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- 1 2 Boylan, Peter (2022-12-02). "Governor-elect nominates health care executive to serve as attorney general". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
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- ↑ "New AG on the Block: Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez". Troutman Pepper. 29 December 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ↑ "Submitting for consideration and confirmation as the Attorney General, Department of the Attorney General, Gubernatorial Nominee, ANNE LOPEZ, for a term to expire at noon on 12-07-2026". Hawai'i State Legislature. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
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