Showing a united front in a party that has been described as divided, Hawaii's last three governors, all Democrats, warned yesterday that the election of Republican Charles Djou to the U.S. House would be a setback for Hawaii.
John Waihee, who served as the fourth governor of Hawaii from 1986 to 1994, described the possible election of the city councilman as "a nightmare."
Ben Cayetano, chief executive from 1994 to 2002, said Djou's election would blunt the congressional delegation's effectiveness because he is "walking lock step with the national Republicans against everything that (President Barack) Obama is trying to do."
And George Ariyoshi cast Djou as a wild card.
Djou's campaign is based on negatives, Ariyoshi said, "but you don't know what he stands for."
Jonah Kaauwai, chairman of the Hawaii Republican Party, called the former governors' news conference "a last-minute attempt to hold onto power by people who have shown us how bad things can be when they have it."
[posted 6/13/10)
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