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Another strike for Repub vendetta leaves Kaho'Ohalahala in a bad
November 24, 2010 | 04:43 AM

It was great that the MT backed Sol Kaho'ohalahala in the primary. Its a shame that extraordinary politics have overshadowed his tenure for so long. Now the last big Lingle raid on the Hawaiians has just occurred through her proxies on Maui. The finding against Sol Kaho’ohalahala by the state board of voter registration is one of the final travesties of the Lingle administration. The board was appointed by Lingle, and is one of the few places where Republican’s have power. As a Maui County Council Member Sol filed a motion for the Maui County Council to begin an investigation with subpoena powers to depose all of her cabinet members regarding the Makawao Highlands Housing Project. Anyone who has felt her ferocity knows she has a long and documented history of vindictive payback.



Sol publicly backed Governor-elect Neil Abercrombie. John Henry, Chair of the Board of Voter Registration and point man for Duke Iona’s gubernatorial campaign on Maui, stated to a local Hawaiian derogatory statements about Sol. Henry is listed as Maui County Republican Party Chairman, and his Vice Chair, Mei Ling Akuna was a candidate who ran a vicious political campaign against Sol when he was in the House of Representatives. This is about as blatant a political payback as it gets.



It’s important to understand just how petty and backwards the decision of this board and especially Mr. Henry is. The board’s majority has shown to be small minded and incapable of making a ruling based on unbiased facts. It is time for a full investigation in their actions in this matter. We must insure this board has ethical people who are willing to actually fulfill their job position and not use it as a platform for political revenge. Hopefully the new legislature and governor will correct this flagrant misuse.




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