[fieldmarshaldj]

I've heard that, but it seems odd given the racial makeup of the GOP elected officials in Hawaii. The only way to explain it is if Asians are more willing to vote for haole Republicans and haoles similarly more willing to vote for Asian/Native Hawaiian Democrats. Did Lingle get a majority of the haole vote ?

[Torie]

I don't know, but here is the 2004 exit poll (no, I don't know what "other" means):

               Bush             Kerry

White (42%)	42%	n/a	58%			
						
African-American (1%)	*	n/a	*			
						
Latino (10%)	46%	n/a	54%			
						
Asian (26%)	48%	13	52%			
						
Other (22%)	52%	18	48%			

[Clintonfatigued]

One reason is that most Haoles are liberal Republicans, with the exception of Mormons.