Because there is a person on these boards who has touted this new organization as a "reform" of the Republican party, and I have posted links and quotes from the elected leader (Brett Kulbis) of that new organization (clearly showing that he believes that government must be based upon fundamental christian biblical doctrine and values), I thought people might be interested to see the response of the official state Republican Party and the Campaign Spending Commission. It's been over 72 hours since this announcement email, and because the person here touting this organization hasn't posted about this "newsworthy" turn of events, I thought people might want to know. I'm reproducing the entire email for purposes of clarity.
While I accessed the site several days ago I notice that right now it is down ("Thank you for being patient. We are doing some work on the site and will be back shortly."). Coincidence?
HAWAII STATE GOP CHAIR'S STATEMENT ON THE UNAUTHORIZED "oahugop.com" WEBSITEHONOLULU (APRIL 21, 2017) - Hawaii Republican Party Chair Fritz Rohlfing released the following statement today on the unauthorized "oahugop.com" website:
"It has been brought to our attention that a new website has been launched at the URL 'oahugop.com' purporting to be the official Honolulu County Republican Party website. This website contains a mix of images resembling those appearing on social media sites of the Hawaii Republican Assembly (an independent organization which is NOT affiliated with or controlled by the Hawaii Republican Party) and general information about Hawaii Republican Party activities and events."
"The 'oahugop.com' website uses the physical address of the Hawaii Republican Party and claims it is paid for by the Hawaii Republican Party 'doing business as' the Honolulu County Republican Party. This website is NOT and was NOT authorized by the official Hawaii Republican Party."
"We have been informed that the Campaign Spending Commission is having their attorneys investigate the group calling itself the 'Honolulu County Republican Party' for potential illegal or improper actions because it is not legally registered as a non-candidate committee in accordance with our state law."
"The membership sign-up button on the 'oahugop.com' website does NOT link to the Hawaii Republican Party website."
"We strongly urge Hawaii Republicans and the general public seeking official Hawaii Republican Party information to refrain from visiting this website, and avoid entering personally identifiable information such as names, e-mails, and credit card numbers on it."
"The 'donate' button on the 'oahugop.com' website is connected to a third party website which currently appears not to have been activated and is NOT connected to official Hawaii Republican Party bank accounts. We are investigating and seeking to verify to whom this website is linked to so we can pursue appropriate legal action."
"We are deeply concerned that 'oahugop.com' may be a phishing website which seeks to maliciously harvest names, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, and credit card numbers from unwitting donors seeking to support the official Hawaii Republican Party."
"We urge those seeking official information to stay connected, to like us on our Facebook verified page at
www.facebook.com/HawaiiRepublicanParty, follow us on our Twitter verified account at @gophawaii, and visit our official website at
www.gophawaii.com."
"We will provide updates on Campaign Spending Commission actions and findings on the unauthorized website at the appropriate time."