Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Unprecedented Politics in Hawaii
Hawaii’s been battered by a number of storms lately. A couple of them were meteorological, but the others were political. The state’s governor - a 40-year political veteran - was trounced by a relative unknown in the democratic primary. And the candidate he picked to replace Daniel Inouye in the U.S.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readHawaii’s been battered by a number of storms lately. A couple of them were meteorological, but the others were political. The state’s governor - a 40-year political veteran - was trounced by a relative unknown in the democratic primary. And the candidate he picked to replace Daniel Inouye in the U.S. Senate, apparently over the dying wishes of the Hawaii political legend, is struggling to keep his seat.
