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- 1 2 The Civil Beat Staff (27 September 2022). "Candidate Q&A: State House District 43 — Kanani Souza".
- 1 2 "Hawaii Bar Journal - March 2020". Issuu. 16 April 2020.
- ↑ "K. Kanani Souza". Honolulu Civil Beat. 22 May 2020.
