Incumbents facing off in redrawn districts

Several Democratic leaders are competing against either each other or former lawmakers

By Derrick DePledge

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 06, 2012

~~<p>State Sen. Carol Fukunaga has served in the Senate for two decades. State Sen. Brian Taniguchi has served for 18 years. But redrawn political boundaries after the census have placed the veteran senators into the same Manoa area district, so one of them will not make it past the August primary.</p>
<p>Democrats will have to choose between Fukunaga, the chairwoman of the Senate Economic Development and Technology Committee who has become a leader in new media, and Taniguchi, a former chairman of the Senate Ways and Means Committee who has been considered for the Senate presidency.</p>
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State Sen. Carol Fukunaga has served in the Senate for two decades. State Sen. Brian Taniguchi has served for 18 years. But redrawn political boundaries after the census have placed the veteran senators into the same Manoa area district, so one of them will not make it past the August primary.

Democrats will have to choose between Fukunaga, the chairwoman of the Senate Economic Development and Technology Committee who has become a leader in new media, and Taniguchi, a former chairman of the Senate Ways and Means Committee who has been considered for the Senate presidency. Login for more...