Former City Council member Ann Kobayashi files papers to run for the Honolulu City Council seat left vacant by the death of Duke Bainum.
Kobayashi was badly beaten in the 2008 mayoral race for the city; she left her Council seat to run.
Oh, goody. I think this is more "I need an income" than it is a true desire to work for the good of the city. While she was in there from 2003-2008 she was almost always fighting with somebody on the Council, and she was invariably on the other side of the Mayor's positions on everything. Not to say the Mayor's right all the time (ha!), but she has never shown any willingness to get along with anyone.
Also running: Mark Matsunaga (son of former Congressman Spark); Heidi Bornhorst, daughter of former Councilwoman Marilyn Bornhorst. I know nothing bad about either of them, but I suspect they're gonna get votes on name recognition, not on the quality of their candidacies.
Could we have some new names and ideas, please?
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