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Neil Abercrombie will be in Puna on May 17th and 18th. Please turn out to one of these events to share your manao on issues of importance to Puna.
May 17th Ainaloa Longhouse
12 to 2 pm for lunch and discussion with Neil and Emily Naeoli-Beason
2 to 3 pm Neil meets with the LGBT community
May 18th Kalani Honua Retreat Center on the Red Road
Neil will meet with the lower Puna community from 1 to 3
For further information contact Phil Barnes at greenhi3@yahoo.com
Phil Barnes
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i cant imagine any reason to vote for someone who QUIT his job that cost the taxpayers alot of money for special elections. if you cant finish a commitment you made to the voters why in the world would we put him in another postion. i am always amazed by the voting public however, so time will tell.....
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Originally posted by lquade
i cant imagine any reason to vote for someone who QUIT his job that cost the taxpayers alot of money for special elections. if you cant finish a commitment you made to the voters why in the world would we put him in another postion. ....
This is, indeed, a relevant comment.
Mr Abercrombie has resigned from Congress to run for Governor and (it is anticipated) Mr Hanneman will resign from Mayor of Honolulu to run for Governor. So, according to lquade's assessment, neither of these would get the vote.
While I understand lqade's viewpoint and fully respect a person's reasoning as an individual right, reality might require me to use other means of assessment to decide who to vote for in this election.
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Reality might require some of us to consider voting for a Republican or Libertarian in the Governor's race. Hanneman and Abercrombie are both aligned with the same entrenched interests that are holding on to the dysfunctional status quo of Hawaii politics at all costs. I don't really like Duke Ainoa, the likely Republican nominee, because of his stance on Civil Unions, but I'm not a one-issue voter. Maybe the Libertarians will field an interesting candidate.
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quote:
Originally posted by lquade
i cant imagine any reason to vote for someone who QUIT his job that cost the taxpayers alot of money for special elections. if you cant finish a commitment you made to the voters why in the world would we put him in another postion. i am always amazed by the voting public however, so time will tell.....
I totally agree.The state is in dire financial troubles and Abercrombie has cost the taxpayers One Million dollars to hold a special election to replace him.
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quote:
Originally posted by lquade
i cant imagine any reason to vote for someone who QUIT his job that cost the taxpayers alot of money for special elections. if you cant finish a commitment you made to the voters why in the world would we put him in another postion. i am always amazed by the voting public however, so time will tell.....
I agree with you but not for the same reason. I think Abercrombie should have stuck out the health care vote.
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Hawaii has a weird election law that you cant be in an office and be a canadate for a difffrent one even if the terms dont overlap. it causes these special election hassles. No place else that i know of does this
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Reading this article leads me to believe that Abercrombie did not have to resign and Hanneman will have to when he declares.
http://hawaii.gov/elections/factsheets/fsbo117.pdf
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Better to resign than continue taking a salary while campaigning, like our last two presidential candidates, right?
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when it really comes down to it, it will really be a three way race with abercrombe, hanneman and aiona for the governors race...i went to listen today to abercrombe with an open mind and i think he is very approachable and is a visionary. i doubt that the other two candidates would even take the time to visit the puna area to visit and give canned speaches and from what i heard with abercrombe it was heartfelt and not canned.
Noel
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