Akaka worried about voter turnout among Hawaiians
Advertiser
reports
that Akaka, who according to the latest poll is heavily favored over Case among
Hawaiians, is "worried about historically low voter turnout among Hawaiians,"
and will spend Saturday in Papakolea, Waimanalo, Wai'anae and Nanakuli to help
get out the vote. Meanwhile, the
Star-Bulletin
reports
on Case's complaining about Akaka's appeals to Native Hawaiians, calling them
"incredibly polarizing and divisive," after Akaka's news conference yesterday
with organizations including the Native Hawaiian Bar Association and the Native
Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce. This strikes me as rather ridiculous. Of course
someone should not be elected just based on whether they are of a certain
ancestry, but Akaka will naturally appeal to Hawaiians, and there's nothing
wrong with that. If Case wants Hawaiians votes, he should find ways to appeal
to Hawaiians himself, rather than whining about Akaka doing so.
Posted: Thu - September 21, 2006 at 09:18 AM