BEST STATE BLUNDER ON MAUI
Carleton Ching nomination
Readers couldn’t decide this one to our satisfaction, so I just went ahead and picked one. And it’s an easy one, too: newly elected Governor David Ige–who is a very smart guy–choosing Castle & Cooke lobbyist Carleton Ching to run state Department of Land and Natural Resources. Yes, the state agency tasked with watching over tens of thousands of acres of undeveloped land. Then when public outcry started building, Ige all but handcuffed himself to Ching and dared the Senate–just last year his close colleagues–to vote him down. Then, when it looked like they were going to do exactly that, Ige suddenly reversed course and Ching was out–replaced by longtime land preservationist Suzanne Case, who won easy approval. @Apignataro
Runners Up: GMOs, 9%; Hawaii, 9%; Superferry, 9%; Monsanto, 8%
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