Only 1 major candidate running to succeed Tulsi Gabbard
(World News USA)

HONOLULU (AP) — There`s only one major candidate in the race to succeed U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, virtually guaranteeing he will be sworn in as Hawaii`s newest congressman in January. Kai Kahele, a Democrat, is so far ahead of everyone else that he has been spending the final four months before this week`s primary on active duty helping the Hawaii National Guard respond to the coronavirus pandemic instead of campaigning. “Kai Kahele will probably just walk right in to Congress,” said Colin Moore, director of the Public Policy Center at the University of Hawaii. The state`s Aug. 8 primary is being conducted by mail. Ballots must be received by 7 p.m. on election day to be counted. In Hawaii,...