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Case blasts Akaka's pitches to Hawaiians
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Edited | Thomas Walker Sep 22, 2006 04:16pm |
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| News Date | Friday, September 22, 2006 10:15:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Sen. Dan Akaka's appeals to native Hawaiian voters have become "incredibly polarizing and divisive," Democratic challenger Ed Case said.
Akaka yesterday had a news conference with organizations including the Native Hawaiian Bar Association and the Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce.
Former Gov. John Waihee also praised Akaka. As the first and only native Hawaiian in the Senate, Akaka is an important symbol, said Waihee, the nation's first native Hawaiian governor.
"Someday we may get past all of this, and there may be many more Hawaiian senators, but for right now it is a very important constituency, and Hawaii's should be within his constituency," Waihee said.
Case was not pleased with Akaka's appeal to native Hawaiians.
"Should we elect Sen. Akaka to the Senate just because he is native Hawaiian? I don't believe so, any more than I should be elected to the Senate because I am white," Case said. |
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