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<p>They came to honor Mink, the tough political dynamo with an infectious laugh who was seen as a friend and advocate for those without power, prestige and proper connections.</p> <p>Many said they were there to express their appreciation for Mink's work to bring equality to the lot of the common person.</p>

<p>The Cayetano Administration plans to ask the Hawai‘i Supreme Court to grant an exemption to state law so the special election for the unfinished term of the late U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink can be held at the same time as the general election.</p>

Cayetano wants vote for Mink’s seat on Nov. 5 He hopes to avoid paying $2 million for a special election Mink's body to lie in state tonight By Richard Borreca and Craig T. Gima rborreca@starbulletin.com cgima@starbulletin.com In an effort to save the estimated $2 million needed for a special election to fill out Rep. Patsy Mink's term, Gov. Ben Cayetano is asking Attorney General Earl Anzai to seek the state Supreme Court's approval to allow the election to be held the same time as the Nov. 5 general election. However, Cayetano said this morning that it would be difficult to...

State officials have decided to hold a special election next month to fill the late Rep. Patsy Mink ( news, bio, voting record)'s seat for just five weeks, saying it is required by the U.S. Constitution. The order Monday by the state's chief elections officer, Dwayne Yoshina, could mean three successive elections in two months for the 2nd District seat — Nov. 5 with Mink on the ballot, Nov. 30 to fill the rest of her term, and, if Mink wins the first vote, Jan. 4 for the next term. Gov. Ben Cayetano said he wants to avoid a lawsuit...

<p>The state may spend as much as $4 million for two special elections to fill the late U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink's seat: one to cover the remaining five weeks of Mink's term and a second in January if she wins the general election.</p>

Although U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink, D-Hawaii, is dead, the Democrat establishment likes her a lot more than U.S. Sen. Robert Torricelli, who is technically still alive, even if his candidacy, reputation and future aren't. For day after day Hawaii's corruption-plagued Democrats - it's gotten so bad in the one-party state that some of the crooks are finally going to prison and Republican (!) candidate Linda Lingle has a good shot at becoming governor - covered up the seriousness of Mink's illness. When she finally died it was too late to remove her name from the ballot. Now, Fox News Channel's...

<p>It's a delicate subject, to say the least. But the ones handling it most indelicately are the ones who are crying foul the loudest.</p> <p>Hawai'i Democratic party leaders have reacted with shock and indignation at questions that suggest political maneuvering played a part in the timing of the announcement of Patsy Mink's death.</p>

<p>The state may spend as much as $4 million for two special elections to fill the late U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink's seat: one to cover the remaining five weeks of Mink's term and a second in January if she wins the general election.</p>

<p>The tear-jerking pictorial begins HERE, if you have the stomach for it.</p>

<p>U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink's medical condition remained unchanged today, according to a Democratic Party official. Mink has been in the intensive care unit at Straub Clinic and Hospital since Sept. 1 with viral pneumonia brought on by a case of chicken pox. Her family has withheld information on her exact medical condition and her staff has only said Mink is "serious but stable."</p>

<p>With secrecy still surrounding the health of U.S. Rep Patsy Mink, her Republican challenger in the general elections plans to back off the issue this week, while waiting to hear whether she plans to continue her campaign for a 13th term.</p>

<p>WASHINGTON — In a gesture of support for a friend and fellow Democrat, Sen. Daniel Inouye and Sen. Daniel Akaka yesterday defended the decision by U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink's family to keep details of her medical condition private.</p> <p>Mink, 74, has been in the intensive care unit at Straub Hospital & Clinic since Sept. 1 with viral pneumonia linked to a case of chicken pox. Her family has asked the hospital not to release details of her condition, and her congressional office issued a statement Wednesday asking for the public's patience.</p>

<p>Republican congressional candidate Bob McDermott today said the public has a right to know the medical condition of U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink, who has been hospitalized for pneumonia. "When you're running for Congress, this is a high federal office," McDermott said. "I can tell you as a public figure ... you don't have that much privacy. We have limited privacy. So I am asking that they be forthcoming with her medical condition. Is she unconscious? She hasn't released a statement. Is she able to speak? Can she walk on her own? I think these are all valid questions that the voters before the primary election have a right to know."</p>

Mink remains in intensive care unit By Curtis Lum Advertiser Staff Writer U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink remained in the intensive care unit at Straub Clinic & Hospital last night suffering from pneumonia.

Residents in the Makiki-Tantalus area continue to spot wild pigs in their neighborhood despite a recent state-sponsored hunting season to control the animals. Around 11 a.m. yesterday, Lynda Sakraida spotted a large wild pig near the 3.5-mile marker along Tantalus Drive. The pig retreated into some bushes after being spotted. "The pig population has worsened over the years," said Sakraida, a 19-year resident of Kalaiopua Place. Like Sakraida, other Tantalus residents see a continuous need to control the pigs they say cause soil erosion and damage to native plants. So state officials are considering another hunting season in the same...