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O 'Call agha n (p. 20 ) is a time ly, g reat example ' But make no mi sundersta nd ing tha t I ' m NOT be ing a Monday-morning q ua rte rback. I take thi s positio n even before " Pearl Harbo r" was re le a sed in May ! • The "Kam a ' a ina Com e Home" ( p . 9) is vigoro ll sly bein g For reservations call your travel agent or Aloha Airlines at 1-877-TRY-A LOHA . Or visit www.a lohaairl ines.com. pursued b y the fo ur cuunti es. W e. indeed. appla ud them because it he lps to c urb the " hra in u raill". M e Kea/,,/IO PUllle/lOl/(/ /1d Okh A R L N E S · Expect more " 4 'O HANA IsLE MAYORS ShARE ThEi R Maui hosts n a ti o n a l s porli n g events, boasts several Eighl islands in Ih e Hawaiian archipeligo f orm Ih e world-re nown e d lu x ury resort properties and has Slale of Hawai 'i. Each of Ihe four county mayors is nume ro us public beaches a nd parks . 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