Physician Green wins Hawaii Democratic primary for governor

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By AUDREY McAVOY

HONOLULU (AP) — For their 16th wedding anniversary, Democrats in Hawaii gifted Josh Green and his wife, Jaime, a comfortable margin of victory in the gubernatorial primary Saturday.

Green, the state’s current lieutenant governor, handily defeated former first lady Vicky Cayetano and Kaiali’I Kahele, who decided to seek the governor’s office instead of a second term in the U.S. House.

Green, with lei of yellow and purple flowers and green leaves piled high up to his neck, alternated between throwing fists in the air and giving the shaka sign to a boisterous crowd of supporters at his victory party.

“On to November, we will win the governorship and lead Hawaii forward,” he said to the cheering crowd.



Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Green speaks at his campaign headquarters inside the Modern Hotel on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, in Honolulu. Lt. Gov. Green is the Democratic Party’s candidate to be Hawaii’s next governor. Green defeated U.S. Rep. Kaiali’i Kahele and former Hawaii first lady Vicky Cayetano in Saturday’s primary election. (Jamm Aquino/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP)


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[Hekate]

1. Congrats.Was a bit taken aback that the reporter didn't know what the lei were made of beyond colors

I can identify tuberose, carnation, orchid, plumeria, and fragrant maile vines. There’s some others further down, but he is piled high with congratulations from well-wishers, and the scent is magnificent.

Any reporter located there could do better than “yellow and purple flowers and green leaves”….

[mahina]

4. Right??? But the author wrote "shaka" so it sounds Hawaii-ish

ugh

[tishaLA]

2. quite the dangling modifier

in that opening sentence.

[YoshidaYui]

3. Nicely done