Democrats to focus on unity

Despite tensions, the state party hopes to regain the energy it enjoyed in 2008

By Derrick DePledge

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, May 26, 2012

~~<p>Gov. Neil Abercrombie told Democrats on Friday that he is not worried about internal disagreements about environmental protection or other public-policy issues because the party always finds a path to unite.</p>
<p>"I'm not worried a bit about the fact that there were discussions going on as to what we should be doing with the environment, what we should be doing on civil rights, what we should be doing on Native Hawaiian rights … how should we be moving forward on seeing that everybody gets a job.</p>
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Gov. Neil Abercrombie told Democrats on Friday that he is not worried about internal disagreements about environmental protection or other public-policy issues because the party always finds a path to unite.

"I'm not worried a bit about the fact that there were discussions going on as to what we should be doing with the environment, what we should be doing on civil rights, what we should be doing on Native Hawaiian rights … how should we be moving forward on seeing that everybody gets a job. Login for more...