Just because someone got appointed Senator they shouldn't receive a primary challenge?
I think our argument is more like "offer a reason to vote for you in a primary besides some dead guy supporting you for the seat" and that still hasn't happened. Even Ed Case had ideological differences from Akaka when he made his primary challenge. And yes, I understand that in Hawaii many of the natives and Asian residents hold a reverence for their elders and the passed, but it's not really a solid political argument at all. A sense of entitlement makes Hanabusa seem more sour grapes about not being appointed than actually having a vision for the future.