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Jerry Burris, editorial page editor of The Honolulu Advertiser, joins Roth for a wide-ranging open forum covering the top issues of early 1995. Burris opens by noting how a Sunday morning drive revealed the extent of Honolulu's street homelessness, obscured on ordinary days by foot traffic. He assesses Governor Cayetano's first weeks in office, praising his unconventional cabinet picks — people Burris calls "nobodies" in the best sense — and analyzing the governor's stiffer management style compared to the "consummate schmoozer" Waihee. Burris defends a modest legislative pay raise while opposing full-time status for lawmakers. Callers push the conversation toward no-fault auto insurance, with Burris acknowledging the Senate bill's appeal while doubting its passage, the fire department's internal political factions, affordable housing losses in Waikiki's Hobron Lane, and Bishop Estate's Texas land deal. Roth and Burris discuss the Advertiser's opposition to legalized gambling, the difficulty of finding proponents willing to speak publicly, and Hawaiian sovereignty, which Burris calls more real than ever and believes will ultimately benefit the whole state.
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