Off the news: Green fills vacant West Oahu Senate seat

Gov. Josh Green would rather not have filled the West Oahu Senate seat vacated in May by Maile Shimabukuro, with voting now underway for the Aug. 10 primary election — but he’s come to believe it’s his “constitutional obligation,” he said. On Tuesday, he appointed Cross Crabbe to the interim seat; vying to replace Shimabukuro are state Rep. Cedric Gates and Stacelynn Eli.

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