Comments on: The Neil-Mufi rematch could reflect more than a little of 1986 http://ilind.net/2009/12/13/the-neil-mufi-rematch-could-reflect-more-than-a-little-of-1986/ Ian Lind • Online daily from Kaaawa, Hawaii Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:47:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bart Dame http://ilind.net/2009/12/13/the-neil-mufi-rematch-could-reflect-more-than-a-little-of-1986/comment-page-1/#comment-12079 Bart Dame Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:50:43 +0000 http://ilind.net/?p=3919#comment-12079 Mitch, Sorry for not responding earlier, but I had not returned to this thread until today, when I saw your question. I misspoke when I said Roland "wrote" the article. Roland was the founder and editor in chief of Ka Huliau. He had officially left that position by the time this issue came out. I THINK he may have been working for the State Fed of the AFL-CIO at the time, or already working for John Waihee's election campaign. Once Waihee won, Roland went to work in the Communication's office of the Governor. But Ka Huliau remained his baby and he had a hand in getting that issue out, even if his name was not on the masthead or on the byline of the article.. Nothing I am saying here is meant to disparage Roland or Ka Huliau. I think the special edition was a valuable piece of hard-hitting, but fair analysis. What upsets me is how Grace Kotani's "admission" that she helped type up the paper on their home computer gets misunderstood as evidence that Roland was involved in the so-called "Heftel Smear." No, that is NOT what she said! Again, sorry for responding so late. Hopefully, somebody will see these comments, buried in the "back pages" of Ian's blog. Mitch,

Sorry for not responding earlier, but I had not returned to this thread until today, when I saw your question.

I misspoke when I said Roland “wrote” the article. Roland was the founder and editor in chief of Ka Huliau. He had officially left that position by the time this issue came out. I THINK he may have been working for the State Fed of the AFL-CIO at the time, or already working for John Waihee’s election campaign. Once Waihee won, Roland went to work in the Communication’s office of the Governor.

But Ka Huliau remained his baby and he had a hand in getting that issue out, even if his name was not on the masthead or on the byline of the article..

Nothing I am saying here is meant to disparage Roland or Ka Huliau. I think the special edition was a valuable piece of hard-hitting, but fair analysis. What upsets me is how Grace Kotani’s “admission” that she helped type up the paper on their home computer gets misunderstood as evidence that Roland was involved in the so-called “Heftel Smear.” No, that is NOT what she said!

Again, sorry for responding so late. Hopefully, somebody will see these comments, buried in the “back pages” of Ian’s blog.

]]> By: charles http://ilind.net/2009/12/13/the-neil-mufi-rematch-could-reflect-more-than-a-little-of-1986/comment-page-1/#comment-10343 charles Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:17:19 +0000 http://ilind.net/?p=3919#comment-10343 Is that the same Roy Takumi who is now a state representative? Is that the same Roy Takumi who is now a state representative?

]]> By: Mitch http://ilind.net/2009/12/13/the-neil-mufi-rematch-could-reflect-more-than-a-little-of-1986/comment-page-1/#comment-10293 Mitch Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:29:49 +0000 http://ilind.net/?p=3919#comment-10293 Bart, I see the article in question was written by Clinton Maeshiro, Roy Takumi and Dan Kiyomura. What article was written by Kotani? Bart, I see the article in question was written by Clinton Maeshiro, Roy Takumi and Dan Kiyomura.

What article was written by Kotani?

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