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- ↑ "Attorney General News Release: Hawai'I Attorney General Welcomes New First Deputy And Special Assistant". Hawaii Attorney General. March 29, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
- ↑ "Clare E. Connors Sworn In As United States Attorney" (Press release). Honolulu, Hawaii: U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Hawaii. January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
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