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Senate panel impairs DHHL leadership bid

The Senate Committee on Hawaiian Affairs holds a hearing at the State Capitol for Ikaika Anderson as the governor’s nominee to head the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands on Tuesday.

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The Senate Committee on Hawaiian Affairs held a hearing at the state Capitol for Ikaika Anderson as the governor’s nominee to head the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands on Tuesday.
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Ikaika Anderson greets his supporter DeMonte Manaole before the hearing.
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Ikaika Anderson adjusts his lei before the hearing begins. Pictured, from left, are his grandparents Whitney and Hannie Anderson, Anderson, former Gov. Neil Abercrombie and Anderson's mother Kim Puchalski.
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Gov. Josh Green and nominee Ikaika Anderson exchange a handshake after the governor's testimony.
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Ikaika Anderson hugs Gov. Josh Green after the governor testified in support of him.
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Listening to testimony are Hawaiian Affairs Committee members, from left, vice chair Kurt Fevella (R, Ewa Beach-Ocean Pointe-Iroquois Point), chair Sen. Maile Shimabukuro (D, Nanakuli-Waianae-Makaha) and Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole (D, Kaneohe-Kailua).
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Listening to testimony is Hawaiian Affairs Committee member Sen. Herbert "Tim" Richards III (D, North Hilo-Waimea-North Kona).
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Testifying in support of Ikaika Anderson is former Gov. Neil Abercrombie.
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Listening in at the hearing is state chief housing officer Nani Medeiros.
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Testifying in opposition of Ikaika Anderson is former DHHL Chair William Aila.
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Testifying in support of Ikaika Anderson is DHHL beneficiary Dennis “Bumpy” Kanahele.
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Ikaika Anderson listens to testimony during the hearing.
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Ikaika Anderson listens to testimony during the hearing.
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Listening to testimony is Whitney and Hannie Anderson, Ikaika Anderson’s grandparents.

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