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title=” Above the Fray”
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Sen. Brian Schatz peers out from a holding room to check out the KITV studio before coming down to debate Rep. Colleen Hanabusa on July 7 in their first televised senatorial debate.
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title=”Preparing for the People”
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Prior to the debate, several polls showed Schatz, who was appointed by Gov. Neil Abercrombie to replace the late Sen. Dan Inouye, with a lead over Hanabusa in the Democratic senatorial primary. The incumbent also has a large fundraising advantage.
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title=”Triple Threat”
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The three moderators for the senatorial debate — KITV’s Andrew Pereira, left, and Catherine Cruz, and Civil Beat’s chief political writer Chad Blair — soberly questioned the candidates on the air, but they enjoyed a moment of levity just before going on.
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title=”Ready for the Camera”
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A KITV cameraman gathers footage for the 10 o’clock news just before the debate in which a surprisingly feisty Hanabusa repeatedly suggested, without providing evidence, that Schatz has failed to read some important bills.
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title=”Studious”
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Sen. Schatz eyes Rep. Hanabusa’s thick briefing book just before the start of the debate.
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title=”The Return of Christopher Deedy”
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Judge Karen Ahn confers with attorneys on the first day of the Christopher Deedy re-trial in Honolulu on July 10, 2014. Deedy, a federal agent from the mainland, is accused of murdering Kollin Elderts of Kailua during a brawl at a Waikiki McDonald’s in 2011.
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title=”Debate Studies”
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State Sen. Will Espero watches an aggressive Gov. Neil Abercrombie during his debate with the even-keel Sen. David Ige on HNN just moments before Espero took part in a similar Democratic primary forum for 1st Congressional District candidates on July 10.
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title=”The Seven Candidates”
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A make-up artist tends to Espero just before the congressional debate. From left to right, state Rep. Mark Takai, state Sen. President Donna Mercado Kim, Espero, Honolulu City Council members Ikaika Anderson, Joey Manahan and Stanley Chang, and human rights activist Kathryn Xian. Polls have put Kim in the lead.
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title=”Nail-Biting Moments”
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Staffers, as well as some reporters, watched the candidates respond to questions that were customized specifically for them. Frontrunner Donna Mercado Kim stood out for her stance against gay marriage and for her desire to see Hawaii exempted from Obamacare.
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title=”Takai Talks”
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State Rep. Takai, seen on the TV screen, is the only combat veteran in the race to represent Hawaii. He served in Iraq and remains a lieutenant colonel in the Hawaii Army National Guard. Polls have shown him in second place.
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title=”Paint Me Now”
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The outside of Kuykendall Hall at UH Manoa, photographed on July 9, is representative of the huge backlog of facilities repairs that are sorely need at the university.
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title=”The State of the University of Hawaii”
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The university says it will take years to eliminate the backlog of repairs at a cost of more than $400 million.
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title=”Biosafety Level?”
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A door in the hallway at Snyder Hall looks as though it is from another era — and like it hasn’t been cared for in decades. The university has set aside $54.6 million for repairs this year.
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