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  Ben Cayetano - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Benjamin Jerome "Ben" Cayetano (born November 14, 1939) served as the fifth Governor of the State of Hawaii from 1994 to 2002.
Cayetano was raised by his father in Kalihi, an ethnic Filipino neighborhood west of Downtown Honolulu.
Cayetano is currently married to the former Vicky Tiu Liu, whom he married on May 5, 1997, over thirty years after she had played a major supporting role opposite Elvis Presley in the musical film It Happened at the World's Fair.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Benjamin_J._Cayetano   (864 words)

  
 Benjamin J. Cayetano
Benjamin Jerome Cayetano, popularly known as Ben Cayetano, served as the fifth Governor of the State of Hawaii from 1994 to 2002.
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii on 14 November 1939, Cayetano was estranged from his mother at a young age.
Cayetano is currently married to the former Vicky Liu, whom he married on May 5, 1997.
encyclopedia.codeboy.net /wikipedia/b/be/benjamin_j__cayetano.html   (881 words)

  
 The Honolulu Advertiser | Celebrating 150 Years
Ben Cayetano was the tough-guy governor who seemed to relish an argument.
Cayetano was a latchkey child whose poor grades barely got him out of high school, where he was regularly disciplined by teachers and counselors.
Cayetano served 12 years in the state Legislature before he was elected lieutenant governor alongside Gov. John D. Waihee III in 1986.
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /150/sesq5cayetano   (433 words)

  
 Benjamin J. Cayetano   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Cayetano was raised by father in Kalihi an ethnic Filipino neighborhood of Downtown Honolulu.
Throughout his tenure in office Cayetano had contend with economic uncertainty and serious fiscal Declining tax revenues led to budget shortfalls had to be addressed and the fiscally governor often found himself at odds with fellow Democrats in the state legislature as attempted to implement budget cuts to balance state budget.
Cayetano is currently married to the former Liu whom he married on May 5 1997.
www.freeglossary.com /Ben_Cayetano   (1208 words)

  
 Benjamin J. Cayetano - dKosopedia
Ben J. Cayetano, a member of the Democratic Party, served as the fifth Governor of the State of Hawaii from 1994 to 2002.
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii on November 14, 1939, Cayetano was raised by his father in Kalihi on the island of Oahu.
Cayetano, to his credit, made tough decisions often at odds with the legislature to rein in spending to balance the state budget and pushed for income tax breaks to stimulate the economy.
www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/Benjamin_J._Cayetano   (442 words)

  
 John D. Waihee III - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Waihee successfully ran for the governor's office sharing a ticket with state senator Benjamin J. Cayetano.
Cayetano became Waihee's lieutenant governor for two terms; both were re-elected in 1990.
During much of Waihee's term, Hawaii experienced a boom in the tourism industry and increased foreign investment, especially from Japan.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_D._Waihee_III   (509 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Local News
Ben Cayetano and wife Vicky at a campaign rally in Hilo.
Cayetano served two terms in the House, where he headed the Transportation Committee and became a strong opponent of the city's plans for a large-scale rail transit system.
Cayetano won a three-way general election with 35 percent of the vote -- and before his first year was even half over, he was struggling to cut massive state deficits.
www.starbulletin.com /98/10/23/news/story2.html   (1941 words)

  
 Hawaii Reporter: Hawaii Reporter
Cayetano, showing he does have a sense of humor after all, took time to take a photo with a collection of PBS stars including Sesame Streets’ Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Ernie and Bert, Cookie Monster and Elmo as well as Barney, Clifford the Big Red Dog and a Teletubby.
Cayetano dismissed the prevalent rumors that he would run for governor again or that his wife Vicky Cayetano is running for city council, state senate, mayor or governor, saying the further both of them get from politics, the happier they are.
Cayetano says Kim, who is an expert in civil defense, is the perfect person to compete against Lingle because Kim is down to earth and a local boy who local people can relate to.
www.hawaiireporter.com /story.aspx?title=Big+Bird+and+Ben+Cayetano   (1168 words)

  
 Benjamin Cayetano, Governor of Hawaii [UCLA Spotlight]
The boys were raised by their father and lived something of a "latchkey" existence before there was a word for it.
Cayetano completed two years at Los Angeles Harbor College before transferring to UCLA in 1966, where he pursued his goal of a law career by majoring in political science with a minor in American history.
In 1974, he won a Democratic seat in the state House of Representatives from the Honolulu district of Pearl City; 12 years later, he was elected to his first four-year term as lieutenant governor.
www.ucla.edu /spotlight/archive/html_2000_2001/alum_0800_cayetano.html   (386 words)

  
 The Ben years: Governor came aboard in rough times - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
Cayetano cites his record of building 16 public schools, increasing starting pay for teachers, extending the school year for students and investing in new facilities such as the proposed University of Hawai'i medical school.
As Cayetano tried to shield the schools from the budget cuts that fell on other departments and to pay for the hugely expensive Felix consent decree to provide services to students with special needs, he increased public school staffing and spending as compared to the rest of the state budget.
Cayetano, who talks while he signs one form letter after another, peers over the top of his reading glasses to stress that he is feeling pretty good about what he accomplished.
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2002/Nov/24/ln/ln06a.html   (2213 words)

  
 Ilocano, Ilokano, Iluko Literature, Poetry, Poems, Daniw
While Ben Cayetano’s path to later success was not always apparent in his early years, the memories and values he acquired would shape his future achievements, years of service, and strong style of leadership.
A progressive Democrat, Ben Cayetano won his first election to the Hawaii State of House of Representatives in 1974, representing the predominantly Japanes American Community of Pearl City.
In 1997, Ben Cayetano married the beautiful and vibrant Vicky Tiu, who is President and CEO of United Laundry Service.
www.iluko.com /article.asp?Id=205   (1401 words)

  
 Cayetano Criticized Over Analysis Of Lingle Plan
Cayetano directed his tax and budget directors to research Lingle's plan, which she released last week.
Cayetano e-mailed the results of the Lingle study to members of his cabinet at their work addresses.
The governor's spokeswoman said that the Cayetano administration can be objective in evaluating the proposals of one of their own, Hirono, even though many Cayetano cabinet members could be re-appointed and work for Hirono if she's elected governor.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/725164/posts   (683 words)

  
 The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii
A leading businesswoman and community leader in the 50th state, former First Lady of Hawaii, Vicky Cayetano is widely recognized for her many accomplishments in business, cultural preservation, and promoting better health care especially for the elderly, women and children.
Cayetano credits her late father William Tiu and her mother Pat Tiu for giving her living examples of family values and a strong faith in God.
Cayetano is married to Ben Cayetano, former Governor of the State of Hawaii and has two children, Marissa (22) and William (19).
www.cochawaii.com /vicky-cayetano-bio.asp   (378 words)

  
 POP Accountability Project -- Ben Cayetano
Each issue is broken into three parts: Gov. Ben Cayetano's statements and promises during the campaign, including the source; the indicators agreed upon by the governor and POP to evaluate whether the promises are being kept; and Cayetano's assessment of results and actions taken so far toward keeping his campaign promises.
In December, 1995, Governor Cayetano and the Trustees of the Estate of James Campbell announced agreement for the State of Hawaii to acquire over 960 acres mauka of the H-1 Freeway at Kapolei for a new campus for the University of Hawaii at West Oahu.
Governor Cayetano initiated a survey of the other 49 states' privatization efforts to identify potential services, functions, and approaches to privatization that may be adapted to Hawaii.
starbulletin.com /specials/pop97/ben.html   (17886 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Local News
Ben Cayetano says he has no plans to run for further office, but he will endorse Jeremy Harris for re-election -- if the mayor runs again.
Cayetano believes Harris realized last year it would have been very difficult for him to get past Cayetano in the Democratic primary, and that "revelation" led Harris to openly back his second term as governor.
Cayetano is optimistic that $2 billion in tax cuts over the next seven years will spur economic growth that will translate into more state revenue.
www.starbulletin.com /1999/08/20/news/story2.html   (644 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Local News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Cayetano said it is a tradition for him to hold a rally in the neighborhood where he grew up -- to give a boost to the troops and to himself.
Cayetano, with his wife, Vicky, by his side and other Democratic politicians in the audience, got the biggest response from his speech when he talked about the uphill battle he faces in the general election.
In the speech, Cayetano skipped references to his accomplishments and focused on the campaign's theme of traditional democratic values.
www.starbulletin.com /98/09/16/news/story9.html   (399 words)

  
 Cayetano to teach at Farrington - The Honolulu Advertiser
Former Gov. Ben Cayetano is going back to his high school in January — as a teacher.
Cayetano, who graduated from Farrington High School in 1958, said he's returning to his alma mater as a teacher in the second semester next year.
Cayetano expects to provide insights and behind-the-scenes reflection from his eight-year tenure in the governor's office from 1994 to 2002.
www.honoluluadvertiser.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050804/NEWS07/508040357/1012/NEWS   (150 words)

  
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Cayetano said "I don't know of a single governor who is enamoured" of the news media.
Cayetano noted he proposed doing away with the Office of Information Practices but was blocked by legislators who were afraid of what the news media thought about the move.
Ben Cayetano, although still far behind in the gubernatorial race with Linda Lingle, seems to be getting increasing support among middle-age, Americans of Japanese ancestry and union households.
www.hawaiispj.org /past/pageten.htm   (3842 words)

  
 Benjamin Cayetano - Hawaii History - Governors
Ben Cayetano grew up in Kalihi on O`ahu, raised by a divorced immigrant father from the Philippines.
Cayetano began his career in government in 1972 when he was appointed to the Hawai`i Housing Authority by Governor Burns.
Cayetano married for a second time while in office, and presided over the first wedding reception of a sitting governor ever hosted in Washington Place, the governor's mansion.
www.hawaiihistory.com /index.cfm?fuseaction=ig.page&PageID=422   (263 words)

  
 Ben Cayetano - HawaiiThreads.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
So last fall, former Gov. Ben Cayetano said he was going to teach at Farrington High School in the spring of 2006.
Cayetano about this just a few weeks before he began, and I could tell that what he wanted was a sort of return to the days when students spoke when spoken to; he seemed to think that teachers' jobs were easy and that they complained too much.
Former Gov. Ben Cayetano wound up his stint teaching politics at his alma mater, Farrington High School, last week with a new appreciation of the challenges facing teachers and students.
www.hawaiithreads.com /showthread.php?t=8087   (733 words)

  
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In a recent letter to his 49 colleagues, Cayetano asked the governors to urge their congressional delegations to oppose the House bill titled "The American Inventors Protection Act," a measure critics deride as "The Inventor Elimination Act."
In doing so, Cayetano, a Democrat and chairman of the Western Governors' Association, has allied himself with organizations of independent inventors, 26 Nobel laureates, several prominent inventors and economists and conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly.
Hawaii has a particular interest in the bill because of its effort to attract high-tech industry to the islands and diversify a tourism-oriented economy which has been stagnant for nine years, Cayetano said.
www.eagleforum.org /patent/cayetano_letter_followup.html   (461 words)

  
 Ben Cayetano   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Benjamin Jerome Cayetano, popularly known as Ben Cayetano, (born November 14, 1939) served as the fifth Governor of the State of Hawaii from 1994 to 2002.
Immediately after graduating law school, Cayetano returned to Hawaii with his family.
John D. Waihee III Term limits forced Waihee into retirement and the Democratic Party nominated Cayetano to run for Governor of Hawaii in 1994.
www.ogarnij.com /en/Ben+Cayetano   (899 words)

  
 The H4 Hawai`i Times - News with Ryan Ozawa!
Cayetano said he agreed that tax cuts are possible in each of the areas cited by the group, but said it was unreasonable to expect reductions in all.
Cayetano secured the cooperation of the NFL, turning the Stones concert into a inaugural event for "Pro Bowl Week." He met with promoter Tom Moffatt and arranged private funding for the additional cost of the now-shortened stadium repair and repainti ng schedule.
The measure, which was rejected by Gov. Ben Cayetano earlier this year over concerns about the safety of rabies tests, is now on its way back to the governor's desk with revisions requiring blood tests be performed at a Mainland laboratory.
hotspotshawaii.com /h4timesnews.html   (19801 words)

  
 The Hawaii Channel - Cayetano Open To Oahu Casino   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Ben Cayetano said Wednesday that he is open to the idea of building an $800 million resort and gambling casino at Ko Olina on Oahu.
Accompanying him was Charles Toguchi, Cayetano's former chief of staff who is now serving as a key lobbyist for Sun.
However, Cayetano said that it will take more than just his opinion for there to be a casino in Ko Olina.
www.thehawaiichannel.com /hon/news/stories/news-20010124-220319.html   (286 words)

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