Tupola meets and greets

State Rep. Andria Tupola, the Republican candidate for governor, talks with a supporter after a meet-and-greet session Friday at University of Hawaii at Hilo. Tupola will meet with the Puna community today at 5:30 p.m. in the Pahoa High and Intermediate School cafeteria. (HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald)

State Rep. Andria Tupola, the Republican candidate for governor, talks with a supporter after a meet-and-greet session Friday at University of Hawaii at Hilo. Tupola will meet with the Puna community today at 5:30 p.m. in the Pahoa High and Intermediate School cafeteria