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Hawaiian Legislators kill casino bill
February 26, 2010
HONOLULU - A bill to allow casinos on Hawaiian home lands was rejected yesterday
by the state House Finance Committee. The committee also decided to defer a bill
to allow a casino on Oahu, thus effectively ending to Hawaiian casino
controversy. The two casino bills had been pushed through preliminary committee
review by House lawmakers interested in hearing ideas for new revenue.
State Rep. Marcus Oshiro, D-39th (Wahiawa), the chairman of the House Finance
Committee, said it has been a decade since the state Legislature had looked
carefully at gambling, and he wanted the newer house members to review the
issue.
"They got an opportunity to hear the pros and cons," he said.
Strong opposition had grown from law enforcement, business leaders, social
service providers and religious groups made making it nearly impossible to pass
any gambling legislation.
