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      <excerpt>...law. Hawaii's exemption is written into three paragraphs of the 1,900-page House bill that's set for a vote Saturday. U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, said Thursday that Hawaii's 35-year-old health law should be preserved because its requirement that e</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Hawaii, it's really critical that this doesn't get swept aside as we deal with health care reform,&quot; said U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, who wrote the House provisions that would retain Hawaii's coverage. Both of Hawaii's House lawmakers are expected </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...law. Hawaii's exemption is written into three paragraphs of the 1,900-page House bill that's set for a vote Saturday. U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, said Thursday that Hawaii's 35-year-old health law should be preserved because its requirement that e</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...in advance ... but now that it's here, there's a real hollow feeling,&quot; said Buenconsejo, who is now spokesman for U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono. The newsroom merger has sparked criticism from community groups such as Media Council Hawaii, which is asking the F</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>John Willoughby hopes to challenge incumbent US Rep. Mazie Hirono, a Democrat. The 51-year-old Willoughby was born in Missouri and joined the Navy out of ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...protagonist Greg Heffley are based on his own embarrassing childhood memories. U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye and U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono joined a dozen members of Congress in reading the popular book &quot;The Very Hungry Caterpillar&quot; to preschoolers in Washington,</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii): The first book that was read to me was by a librarian, and it was Mary Poppins, and that awakened my love for reading. Sen. ...</excerpt>
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