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President-elect Donald Trump and his team of disruptors will soon occupy Washington. Many influential people from tech giants to world leaders want a seat at the table.
Here in Hawaii, we have Lanai’s Larry Ellison, who’s a strong supporter of Trump and has Trump’s ear. Ellison is also good buddies with Elon Musk. He used to sit on Tesla’s board and also provided $1 billion in funding when Elon purchased Twitter. We also have Tulsi Gabbard, who will sit on the president’s Cabinet. Most states would kill to have this kind of pull in Washington, but not Hawaii. Our governor is budgeting $20 million for potential lawsuits to fight Trump policies. We have anti-Trump Sens. Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono. We trash Gabbard and Musk while ignoring Ellison.
Sadly, Hawaii will remain an irrelevant island in the middle of the ocean catering to tourists.
Bert Oshiro
Hawaii Kai
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