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- ↑ "Hawai'i State Senate 1959-2014, 55 Years of Statehood: A Chronicle of Legislative History" (PDF). Hawai'i State Senate. 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Senate President Mizuguchi to retire". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- ↑ Borreca, Richard. "Mizuguchi won't seek re-election". archives.starbulletin.com. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
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