We do not need to be lectured in Hawaii about racial discrimination when it has been our representatives who have led the way in making sure that where civil rights are concerned discrimination whether on the basis of gender or on the basis of race is not tolerated legally.
Abercrombie defends Hawaii's representatives against accusations of racial discrimination.
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