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John Pritchett: Court Jester

While Gov. Josh Green leads Hawaii, Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke is emerging as an outspoken and funny No. 2, judging from her remarks at Monday's inauguration where, among other zingers, she poked her former House colleagues saying, "They're just happy to get rid of me."

By John Pritchett

December 11, 2022 · 0 min read

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John Pritchett

John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views.

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About the Author

John Pritchett

John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views.

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Gosh I listened in disbelief to Ms Luke's comments at the inauguration. While the new governor's comments came across as serious and sincere, Ms Luke's comments made me worry a great deal about the new administration. I voted for Ms Luke because of her long experience of leadership at the Capitol which I had hoped would translate into better coordination of priorities between the legislative and executive branches of our government. I hope I was not misled.

DenniS · 5 months ago

I hope the new king and jester can 1. Make Hawaii significantly more affordable for its own residents; 2. Make Hawaii government schools produce world class student outcomes; 3. Make more non-tourism economic development. Now stop clowning around.

Sally · 5 months ago

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