Governor's press secretary keeps calm in face of chaos

By Lee Cataluna

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 20, 2011

~~<p>For the past year, Donalyn Dela Cruz has been in the most high-profile and possibly most challenging media relations job in the state, serving as press secretary for Neil Abercrombie, a governor struggling with low voter-approval ratings and a brutal economy. She is the voice of a man who himself is very vocal and is on the front line for critical questions lobbed at his administration.</p>
<p>"A good day for me is when I've read stories that tell both sides and when the public can gain from that information," she said.</p>
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For the past year, Donalyn Dela Cruz has been in the most high-profile and possibly most challenging media relations job in the state, serving as press secretary for Neil Abercrombie, a governor struggling with low voter-approval ratings and a brutal economy. She is the voice of a man who himself is very vocal and is on the front line for critical questions lobbed at his administration.

"A good day for me is when I've read stories that tell both sides and when the public can gain from that information," she said. Login for more...