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Ed Case: “My dad was born and raised on Kauai also.”

Featuring: Ed Case, Democratic | U.S. House Hawaii, 1st Congressional District

@RepEdCase Cruzin' with Congressman Ed Case and Councilmember Augie Tulba - May 'Olelo

Published May 22, 2026 | Video Starts at 23:48

And Spark Matsunaga was from Kauai. Right. So he was born and raised. But he said kawaii. Kawaii is the old way. My dad was born and raised on Kauai also. Same era. Yeah. He always did kawaii. And everybody on Kawaii said kawaii. Yeah. And then, you know, at some point they corrected it. (23:48–23:51)

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