into
what
many
consider
the
most
important
campaign
since
statehood.




Abercrombie
served
as
a
Congressman
for
19
years.
This
is
his
first
run
for
Governor.




“I
am
more
energized,
more
determined
and
more
committed
than
ever,”
Abercrombie

said.
“In
my
19
years
in
the
Congress,
I
put
my
entire
focus
on
representing
the
people
of

Hawaii.
Now,
I
am
putting
everything
into
becoming
the
people’s
Governor.”



At
the
Office
of
Elections
in
Pearl
City,
Abercrombie
said
his
campaign
will
be
different
from

past
gubernatorial
campaigns.
His
campaign
will
listen
to
people
and
their
concerns,

respect
everyone’s
opinions,
including
those
with
different
views,
and
bring
in
new
voices

and
talent
to
change
the
status
quo.




“We
must
restore
the
people’s
trust
in
government,”
Abercrombie
said.
“This
is
the
single

biggest
issue
of
our
campaign,
and
we
need
to
look
no
further
than
Furlough
Fridays
as

evidence
of
the
total
paralysis
of
leadership.
People
must
be
able
to
trust
that
their

government
is
working
for
them.”



“This
campaign
is
not
about
me,”
Abercrombie
said.
“It
is
an
invitation
for
people
to

participate
in
restoring
confidence
in
our
government
and
in
ourselves.”



The
grand
opening
of
Abercrombie’s
campaign
headquarters
at
Ward
Warehouse
has
been

rescheduled
for
11
a.m.
Saturday,
March
6,
2010.
The
opening
was
originally
planned
for

Saturday,
February
27,
but
was
postponed
due
to
the
tsunami
warning.




Abercrombie
announced
his
candidacy
for
Governor
in
March
2009
and
will
now
focus
all

his
time
and
efforts
on
the
gubernatorial
campaign.




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