Ethnic And Generational Divides In The Hanabusa-Schatz Battle

Washington Post: Ethnic And Generational Divides In The Hanabusa-Schatz Race
UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 15: Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, D-Hawaii, speaks at a news conference with members of the New Democratic Coalition in the Capitol Visitor Center on how to deal with the upcoming 'fiscal cliff.' (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 15: Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, D-Hawaii, speaks at a news conference with members of the New Democratic Coalition in the Capitol Visitor Center on how to deal with the upcoming 'fiscal cliff.' (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

HONOLULU β€” Daniel K. Inouye, the most revered and powerful figure in Hawaii political history, had a deathbed wish: that Gov. Neil Abercrombie (D) would appoint his protegee, Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, to replace him in the Senate. But Abercrombie upended this island state’s political order by tapping the younger Brian Schatz, then the lieutenant governor.

Close

What's Hot