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Long-time Honolulu Advertiser Hilo reporter Hugh Clark, now retired, weighed in by e-mail on races in his favorite district:

_{" ... just read your recent blogs and I did not see any reference to the fact Naeole and Hanohano are cousins, ... are not shrinking violets and should make interesting copy if elected, which I presume is likely.}

 _{"As for the terribly late returns, when I came in 1966 they hand-counted ballots and it was far more efficient. The Trib wrapped before midnight with precinct-by-precinct returns. For once, I agree with Lingle. We need to discard the whole mess left from since they removed responsibility (for elections) from the lieutenant governor. Surely, John Waihee, Ben Cayetano and possibly Mazie Hirono did a better job than the bureaucrats."}