Petition opposing Ige’s DLNR nomination surpasses goal

Governor stands behind "the right person for the job."

January 26, 2015 01:33 PM

The citizen petition opposing Governor Ige’s selection of Carleton Ching to head up the Department of Land and Natural Resources has passed its goal of 4,000 signatures, and is now on its way to hitting 5,000.

In the meantime, Governor Ige today stood behind his nomination of the Castle & Cooke lobbyist, in a tweet from Star-Advertiser reporter Marcel Honore.

.@GovHawaii on controversial Carleton Ching DLNR nod: "He understands that he works for the people of Hawaii" #HISOS pic.twitter.com/mQyeQ9uFml
— Marcel Honore (@marcelhonore) January 26, 2015

Also @GovHawaii on Ching: "I'm confident he's the right person for the job…I did know that whoever I appointed would split the community"
— Marcel Honore (@marcelhonore) January 26, 2015