{news} Fw: [usgp-dx] Release: Green Party of Hawaii regains ballot status (fwd)

[Tim McKee]

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From: "Scott McLarty"
To: natlcomaffairs at green.gpus.org
Subject: [usgp-dx] Release: Green Party of Hawaii regains ballot status
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Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 04:52:18 +0000



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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - July, 2008


GREEN PARTY OF HAWAII REGAINS BALLOT STATUS


The Green Party of Hawaii has regained ballot status for the 2008
elections, after gathering more than twice the number of petition
signatures required.

"Thanks go out to the tireless efforts of local Green activists as
well as supporters who traveled to Hawaii to help with the petition
drive," said Hawaii Green Party Secretary Claire Mortimer.

Locally, Greens and progressive Independents, with help from
supporters from the Mainland, simultaneously gathered signatures to
help the Green Party of Hawaii and the new Independent Party in
Hawaii gain ballot status. It was a joint signature gathering
effort to give Hawaii voters the opportunity to cast their ballot
for progressive candidates—offering real alternatives to the two
dominant political parties, that Greens and Independents alike
believe are dominated by corporate influence to the detriment of
Hawaii's people.

The Green Party presidential candidate will be decided by delegates
from state parties at the Green Party National Convention in
Chicago, Illinois, July 10 to 13, 2008.

At its State Party Convention in Honolulu, the Green Party of
Hawaii elected party officers and delegates to the national Green
Party Convention. Officers elected to the State Coordinating
Committee were: Mary Stone and Jim Brewer - State Party Co-Chairs,
Claire Mortimer - Secretary, Julie Jacobson - Treasurer and Renee
Ing - Membership Chair.

Results from the Hawaii Green Party Primary mean that 50% of Hawaii
delegates will vote for former six-term Congresswoman Cynthia
McKinney for the Green Party presidential candidate, and 50% will
vote for Ralph Nader.

Nationally, all candidates for the Green Party's presidential
nomination oppose the war in Iraq, urge impeachment of Bush and
Cheney, support single payer national health care, support organic
agriculture, oppose GMO's, and support alternatives to global
warming fossil fuels used for home heating, electricity generating
power plants and transportation.

The Green Party U.S. has vowed to achieve 51 ballot lines in 2008
in all the states and the District of Columbia, and has committed
party resources for this purpose. Greens currently have ballot
access in 21 state Green Parties (including DC)

"We're especially proud of the diversity and depth of political
experience represented by our candidates. We look forward to a
vigorous and friendly competition for the nomination," said Ruth
Weill, co-chair of the Green Party's Annual National Meeting
Committee.

Locally, on the Big Island, Greens have helped push forward Voter
Owned C.L.E.A.N. Elections—free from the influence of corporate
money.

Green Party elected official Bob Jacobson is running for
re-election to the Hawaii County Council for a fourth and final
time this year due to term limits. The council seat Jacobson has
held for six years has been occupied by a Green for fourteen years,
though the race has been non-partisan since 2002.

O'ahu Greens Jim Brewer and Renee Ing, the Green Party Candidates
for Governor and Lieutenant Governor in 2006, are leading the
campaign to educate the public on the clear advantages of clean,
quiet hydrogen fuel cell powered, advanced magnet-guided public
rapid transit vehicles, with super-express capabilities, on a
dedicated elevated fixed guideway, as today's best mass transit
option for the City and County of Honolulu.

Kauai Green, Carol Bain, was elected to the Board of Kauai Island
Utility Cooperative in 2007.

Globally, the Green Party has been busy internationally as well,
with candidates in 91 countries. Wangari Maathai of the Kenyan
Green Belt Movement received worldwide attention when she was
awarded the

Nobel Peace Prize in 2006.

For more information about the Key Green Values visit
http://www.greenhawaii.org and http://www.gp.org



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Tim McKee, Manchester CT, main number cell-860-778-1304, 860-643-2282
 National Commitee member of the Green Party of the United States and is a spokesperson for the Green Party of CT.
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