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LINDA LINGLE for U.S. Senate

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LINDA LINGLE
People First
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The Leadership Hawai'i Needs

As our U.S. Senator, Linda Lingle will always put people before politics and do what's best for Hawai'i. She understands the problems facing hardworking taxpayers and she's ready to take action.

• Create jobs by fostering a healthier environment for businesses to hire and expand.

• Balance the budget and hold Washington accountable for every single dollar it spends.

• Invest in education and establish a solid learning environment for our keiki so they can achieve a prosperous economic future.
  

"There is too much bitter partisanship in congress. It distracts us from the real issues and prevents progress.

I'll go to Washington and work with Democrats and Republicans who want to solve problems.

I'll be an independent voice that always puts Hawai'i's 'people first.'"

Linda Lingle

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FACT vs. MYTH


Aloha,
There will be many false claims made during this Senatorial campaign, including attempts to rewrite the history of my eight years as Hawaii's Governor. I believe it is important to identify several of these false claims and set the record straight so we can focus on the important issues facing our state and nation.

Creating common-sense solutions to issues such as job creation and the economy, lower gas and electricity prices and energy independence, national defense and veterans benefits, and Social Security and Medicare requires a proven bipartisan leader who is independent and will make decisions for the benefit of all the people of Hawaii.

You have my commitment that if elected as your next U.S. Senator, I will use my more than three decades of experience as a council member, Mayor and Governor to break through the partisan gridlock in Washington to find real solutions, and I will always put "people first."

Mahalo,

Linda Lingle


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MYTH
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL AGENDA

Governor Lingle is focused on the issues facing Hawaii's communities and will always put Hawaii's "people first," as she has done throughout her many years of public service.

In the 2008 presidential election, Gov. Lingle supported Senator McCain. Senator Inouye supported Senator Clinton in the presidential Democratic primary. Senators McCain and Clinton had proven track records of supporting national defense and were adept at foreign relations in the Asia-Pacific region - two issues that continue to be critically important to the nation's security and Hawaii's economy.

Gov. Lingle introduced Sarah Palin at the 2008 GOP Convention. Gov. Lingle and Gov. Palin knew each other as members of the Republican Governors Association and the National Governors Association, representing America's only two noncontiguous states. Gov. Lingle also has a relationship with Alaska's current Senator Lisa Murkowski, and has worked with Sen. Murkowski for several years to gain support for Hawaii's Native Hawaiian community.

Gov. Lingle is not the only elected Hawaii official to develop ties with Alaska officials. Senator Inouye maintained a relationship with the late Alaska Republican Senator Ted Stevens.  Gov. Lingle recognized, as did Senators Inouye and Stevens, that it is in both Alaska's and Hawaii's best interest to maintain ties between the two states.

MYTH
PRESIDENT OBAMA'S AGENDA

Governor Lingle's primary concern is for the people of Hawaii. If elected to the U.S. Senate, Gov. Lingle will not go to Washington to work for the next president, whether it's Pres. Obama or the GOP candidate. She will not go to our nation's capital to work for Senators Mitch McConnell or Harry Reid. Gov. Lingle will go to Washington to represent and work for the people of Hawaii. If proposed legislation is good for Hawaii, Gov. Lingle will be for it; if it's bad for Hawaii, Gov. Lingle will be against it no matter who proposed it.

In fact, Gov. Lingle is a proponent of some of the goals shared by the President. For example, Pres. Obama declared that his focus in the coming year would be to strengthen our economy through tourism, a goal Gov. Lingle is committed to achieving. She has proposed a new Senate sub-committee on tourism, and an expedited visa process. Additionally, Gov. Lingle supports the President's stance that education policies should focus on charter school development and STEM curriculum. On these issues, Gov. Lingle shares the President's position.

As a member of the Bipartisan Policy Center's Governors' Council, Gov. Lingle is constantly working to develop ways to break through the partisan gridlock in Washington to achieve the passage of bipartisan legislation that stimulates economic growth for Hawaii and the nation.


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MYTH
HAWAII SUPERFERRY

The Hawaii Supreme Court's Superferry decision was a major departure from well-established law that Governor Lingle and the Legislature relied upon in funding and carrying out infrastructure upgrades for the Superferry's operation.

In fact, when the State Department of Transportation (DOT) reviewed the necessary harbor improvements for tfle Superferry's operation in Hawaii, it processed the exemptions in the same way as it had for other harbor improvements in ttie past. Prior to DOT's exemption determination, it consulted ith the Office of Environmental Quality Control (OEQC) regarding whethe an exemption from the environmental review process was appropriate for the proposed improvements. OEQC believed that the proposed improvements fell within the scope of work described in the Department of Transportation's approved exemption list.

After the DOT and OEQC agreed that the exemptions were suitable and appropriate in this situation, DOT solicited input from the City & County of Honolulu, Kauai County, Maui County and Hawaii County, and none raised opposition or objection to the exemptions at the time. Despite this agreement and DOT's decision to build a barge for Kahului verses notch the existing pier 2, Superferry opponents remained dissatisfied and filed a lawsuit in the Maui Circuit Court to challenge the exemptions. In July 2005, the Court found that DOT did not have to perform an environmental assessment of the harbor improvements and that DOT's exemptions were lawful. Unsatisfied, the Superferry opponents appealed the decision to the Hawaii Supreme Court. Over two years later, on August 23, 2007, the Hawaii Supreme Court issued an Order reversing the lower court's decision. This Supreme Court decision significantly altered the way DOT processes these exemptions.

Determined to provide Hawaii residents and businesses with an alternative means of travel between the islands, Governor Lingle worked with Democrat House Speaker Calvin Say and then-Senate President Colleen Hanabusa, to convene a special session of the Legislature. The legislature passed bipartisan legislation (Act 2) to effectively allow the Superferry to operate while the environmental statement was prepared. The bill became law with Governor Lingle's signature on November 2, 2007. Citing Act 2, the DOT and Superferry petitioned the Circuit Court to lift its order prohibiting operation. The Circuit Court agreed that Act 2 permitted the Superferrv to operate. Again, protesters appealed this decision to the Hawaii Supreme Court.

On March 16, 2009, the Supreme Court ruled the legislative bill unconstitutional. Faced with substantial operational losses, Superferry declared bankruptcy and departed the state of Hawaii.

MYTH
SENATOR INOUYE

Whether Governor Lingle is elected or not, Republicans may gain a majority of the U.S. Senate, meaning Senator Inouye will lose his chair­manship of the Appropriations Committee. This is precisely why a vote for Gov. Lingle is so important.

If Hawaii's delegation remains completely Democrat, then Hawaii does not have anyone in the majority party looking out for its interests. We are too far from Washington, D.C. to have no one from the majority party looking out for what's best for Hawaii.

The fact is, it is in Hawaii's best interest to have a "foot in both camps," so that no matter which party is in control, Hawaii's interests will be effectively advocated for in Washington, D.C.

For decades, Senator Inouye and the late Republican Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska looked out for each other's interests when one party or another was in the majority. Since Senator Stevens' passing, Senator Inouye has had the advantage of sitting in the majority party.

Hawaii doesn't need to look to another state for this kind of strategic balance. We can have that same advantage right here at home, by having both a Democrat and Republican Senator.

Sen. Inouye said he doesn't take Gov. Lingle's bid for the Senate for granted. He said, "...if the U.S. Senate falls under Republican control, [he'll] have no problem working in a bipartisan fashion."  (Hawaii News Now, 02/21/2012)

MYTH
SCHOOL FURLOUGHS

The fact is no Hawaii governor can unilaterally furlough teachers or any Department of Education (DOE) employee since they are under the Board of Education's (BOE) jurisdiction.

The BOE agreed to furloughs as part of the labor contract with the Hawaii State Teachers' Association (HSTA). The Governor gave her sup­port with the explicit understanding that furloughs would take place on non-instructional days.

The Governor was therefore extremely surprised and disappointed when the BOE and HSTA chose instructional days as furlough days while leaving holidays and teacher planning days untouched. She was told by the DOE Superintendent and members of the Board on a couple of occa­sions that furloughs would be on non-instructional days so students would not lose classroom time.

Furloughs did avoid employee layoffs and teacher terminations, and avoided increasing class sizes. Finally, furloughs were revived under the Abercrombie Administration, but under the pseudonym: "DLWOP" or "directed leave without pay."

MYTH
AUCTION RATE SECURITIES

Auction rate securities were a type of investment specifically approved by the Hawaii Legislature, and the State invested in them under both the Lingle and Cayetano Administrations, starting in 1998.

During the largest financial crisis in a century, the more than $300 billion auction rate securities market froze in 2008, and like many other large investors, Hawaii had no market to sell its approximately $1 billion in student loan securities. However, this did not stop Gov. Lingle from aggressively fighting back for Hawaii's taxpayers. In fact, after investigating Citigroup's conduct and representations it made to the State of Hawaii concerning the quality of the investments, the Lingle Administration pursued the return of Hawaii's investment from Citigroup. The Administration's relentless pursuit paid off in 2010 when Citigroup agreed to buy back $869 million of Hawaii's auction-rate securities at par value over time, as well as repay the State the losses on auction rate securities the State had previously liquidated, while also providing interim liquidity to the State.

In sum, the settlement meant that Hawaii's taxpayers would regain the entire principal the State invested in the securities, while continuing to receive favorable interest payments. As one objective industry analyst publicly observed when the settlement with Citigroup was announced: "This is a big win for Hawaii" and it "gives Citi another headache it didn't want." The settlement, perhaps the best in the nation for an investment the size of Hawaii's, likely saved Hawaii tax payers at least $100 million.

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