Honolulu Civil Beat
Denby Fawcett spends a recent morning getting to know the Democratic contender for Hawaii governor
September 2, 2014
By Denby Fawcett
Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Ige was barely known to Hawaii voters when he trounced Gov. Neil Abercrombie last month in the biggest upset of an incumbent governor in a primary election in U.S. history.
Today, the 57 year-old Ige’s name is widely recognized here but most residents still don’t know much about him as a person or as a candidate.
They probably are unaware that he kept his parents in the dark after prestigious colleges such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology accepted him, and to this day he irons his own clothes and cooks his family’s everyday meals, and that he once liked to “toilet paper” his friends’ cars.
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Links:
Gubernatorial Candidate David Ige Cancels Forum Appearance at Last Minute [Hawaii Political Info] Aug 23, 2014
David Ige's Excuses for His Last-Minute Cancellation of Forum Appearance [Hawaii Political Info] Aug 26, 2014
David Ige in the Car with Andy Bumatai [Hawaii Political Info] Jul 31, 2014
David Ige 1-Hour Radio Interview [Hawaii Political Reporter] (no relation to Hawaii Political Info) Jul 22, 2014