Pod Squad: Jill Tokuda’s Personal Bid To Be Hawaii LG

The Democratic state senator speaks about formative lifetime experiences that shaped her as she now seeks higher office.

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State Sen. Jill Tokuda, who represents parts of Windward Oahu in the Hawaii Legislature, is leaving her post to run for lieutenant governor.

She joins Chad Blair on the Pod Squad to explain what she thinks separates her in a crowded Democratic Party primary field.

Sen. Jill Tokuda and Civil Beat reporter Chad Blair

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