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By Gordon Y.K. Pang

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 07, 2012

~~<p>Newly re-elected U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa offered an olive branch to longtime political foe Charles Djou and his supporters after a decisive but hard-fought win Tuesday night.</p>
<p>Citing President Barack Obama's victory speech, during which he gave praise to Republican Mitt Romney, Democrat Hanabusa said she wanted to acknowledge Djou and his family for a solid campaign. "We gave the people of Hawaii a fair idea of who we were, and we kept to the issues for the most part, and I think it showed that the people appreciated that."</p>
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Newly re-elected U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa offered an olive branch to longtime political foe Charles Djou and his supporters after a decisive but hard-fought win Tuesday night.

Citing President Barack Obama's victory speech, during which he gave praise to Republican Mitt Romney, Democrat Hanabusa said she wanted to acknowledge Djou and his family for a solid campaign. "We gave the people of Hawaii a fair idea of who we were, and we kept to the issues for the most part, and I think it showed that the people appreciated that." Login for more...