Know Your Candidates: A Fireside Chat With Andria Tupola

The Republican frontrunner for governor said the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands needs to be reformed to make Hawaiians “thrive.”

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Her infectious energy was on display throughout an hourlong interview with Civil Beat’s Chad Blair at Hawaii Pacific University’s Aloha Tower Marketplace campus. About 50 people came to hear Andria Tupola speak in person at the fifth and final “Know Your Candidates” event, which was livestreamed on Facebook.

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