Breaking: Hawaiʻi voters pick Japanese American Democrat Jill Tokuda to replace Rep. Kai Kahele in Congress
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Former Hawai‘i state senator Jill Tokuda (D) handily defeated her Republican opponent Joseph Akana and is set to fill the seat held by outgoing Rep. Kai Kahele (D), the Associated Press reports.
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