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- ↑ Lum, Yansheng Ma; Lum, Raymond Mun Kong (1999). Sun Yat-Sen in Hawaii: Activities and Supporters (PDF). Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. p. 73. ISBN 0-8248-2254-4. LCCN 99-20725.
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- 1 2 3 Walter Meheula Heen at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges , a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .
- ↑ "General Election—State of Hawaii—Statewide Final Summary Report" (PDF). Hawaii office of Elections. November 16, 2010. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
