“Trying to do my job in Washington and run for office, another office, in Hawaii was just too difficult. I couldn’t do it,†he recalled of his gubernatorial campaign. “I had hoped maybe I could do it, and it became obvious that I couldn’t. So I resigned my seat.â€
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