Retired officers host
Lingle and MatsunagaRepublican candidate for governor Linda Lingle and the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, state Sen. Matt Matsunaga, will participate in a political forum hosted by the Retired Officers Association tonight in Waikiki.
The forum will be held at DeRussy Hall in the Hale Koa Hotel, 2055 Kalia Road, from 8 to 9 p.m.
Forum organizers said the candidates will address the audience on issues including values, economy, education and the military in Hawaii. A question-and-answer session will follow.
The TROA is the country's largest military officers association with about 390,000 members nationwide.
Hawaiian issues forum
Top gubernatorial candidates Lt. Gov. Mazie Hirono (D) and Linda Lingle (R) will discuss Hawaiian issues Nov. 1 at a forum organized by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.The debate, set for 6 p.m. at the East-West Center's Jefferson Hall, will be televised between 7 and 8:30 p.m. on Channel 5 KFVE, and rebroadcast at 3 p.m. Nov. 2.
OHA Administrator Clyde Namuo said the state agency's first gubernatorial forum, held on Sept. 9, drew more than 350 people. The events are among many events and activities in OHA's native rights educational campaign.
A free stew-and-rice dinner will be served at the Nov. 1 forum.
Hemmings won't sign
State Sen. Fred Hemmings (R, Kailua-Waimanalo) criticized the Hawaii Pro-Democracy Initiative for sending its questionnaires on good-government issues to the state Capitol offices of legislators instead of their campaign headquarters or homes.That's because, Hemmings said, if elected officials answer the question from or with state office resources, they would seem to appear to violate the state law that bans campaign activities at the Capitol.
Also, Hemmings said he will not sign a Hawaii Campaign Ethics code that was included with the group's list of 20 proposals. The nonpartisan, nonprofit group wants to know where candidates stand on issues they believe will help advance democracy in Hawaii.
"The presumption that by having candidates sign an ethics code thereby assuring ethical behavior in itself is contradictory," he said. "Of course, unethical people will sign anything."
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