This post is the third and final installment of the Walter Wright series reported in the Honolulu Advertiser in the pre-Internet year of 1977. To recap, these were the headlines for the first two installments along with links to the prior posts on this message board:
The secret spiritual base of a new political force, Hawaii’s ‘Other’ Krishna’s – Part I, The Honolulu Advertiser, August 21, 1977
• Krishna principles adapted— The party line: ‘Thou shalt not…’, Hawaii’s ‘Other’ Krishna’s – Part I, The Honolulu Advertiser, August 21, 1977
• IGG’s 32 big donors: giving and chanting, Hawaii’s ‘Other’ Krishna’s – Part I, The Honolulu Advertiser, August 21, 1977
• Link acknowledged—finally, Hawaii’s ‘Other’ Krishna’s – Part I, The Honolulu Advertiser, August 21, 1977
And here is my post of 1 of 3:
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• Rebel against power trips: Chris Butler, maverick with 1,000 followers, Hawaii’s Other Krishna’s – Part II, The Honolulu Advertiser, August 22, 1977
• Laid philosophical basis: Religious leader’s role in politics played down, Hawaii’s Other Krishna’s – Part II, The Honolulu Advertiser, August 22, 1977
..and my post of 2 of 3:
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Now, here are the headlines from Part 3:
• Down to Earth and its volunteers: No begging – but lots of business, Hawaii’s ‘Other’ Krishna’s – Part III, The Honolulu Advertiser, August 23, 1977
• Close ties with IGG found at 2 papers, Hawaii’s ‘Other’ Krishna’s – Part III, The Honolulu Advertiser, August 23, 1977
• Guru describes his ‘goal of life’, Hawaii’s ‘Other’ Krishna’s – Part III, The Honolulu Advertiser, August 23, 1977
The clippings have been posted here before by Atheist and perhaps others, so I will only show the clipping images along with a link to the PDF file. I have not taken the time to transcribe the text, but encourage a volunteer to do so. I have typed the keywords from the articles below to aid the search engines.
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ISKON, Hare Krishna, Down to Earth, Independants for Godly Government (IGG), Hawaii Fresh Start, Chris Butler,
Kathy Hoshijo (AKA Kathy Davis, Kathy Olsen, Kathy O'Connor, Katyayani), Johnny Baldwin Midgett, Barbara Penaroza, John Moore, Michael White, Wayne Nishiki, Paul Gaizzon, Kalani High School,
The Valley Isle, The Kauai Sun, Bill Penaroza, Sakari Das, Rick Reed, Larry Olsen, Life Force, Krishna Yoga Viewpoint, da Market, Bobbie Lent, Prasadam Distributing Co., Haiku brand fruit juice, Geoff Silva, Johnny Midgett, Reggie McGowen,
da Herb Store, Richard Beach, Tim O'Connor, Lorraine O'Connor, Tom McCarthy, Vince Loban, Vaisya Corp.,
Ronald T. Irwin, Gregory D. Johnson, Michael Durkin, Peahi Farms, da Snack Bar, Siddha, Kris Butler,
Siddha Swarup Ananda Goswami, Science of Identity Foundation, Kailua, Lanikai, Tulsi Gabbard, Mike Gabbard.