The Garden Island:

U.S. Rep. Kai Kahele spent the past week on Kaua‘i, analyzing coastal erosion along the Wailua corridor, touring Hanalei and meeting with nonprofits and officials, including walking through the site of a proposed missile-defense radar at the U.S. Navy Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands near Kekaha.

Elected last year, Kahele represents rural O‘ahu and the neighbor islands, after having served in the state Senate representing Hilo.

“I have an opportunity to represent, I think what is arguably the most beautiful congressional district in the entire country,” Kahele said Thursday afternoon. “I don’t think that’s a stretch because there are some beautiful, special places throughout Hawai‘i’s 2nd Congressional District.”

Part of the trip also included meeting with Ni‘ihau keiki in Kekaha and visiting local food banks in Lihu‘e and Anahola…

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