Breadcrumbs
Home / HI: State Republican Party Sets PlatformHI: State Republican Party Sets Platform
Last Updated on Monday, 19 May 2008 10:46 Written by rslcpol Monday, 19 May 2008 10:46
From The Star Bulletin:
The Hawaii Republican Party adopted its 2006 party platform at its annual convention this weekend, despite a fight by a group of conservative Republicans calling for reform.
A group calling itself the Reform Republican Victory Caucus — headed by Eric Ryan, a graphic artist — criticized the state Republican Party officials for staging the convention by not allowing further discussion.
But party leaders rejected Ryan’s criticism, saying there was an “overwhelming majority” to adopt the 2006 party platforms. There had been a push by some Republicans on the state platform committee to add a plank condemning a bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka for special native Hawaiian recognition.