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HELENE HALE / 1918-2013


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A trailblazer 'full of energy'

The Big Island politician’s career spanned half a century

By Sarah Zoellick

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 04, 2013

~~<p>A specific memory came to mind when Brian DeLima learned that Helene Hale, Hawaii's first female mayor and a Merrie Monarch Festival founder, had died. It was one he said encompasses her widely known spunk and fearlessness.</p>
<p>In the early 1990s, DeLima, then 35, was the youngest Hawaii County councilman, and Hale, then 72, the oldest.</p>
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A specific memory came to mind when Brian DeLima learned that Helene Hale, Hawaii's first female mayor and a Merrie Monarch Festival founder, had died. It was one he said encompasses her widely known spunk and fearlessness.

In the early 1990s, DeLima, then 35, was the youngest Hawaii County councilman, and Hale, then 72, the oldest. Login for more...



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