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Posted: Sunday, May 30th, 2004 8:20 PM HST

Galuteria elected chair of state Democrats

By Associated Press

(Honolulu-AP) -- Radio and television personality Brickwood Galuteria has been elected chairman of the Hawaii Democratic Party. He defeated longtime party worker Jimmy Toyama in a ``weighted'' vote of 441-to-345 today at the conclusion of the party's annual state convention in Waikiki. Before the Democrats wrapped up their meeting, they also heard speeches from U-S Senator Daniel Akaka and U-S Representative Neil Abercrombie. U-S Senator Daniel Inouye appeared in a video presentation. Former presidential candidate Howard Dean rallied the Democrats in a keynote address yesterday. (Copyright 2004 Associated Press. All rights reserved.)