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Candidate Q&A: Kauai County Prosecutor — Rebecca Like
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 10 primary election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Rebecca Like, candidate for Kauai County prosecutor. She has no opponent. Go to...
When Hawaii’s Local Elections Went Nonpartisan
On Nov. 3, 1992, Honolulu Mayor Frank Fasi managed to barely squeak by his opponent, Dennis O’Connor, to win reelection. His margin of victory was a mere 1.1 percentage points, or 3,220 votes out of more than 263,000 cast. It would turn out to be Fasi’s last term in...
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