his is in today's
Honolulu Star Bulletin: "Unlike Democrats, island Republicans will not hold a presidential preference poll that would give a clue about which candidate they are leaning toward at their caucuses, which will be held in each of the state's 51 districts through Feb. 5 . . . Some might ask for votes based on whom they are backing for president, but there is no requirement that delegates state a preference . . . Several districts might decide to hold straw polls to get a sense of which candidate voters are supporting, said state Republican Party Chairman Willes Lee, but none of the votes will be binding on delegate selection . . . those results will not be reported or consolidated on a statewide level, he said. . . ."
