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Governor Bush Announces Hawaii Leadership
August 4, 1999, Austin
Texas Governor George W. Bush announced today that Hawaii State House Republican Leader Barbara Marumoto will serve as
Chairman for his presidential campaign in Hawaii. Gov. Bush also named Senator Hiram L. Fong and Patricia Saiki as state Honorary
Co-Chairmen, and Howard K.O. Chong, Jr. state Finance Chairman.
"I joined the Bush team because I am truly impressed by Governor
Bushs record of giving people back their own hard-earned money and
control of their schools," said Marumoto. "We need those kinds of
ideas here to encourage more jobs and better opportunities for Hawaiis families. I am honored to serve on Governor Bushs
campaign."
"I believe that Gov. Bush is the leader who will restore respect and
honesty to the office of the Presidency," said Fong. "We want
someone who makes us proud of our country and brings a clear vision
to leadership. He is also a proven leader who unites people behind
common goals. Governor Bush is the one who can do the job."
"Im happy to serve as Honorary Co-Chairman for Governor Bushs
presidential effort in Hawaii," said Saiki. "As a former
administrator of
the U.S. Small Business Administration under President George Bush,
I know that Governor Bush has the qualifications needed to keep the
engine of our economysmall businessrunning smoothly. He has
done it for Texas, and he can do it for Hawaii as our President in the
new millennium."
"Im pleased Barbara has agreed to lead my campaign in Hawaii, along
with Senator Fong and Representative Saiki," said Gov. Bush. "They
are able, dedicated and experienced leaders. I feel fortunate to have
their advice and support as we move forward in the Aloha State."
Others serving on the committee are Republican State Representatives
Emily Auwae, Bertha Leong, Galen Fox, Mark Moses and Jim Rath,
Kauai Mayor Maryanne Kusaka, former state Senators Fred Rohlfing
and Mike Liu, Honolulu City Councilmember John Henry Felix, former
Maui Councilmember Alan Arakawa, and as volunteer counsel to the
Bush campaign in Hawaii, Randal S. Yoshida.
Marumoto was elected as a delegate to Hawaiis 1978 Constitutional
Convention, and then to the state House of Representatives, where she
has served for 21 years. She is married to Richard A. Coons, a retired partner in charge of the Honolulu office of Deloitte and
Touche. Although U.S. citizens, Marumoto and her parents were interned with
other Japanese families at Tanforan Race Track just south of San
Francisco at the onset of World War II.
Fong served from 1960 to 1977 in the United States Senate, the first
Asian American ever to hold that office. He is the co-founder of
Finance Factors, a Hawaii financial service company, and owner of Senator Fongs Plantations and Gardens, a
botanical garden and visitor destination on the windward side of Oahu.
Saiki served from 1986 to 1990 in the United States House of
Representatives, was appointed by President George Bush to head the
U.S. Small Business Administration in 1991, and was Hawaiis
Republican candidate for U.S. Senator in 1990 and Governor in 1994.
Chong is President and Chief Executive Officer of Healani Land
Company Incorporated. He is also the Republican National Committeeman for Hawaii and served as
Republican State Chairman for Hawaii under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush.
Yoshida is a Honolulu attorney in private practice. He was elected to
serve on the statewide Board of Education and was Executive Director
of the Honolulu Liquor Commission. He ran for Honolulu Prosecutor in
1996. |
