Merlin Dorfman wrote:
> http://starbulletin.com/2006/06/12/news/story03.html
>
> Rainbow and gecko lose as coin contenders
> The ukulele also may be eliminated from the state quarter lineup
>
> By Alexandre Da Silva
> adasilva@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> When flipping a quarter a few years from now, it's likely you won't see
a
> rainbow, a ukulele or a gecko on it.
>
> Those icons have all but been eliminated from a list of possible symbols
to
> be included on the Hawaii commemorative quarter.
>
> Leading contenders that might be included on the coin are an outline of
the
> state, Diamond Head, King Kamehameha I, Iolani Palace and the word
"Aloha,"
> among some 25 others, said Carol Pregill, executive director of the
Retail
> Merchants of Hawaii and one of about 40 commissioners charged with
narrowing
> the list of suggestions.
Wouldn't it be a hoot if they put Jack Lord in his role as McGarrett an
the obverse?
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