Hawaii delegates Marlene Hapai and Adam Deguire sported Hawaiian shirts and leis at the GOP convention in St. Paul.
(John Tlumacki/Globe Staff)
battling stereotypes
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Hawaii delegates Marlene Hapai and Adam Deguire sported Hawaiian shirts and leis at the GOP convention in St. Paul.
(John Tlumacki/Globe Staff)
ST. PAUL - They have long been the far-flung afterthoughts of American politics, the late additions to the union - one freezing, one sun-drenched - both of them exotic enough to attract tourists but too distant for presidential campaigns to pay them much attention. (Full article: 679 words)
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