Ben Cayetano: Former governor finds many agree with his position on rail

By B.J. Reyes

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jul 25, 2012

~~<p>Although he's been out of office for a decade, Ben Cayetano is hardly an unknown commodity in Hawaii politics: 28 years in elected office, the last eight as governor, and all three decades of public service as a card-carrying Democrat.</p>
<p>So he chuckles at the notion that as he comes out of retirement to seek another office — even in a nonpartisan race — he is winning a lot of support among Republicans.</p>
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Although he's been out of office for a decade, Ben Cayetano is hardly an unknown commodity in Hawaii politics: 28 years in elected office, the last eight as governor, and all three decades of public service as a card-carrying Democrat.

So he chuckles at the notion that as he comes out of retirement to seek another office — even in a nonpartisan race — he is winning a lot of support among Republicans. Login for more...