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Article: OHA trustees defend expenses to oppose Con Con
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- Honolulu Star - Bulletin
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- October 27, 1998
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The Office of Hawaiian Affairs so far has spent more than $157,000 to get Hawaii residents to vote against a state constitutional convention.
But some feel the money could be better spent, although OHA officials disagree.
"Why does OHA not want a Con Con?" Johanna Lawrence asked OHA trustees Thursday. "Hawaiians are fighters. Why are they afraid of protecting their rights and benefits?"
According to a spending report filed Friday with the state Campaign Spending Commission, the OHA Non-candidate Committee spent a total of $157,394 in its "Vote No on Con Con" campaign. About 61 percent of that amount was spent during the reporting period of Sept. 20 to Oct. 18, when OHA paid $97,400 for ...