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For six years, Crowley represented interests of the Hawaii Bar Owners
Association, doing lobbyist work at the Hawaii State House. He was known as "the smoking guy" for his lobbying to repeal Hawaii's ban on indoor smoking in stand alone bars, and was never seen without a cigar. He was opposed to the
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Crowley was born in Japan as the son of missionaries; by other accounts he was born in North Carolina and moved to Japan with his parents when he was six months old. He grew up speaking and reading Japanese. When he was in 8th grade, he moved to
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Divorced with three children, Crowley lived as a single parent for several years. He was a handyman and painter living in his car. He earned about $ 15,000 a year, putting him among the working homeless.
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in Hawaii – and perhaps any state – to be nominated for
Congress on a major party ticket. In 2014, Crowley again won the Republican primary race for the 2nd Congressional district in a contested race.
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nomination for Hawaii's 2nd
Congressional district race. Crowley achieved 45% of the vote to his opponent's 29%. In the general election, Crowley was easily beaten by
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and learned for the first time to read
English. Crowley spent his teenage years and much of his young adulthood in Hilo. He graduated from
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Crowley takes his U.S. House campaign to the Big Island | West Hawaii Today, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
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Crowley ran for Mayor of the Big Island of Hawaii in 1990. In 2012, Crowley defeated
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Crowley committed suicide by jumping off Pu’ueo Bridge in downtown Hilo, on
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in 1969. He described himself as a "college dropout with a degree in common sense."
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1053:"1-06-23 (Update) Police Identify Man Who Jumped Off Puueo Bridge"
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678:"Kawika Crowley, Homeless Handyman, Runs For Congress In Hawaii"
997:"Police Identify Man In Fatal Jump Off Puʻueo Bridge"
910:"Primary Election 2014 – State of Hawaii – Statewide"
885:"GENERAL ELECTION 2012 – State of Hawaii – Statewide"
837:"PRIMARY ELECTION 2012 – State of Hawaii – Statewide"
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1028:"Police: Man jumped to his death off Puueo Bridge"
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709:"Handyman hopes to go from homeless to Congress"
940:. Hawaii Office of Elections. November 4, 2014
861:Gabbard easily beats Crowley for US House seat
778:"Congressional hopeful Crowley stumps in Hilo"
765:Kawika Crowley Biography – Project Vote Smart
741:"Meet Kawika Crowley, Candidate for Congress"
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842:. State Of Hawaii Office of Elections
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961:"The true story of Hawaii 78"
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915:. Hawaii Office of Elections
177:. He was a supporter of the
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53:January 4, 2023 (aged 71)
64:Cause of death
959:Crowley, David Kawika.
635:Personal life and death
112:politician who was the
965:hawaiiseventyeight.com
126:November 2012 election
1102:Musicians from Hawaii
1032:Hawaii Tribune-Herald
1001:Big Island Video News
812:Hawaii Tribune-Herald
472:Marissa D. Capelouto
171:Honolulu Rail Project
1057:www.hawaiipolice.com
715:. September 10, 2012
745:Honolulu Civil Beat
684:. September 4, 2012
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1087:2023 deaths
1082:1952 births
919:October 24,
645:Hawaiʻi '78
603:Libertarian
488:Blank votes
374:Blank Votes
258:Blank Votes
136:Early years
1076:Categories
1062:2023-01-07
1038:2023-01-07
658:References
651:industry.
585:Republican
557:Democratic
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327:Democratic
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275:Over Votes
238:Republican
213:Republican
198:Candidate
159:Republican
114:Republican
78:Republican
607:Joe Kent
1006:June 20,
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407:219,283
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110:Hawaiian
782:KPUA-AM
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545:Votes
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245:5,843
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