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Barbara Marshall, a Honolulu City Council member who first began her career in Honolulu as one of the few woman newscasters, died this morning. She was 64.
Marshall was diagnosed with colon cancer last year, and has remained mostly out of the public eye while undergoing treatment. Marshall was known as tough and relentless, both as the leader of the City Council and as a television news reporter.
As the leader of the City Council, Marshall remained mostly independent from the political divide at the nine-member body. She was one of the two councilmembers who voted against Mayor Mufi Hannemann’s proposed multibillion elevated rail transit system, citing its high costs.
During the rail debate that created much controversy in the community in the summer of 2008, Marshall was diagnosed with colon cancer — her third battle with cancer. That year, she was overwhelmingly re-elected.
Marshall was diagnosed with colon cancer last year, and has remained mostly out of the public eye while undergoing treatment. Marshall was known as tough and relentless, both as the leader of the City Council and as a television news reporter.
As the leader of the City Council, Marshall remained mostly independent from the political divide at the nine-member body. She was one of the two councilmembers who voted against Mayor Mufi Hannemann’s proposed multibillion elevated rail transit system, citing its high costs.
During the rail debate that created much controversy in the community in the summer of 2008, Marshall was diagnosed with colon cancer — her third battle with cancer. That year, she was overwhelmingly re-elected.
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