The Linda Lingle Channel - NYTimes.com Starting last week, channel surfers in Hawaii found something new tucked between the Fox News Channel and CNN Headline News. It's Channel 110, the one place on cable for all the video you could ever want to watch about Linda Lingle, a former Hawaii governor and current Republican candidate for United States Senate. Her campaign says this is an American electoral first - a candidate with her own channel - though viewers expecting creative programming are going to be disappointed. Visitors to Channel 110 will be able to see one recurring campaign video and then pick from a dozen other short on-demand videos, some also on the candidate's Web site, Lingle2012.com. They show Ms. Lingle sharing her views in a low-key and often nebulous manner. She explains that she is a good listener and wants to become the nation's "point person" on tourism and to relieve the cruise-ship industry of burdensome environmental regulations. An aide said the channel may add other things, like footage from debates and speeches, but beyond that, who knows? Given the mildness of what we've seen, we would suggest that she try historical re-enactments, real-crime cop videos or musical guests. The real message here is that Ms. Lingle has cash to burn, thanks to Republican contributors, many from outside Hawaii, who are eager to retake the Senate and embarrass President Obama in his home state. As of March, she had raised $3.1 million, more than her two top Democratic rivals combined. The channel is part of a $13,000 weekly advertising buy on Oceanic Time Warner Cable. Ms. Lingle deserves credit for creativity in trying to get noticed by voters in Hawaii, a state with abysmal voter turnout and deep election inertia. Its senior senator, Daniel Inouye, was elected in 1962. Senator Daniel Akaka has served since 1990. His retirement has opened the seat and given Hawaii something it hasn't had in decades, a real Senate race.