1. On July 21, the Planned Parenthood of Hawaii Action Network announced their Primary Election endorsements. Just one of the following state officials representing Maui received their endorsement. Which one was it?
A. Rep. Mele Carroll
B. Rep. Angus McKelvey
C. Rep. Joe Souki
D. Sen. J. Kalani English
E. Sen. Roz Baker
2. On Tuesday, July 22, The Maui News endorsed Colleen Hanabusa for U.S. Senate. But two days prior, a newspaper in Hawaii endorsed her opponent, current U.S. Senator Brian Schatz. What was the paper?
A. The Molokai Dispatch
B. Hawaii Tribune-Herald
C. Honolulu Star-Advertiser
D. The Garden Island
E. Pacific Business News
3. According to a July 18 news release from Haleakala National Park, 785,300 people visited that park and spent about $47 million in 2013. For a variety of reasons listed in the news release–the 16-day federal government shutdown in October, inflation adjustments–the 2013 figures are “somewhat lower” than those of 2012. What were they in that year?
A. 856,349 visitors; $49 million spending
B. 909,450 visitors; $52 million spending
C. 982,774 visitors; $60 million spending
D. 1,094,668 visitors; $64 million spending
E. 1,136,293 visitors; $67 million spending
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ANSWERS
1: E–Sen. Roz Baker
2: C–Honolulu Star-Advertiser
3: D–1,094,668 visitors; $64 million spending
Photo of Brian Schatz: Wikimedia Commons
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