Thursday August 17, 2000
The Honolulu Flap of the Week is Governor Cayetano's pardon of Honolulu attorney Tom Foley for a fatal DUI crash in 1995. (Tom Foley is not related to Dan Foley of same-sex marriage fame, but Dan has had a lot to say on Tom's pardon, confusing locals to no end.) An article in the morning paper reviews past pardons by Cayetano and previous governors. I'm a firm believer that pardons are an important tool — turns out I know someone on "the list" — but I also agree with most of my fellow citizens that this pardoning of this DUI conviction was ill advised.
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