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Former Hawaii congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa has passed away at the age of 74 from cancer. / Archive

She has taken a lot of Ls during her political career, and also was part of HART and was part of the infamous Hawaii money pit that is Skyline rail.
  • She lost the 2014 Democrat Primary for US Senate to current Senator Brian Schatz.
  • She lost the 2018 Democrat Primary for Hawaii Governor to future Governor David Ige.
  • She lost the 2020 Primary for Honolulu Mayor to Rick Blangiardi.
 
RIP to sculptor, puppeteer, and special effects artist Lyle Conway. He worked with Ray Harryhausen on the Kraken in "Clash of the Titans" (1981). He also contributed to "The Dark Crystal", "Return to Oz" and "Blade". No age was listed.
 
Although it's tragic what happened, he wasn't their original singer from their iconic albums. Their original vocalist Brad Delp sadly committed suicide in 2007 via carbon monoxide poisoning. He was apparently suffering from depression since the 70's, however the journoscum speculated that he killed himself due to tensions with Boston's Tom Scholz, so Tom tried but failed to sue the press.
 
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