Letter: Anderson mismanaged scrutiny
CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM
Ikaika Anderson, Gov. Josh Green’s embattled nominee to lead the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, withdraws his nomination “effective immediately” on Wednesday.
In a democracy, cabinet appointees shouldn’t be, but often are, political paybacks for the financial help a successful candidate received during their campaign.
Maybe Ikaika Anderson’s failure to win confirmation was a good example of “a stitch in time saves nine” (“Ikaika Anderson withdraws DHHL nomination,” Star-Advertiser, Top News, Feb. 15).
Historically, political appointees and the choice of insiders to manage real-life challenges often results in more chaos and wasted time down the line. Anderson mismanaged the scrutiny from the onset.
Maybe the committee dodged a bullet here. It would have been far better to avoid the problem in the first place.
James T. Nakata
Kaneohe
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