So Long, Farewell, Give Me Money
Former state Sen. Gary Hooser, who finished fourth in a field of seven Democrats running for lieutenant governor, his loss on lack of funds. He hopes folks will send him a check to help pay off his campaign expenses.
The public has already given Hooser $50,630 through the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund, the only candidate for a major office to benefit from the public campaign funds.
House Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu, who ended up sixth in the same race, posted this on his : “Once I finish thanking people and taking down all my signs, I am ready to campaign for Neil Abercrombie and Brian Schatz for Governor and Lieutenant Governor respectively. My campaign team is also ready.”
State Sen. Norman Sakamoto, who finished third in the LG race, hasn’t got around to updating his . A post from Sept. 16, the most recent posting on the site, reads, “Senator Norman Sakamoto, Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, cast his ballot for the Primary Election at Honolulu Hale this morning. He was accompanied by his wife, Penny; and daughter, Kathy.”
“In addition, if you see a Hooser yard sign or banner in your neighborhood, please grab it and either find a way to recycle, or I hear they are an excellent fuel source for the H-Power plant.”” added Hooser.
On the Republican side, failed gubernatorial candidate John Carroll : “I’m regretful that my antagonism towards raising money cost all of us this race.”
Carroll signed off this way: “Jc (Kaleilehuaokalani) (Moon Beam).”
Lastly, former TV journalist , who lost her 2nd Congressional Race by a mere 212 votes, wrote this:
“I also appreciate the concern from supporters for due diligence in the election process with their inquiries regarding a recount in our race due to a less than 1% spread. I have been informed that Hawaii law differs from some other states and does not have an automatic recount law in place for such close results or polling place problems. In addition, there are also big hurdles in the legal process in order to achieve a recount in a timely fashion. I would encourage state lawmakers to once again, consider changing elections laws to address an ‘automatic recount’ in such close elections wherein additional polling place problems occur. This would encourage confidence in our electorate and faith in the election system.”
