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The Exchange
Issue 9.33: Cunning Lingle
What Governor Linda Lingle said in her Jan. 23, 2006 State of the State Address:
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February 09, 2006
"We strengthened our ties to Asia. Our delegation to China and Korea returned with significant agreements covering education and economic development. The businesses that went on the trip already expect to generate more than $100 million in new business."
What she didn't say:
Those businesses—DFS Hawaii, Ko Olina Resort & Marina, Castle & Cooke, Dole Foods and NCL America—didn't just go on Lingle's recent trip to China: they paid for them, according to the Feb. 1, 2006 Honolulu Advertiser. The paper also found out that Ted Liu, Lingle's economic aide, told at least one company wishing to contribute to a future overseas trip that becoming a "title sponsor" would earn the company special access to VIPs and government leaders. Even Republican state Senate Minority Leader Fred Hemming told the Advertiser that, "There shouldn't be pay-to-play. I think the wrong impression was left by Ted Liu's letter."
-Anthony Pignataro
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