Abercrombie Asks Democratic Party For U.S. Senate Nominees

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Gov. Neil Abercrombie has asked the Democratic Party of Hawaii to give him the names three nominees to fill Hawaii’s seat in the U.S. Senate left vacant with the passing of Senator Daniel K. Inouye. 

In the letter, addressed to Party Chairperson Dante Carpenter, the governor says “with a heavy heart”: 

We want to remember and be thankful for all of the Senator’s good works for the State of Hawaii and the Nation. We will do that. However, the President and members of the 112th Congress are continuing their efforts to address fiscal and debt-reduction issues critical to the well-being of our State and the County … 

The people of Hawaii deserve to be fully represented in the debates and decisions the Senate will have on those matters in the coming days and weeks.

According to Hawaii Revised Statutes, the party has up to 21 days to provide the list of three nominees.

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