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Thank you for voting - Rob Tucker - 09-20-2008
I have been out today doing some waving at the polls. I want to thank those citizens who turned out to vote. It is your actions on which we base our social contract.
Mahalo,
Punaweb moderator
RE: Thank you for voting - janeadams - 09-20-2008
We voted on Wednesday at the Malama site -- easy and no pressure. Shaka'ed the Marzi folks out early morning as I came through town. Didn't see you (8:00-ish).
Mahalo to all who vote and express yourselves!!! Whatever the decision, big turnout means that it's a community process, and that's a good thing. Voting is our precious right, and I can only think of one vote I didn't participate in since 1972, and that was a school board election only. It was drummed into me as a child by my parents and a young person in the 60's that voting is critical, and we've passed that value on to our son. DO IT!
Jane
RE: Thank you for voting - Carey - 09-21-2008
It was really interesting at the polls yesterday... at the sign in table, family members noting which ones hadn't yet voted, mostly with a "I gotta get 'em out here" stance...
Fun to watch the first time voters, some with all of their family ( one had ALLL of their family, big potluck planned after) supporting their first vote...
We had one older couple celebrating his first vote as a new citizen...
We had people literally climbing the fence to vote ( the polling was at the Intermediate cafeteria....& some had parked in the wrong lot, separated by a tall (er than me) fence, one guy hopped the fence to vote!
Some families brought their children to see the voting process.
What was missing? I didn't see a lot of 20-40 somethings.... more of grey & some first timers... Part f this is our precinct, but this is also the precinct I live in, and I know there are more.....
RE: Thank you for voting - james weatherford - 09-21-2008
Thanks also to our neighbors and family (like my wife, Elizabeth) who work at the polls -- 14+ hour day!
Now, for November, what we gotta do is work those dear people hard with record turnout!
James Weatherford, Ph.D.
15-1888 Hialoa
Hawaiian Paradise Park
RE: Thank you for voting - Kapohocat - 09-22-2008
My nephew got to vote for his very first time and it got to be here in Hawaii Saturday!
He was very excited!