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[ci src=”/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Q7A1069.jpg” title=”Politics Free Zone?” caption=”After a too-close-to-call senatorial primary in which two precincts in Puna couldn’t vote due to damage from Tropical Storm Iselle, U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz tells a resident on Aug. 11 that he is in the district to distribute water and ice to the needy. He said he had no time to talk about politics, but an election was scheduled for the end of the week.” fontsize=”14px”]
[ci src=”/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/PF15740.jpg” title=”A Kiss Between Politicians” caption=”State Rep. Faye Hanohano, of Puna, gives Schatz some affection as he helps satisfy the people’s need to hydrate and chill at the Nanawale Community Center. Hanohano picked up some water. She also officially lost her seat in the district’s make-up election later in the week.” fontsize=”14px”]
[ci src=”/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Q7A12631.jpg” title=”Water Man” caption=”Schatz asks if people need water in the Nanawale Estates area. Both he and his primary opponent, Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, made it to Puna within a day of the release of statewide primary results showing Schatz up by less than 2,000 votes.” fontsize=”14px”]
[ci src=”/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/PF15839a.jpg” title=”The Story on the Street” caption=”Some of the local residents — who were offered food and water, as well as a place to rest and charge their cell phones at the Pahoa Community Center — talked about their experiences dealing with Hurricane Iselle and its aftermath with Civil Beat reporter Nick Grube.” fontsize=”14px”]
[ci src=”/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Q7A1355.jpg” title=”Heading to School” caption=”In the Paradise Park section of Puna on Aug. 12, a pair of kids look for their school bus, while avoiding the treacherous downed power lines across the street. The large number of vehicles used to clear trees and work on downed power lines slowed down traffic flow in many areas.” fontsize=”14px”]
[ci src=”/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Q7A1408.jpg” title=”Tree Torn” caption=”Detail of a tree snapped in half by the force of Tropical Storm Iselle in the Nanawale Estates subdivision. Thousands of trees, especially albizias, lay on streets, driveways and power lines, in some cases for days after the storm.” fontsize=”14px”]
[ci src=”/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Q7A1437.jpg” title=”Cleaned Up” caption=”This utility crew in the Nanawale Estates subdivision is one of scores that were out removing branches, large and small, around Puna.” fontsize=”14px”]
[ci src=”/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Q7A15941.jpg” title=”Under the Wire” caption=”As crews pull fallen trees off of power lines, residents try to navigate their way out of their Nanawale Estates driveway.” fontsize=”14px”]
[ci src=”/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/PF15976.jpg” title=”Start Me Up” caption=”Using old-fashioned muscle and a truck motor, Hawaii Air National Guard personnel power up a generator so residents could charge cell phones and computers.” fontsize=”14px”]
[ci src=”/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/PF15991.jpg” title=”Left Hanging” caption=”Clothes remained on the line of a house that might have gotten through the storm just fine if a knot of giant albizia trees hadn’t fallen on the middle of the home in the Hawaiian Beaches subdivision.” fontsize=”14px”]
[ci src=”/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/PF16015.jpg” title=”A Different Sort of Tree House” caption=”This Hawaiian Beaches home was particularly hard hit, but a striking number of large trees caused problems throughout the area.” fontsize=”14px”]
[ci src=”/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/PF16402.jpg” title=”Lunch Lady” caption=”Hanabusa and her supporters took part in preparing food on Aug. 12 at the Makuu Farmers Market just north of the town of Pahoa. They gave away chili, water and bananas to people struggling to get by. The representative was present every afternoon through Election Day.” fontsize=”14px”]
[ci src=”/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/PF16498.jpg” title=”On the Look Out” caption=”Hanabusa checks on cars lining up to pick up food to deliver it to the needy. While Hanabusa supporters campaigned openly amid their charitable efforts, the official Schatz campaign was quiet until Election Day, when it too waved signs.” fontsize=”14px”]
[ci src=”/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/PF16586.jpg” title=”Working the Phone” caption=”Hanabusa, whose U.S. congressional district does not include Puna, worked the phone during a break from food distribution.” fontsize=”14px”]
[ci src=”/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Q7A2146.jpg” title=”Overtime Power” caption=”HELCO crews work to fix power lines and restore power. It was a common sight through the area, and such trucks often blocked the main arteries through various subdivisions as staff worked to restore power to tens of thousands of people with electricity.” fontsize=”14px”]
[ci src=”/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Q7A2270.jpg” title=”Which Wire?” caption=”A lineman calculates which wire to work on. By the end of the week, workers had restored power to the majority of those who lost it, although thousands remained without electricity or water.” fontsize=”14px”]
[ci src=”/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/PF16987.jpg” title=”Getting the Word Out” caption=”Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi speaks to media outside the county’s Civil Defense building in Hilo 0n Aug. 13. Kenoi said crews were doing all they good to make sure roads were cleared for Election Day.” fontsize=”14px”]
[ci src=”/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/PF17462.jpg” title=”The Governor Arrives” caption=”Surrounded by a media scrum, Gov. Neil Abercrombie held a news conference at the Nanawale Community Center on Aug. 13. The governor’s visit came six days after the storm hit the Big Island on Thursday, and four days after his decisive Democratic primary election defeat at the hands of state Sen. David Ige.” fontsize=”14px”]
[ci src=”/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Q7A2650.jpg” title=”Time Is Up” caption=”The governor’s staff interrupts a meeting between Abercrombie and Mayor Kenoi at the Hawaii County Civil Defense Center in Hilo on Aug. 12.” fontsize=”14px”]
[ci src=”/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/PF17737.jpg” title=”The Election Will Go On” caption=”Hanabusa filed a legal effort to delay the make-up election, arguing that some voters wouldn’t know about the vote and others wouldn’t be able to reach their local voting booth. On Aug. 14, Circuit Court Judge Greg Nakamura ruled the vote should go on. Campaign spokesman Peter Boylan, right, listened in as Richard Wurdeman, Hanabusa’s attorney, responded to the decision.” fontsize=”14px”]
[ci src=”/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/PF18426-e1427924923339.jpg” title=Special Election” caption=”Authorities worked to get word out about the make-up election through a wide variety of means, including through mail notices, public announcements and even this notice found taped on a powerline post in downtown Pahoa on Election Day.” fontsize=”14px”]
[ci src=”/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Q7A3044.jpg” title=”Election Day: The Retry” caption=”Voters in the Keonepoko Elementary School cafeteria line up to vote on Aug. 15. The vote tally for the day shows that 3,068 people ended up voting, with Schatz gaining 134 votes, leaving him with a 1,769 vote victory.” fontsize=”14px”]
[ci src=”/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Q7A3054.jpg” title=”Powerless Residents Vote Electronically” caption=”Voters in the Keonepoko Elementary School cafeteria, who traditionally vote on paper, could only vote electronically since no paper ballots were available for the precinct.” fontsize=”14px”]
[ci src=”/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/PF18513.jpg” title=”Voting in Real-Time” caption=”The midday Election Day crowd gets a little curtained privacy in the voting booth. Outside, others were waiting to vote.” fontsize=”14px”]
[ci src=”/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/PF18590.jpg” title=”The Cautious Candidate” caption=”During a break in all-day sign waving, Schatz applies sun block to his feet on Election Day.” fontsize=”14px”]
[ci src=”/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Q7A3388.jpg” title=”The Last Waves” caption=”As the sun moved toward the horizon, Hanabusa engaged in some final sign waving just before the polls closed at 6 p.m.” fontsize=”14px”]
[ci src=”/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/PF19019.jpg” title=”Victory’s Release” caption=”After receiving confirmation of his victory, a teary-eyed Schatz thanked his supporters for sticking with him during a long, challenging democratic primary that included several surprising turns, including an extra week of campaigning.” fontsize=”14px”]
[ci src=”/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/PF19253.jpg” title=”Final Schatz” caption=”Before leaving for the airport, Schatz posed for an iPhone snap with supporters and a child.” fontsize=”14px”]
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