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Good News From Hawai‘i: 3 More Superdelegates

By Konrad Ng - May 26th, 2008 at 10:18 pm EDT

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Aloha friends, Barack’s brother-in-law writing - I want to share some good news from this past weekend. During the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i State Convention, Barack picked up the support of three superdelegates. Newly elected State Party Chair, former State Representative Brian Schatz, newly elected State Party Vice-Chair, educator Kari Luna, and newly elected At-Large Superdelegate, retired chief judge of the state Intermediate Court of Appeals, James Burns, committed to supporting Barack for President at the Democratic National Convention in August. Maya (Barack’s younger sister and my wife) spoke at the convention on Saturday and introduced longtime supporter and friend, Congressman Neil Abercrombie. As usual, Neil and Maya got everyone “fired up and ready to go” and both stressed the importance of bringing the party together: “we are one family.” Like the unprecedented voter turnout at our state caucus in February (when Barack won with 76% of the vote), participation at the state convention was high. For many attendees, this past weekend was their first state convention and the first time in a long while that they felt truly part of the political process. Everyone we met expressed his/her thanks to Barack for making them feel empowered and hopeful about the direction of the country.

Earlier this month, Barack received the important support of three other Hawai‘i superdelegates, U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka, Congresswoman Mazie Hirono and Hawai‘i Democratic National Committeewoman Dolly Strazar. With the support of Neil, Brian, Kari, James and our state’s caucus results, the current number of Obama delegates from Hawai‘i is 21 (out of a total of 29).

Read the local newspaper coverage on the state convention:

Associated Press: “Obama picks up three superdelegates from Hawaii”

Honolulu Advertiser: “State Democrats stress unity: Party leaders call for cooperation as Obama adds to superdelegates”

Honolulu Star-Bulletin: “Dems give Obama more superdelegates”

Watch the local television coverage on the state convention:

KITV: “Thousands of Hawaii Democrats Gather”

KHNL: “Hawaii Democrats Converge for Convention”

KHON: “Three Additional Superdelegates Support Obama”

KGMB: "Three Obama Supporters Elected as Superdelegates"

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