Politicians

...Hanabusa is doing little to show she'll be able to close the gap....

Faleomavaega was one of Obama’s earliest backers while then Gov. Togiola Tulafono endorsed then-Sen. Clinton....

Currently, we only have three primary races featuring incumbents running for re-nomination where the incumbent is not at least rated “likely” to win....

..."Obama’s national priorities echo those I’ve outlined"....

This past weekend, the Star-Advertiser's Richard Borreca used the Governor's State of the State as the opening trumpet call for the 2014 governor's race....

During her recent visit to Maui and the home of close family friend Oprah Winfrey, First Lady Michelle Obama was escorted by Maui police....

“This state would turn into a manufacturing state." -- Rep Rida Cabanilla

... National Journal has published an article titled “How Lobbyists Still Fly Through Loopholes” and it should not surprise anyone that our South Pacific flyboy is among the Members of Congress featured....

...prominent Democrats have expressed interest in joining our party and running for office as a Republican....

Sound financial management required making tough decisions and hard choices. All with NO furloughs** (this is a lie, Abercrombie continued Furloughs, renamed as DLWOP Days)....

He broke the news in a call this morning to 95.5 the Fish with Dawn O'Brien....

“I want my students to be effective public policy makers,” Lingle said....

January 16 at 6:30PM at Life Church, 355 N Kainalu Dr, Kailua, Oahu....

...UPDATE: Hawaii County Democratic Party January 13, 2014 released the three names sent to Abercrombie by HD5 Democrats....

Yesterday we called on the media to take seriously the tuna content issue being fought out in the Farm Bill in Congress and Samoa News led with a page one story today....

...Jeff Davis has filled papers with the Campaign Spending Commission to form a campaign committee to run for governor....

...what remains of Inouye’s mostly Japanese American political machine is fighting for supremacy against a younger and whiter progressive wing that is trying to become Hawaii’s new ruling class....

"Last week Hanabusa accused Schatz of being supported by Democratic "kingmakers".  Ironic since she is claiming the senatorial mantle based on being anointed by the ultimate Democratic Kingmaker - Sen Daniel Inouye."

The lesson of 'Republican Unity' is just as important here in the islands as it is on the mainland....

The names of the three nominees will be released by the Governor or the Chair of the Democratic Party of Hawaii. ...  (or not)

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi had her own Hawaiian vacation this month....

We had hoped our common sense prescriptions on how to handle questionable statements emanating from the office of Delegate Faleomavaega would have proved persuasive to Samoa News but apparently not....

"...the obvious nature of the hit job and its intent does Hanabusa no good and only serves to engender ill will towards her candidacy...."

...Tuā’au Kereti Māta’utia, Jr., the first candidate to announce for Faleomavaega's seat, is assistant senior policy adviser to the Governor....

...American Samoa Congressional Delegate Eni Fa'aua'a Hunkin Faleomavaega, Jr has been found...

Western Liberty Network trains leaders and helps small government activists learn how to successfully engage in electoral politics at the local level....

...the public is increasingly asking questions about his lengthy, apparent disappearance from public view....

Samoa News deserves credit for publishing a story in today's paper about the virtual disappearance of our delegate to Congress....

No reasons were given for his absence and he is still listed on the Committee's website as Ranking Member of the subcommittee....

Hawaii's four members of Congress are pretty terrible by ACU standards....

We will be watching via internet to see if he shows up at his subcommittee session tomorrow....

Topics include the special session, the law, Australia, initiative, referendum, recall, term limits and the upcoming 2014 Legislature....

HD5 Democrats are required to submit names of three HD5 Democrats to the Governor.  Abercrombie will pick one of the three....

Please mark your calendars and join your fellow patriots and conservatives for our next two "2nd Cup of Coffee" discussions....

It has been almost a month now since Delegate Faleomavaega was stricken with some unrevealed ailment after arriving on an evening flight from Honolulu to Pago Pago....

...political ads, by definition, raise questions about public issues that the candidates think will resonate with voters. Given these circumstances, an obvious question is to what extent are those public issues covered....

...our race is virtually tied, 38-36, with a little more than eight months to go before the start of early voting....

Rep. McDermott demanded the Minority Party give back their Vice Chair positions, calling them "polluted"....

Brian Schatz just sent around an insulting memo...arguing that the ideology of a single group of voters will trump the broad coalition of interests that has made Hawaii the warm, inclusive place we all love....

This case stems from complaints concerning the possible influence of $381,000 of private donations over Mayor Kirk Caldwell and his new administration....

"With decisive advantages in money, endorsements, organization, and manpower as well as an ideology...."

State Rep. Karen Awana is out as Democrat House majority leader....

...we heard recently that they are recruiting candidates and working to elect a GOP Senator in Hawaii....

Meanwhile—purely in the interest of saving time and money for fellow investigators--this writer will be obligated to search through the files and make a complete list of the criminal records of all Hawaii’s elected officials and post it online....

The society pages of MidWeek magazine showed Pascua at events with some of Hawaii’s most well-known politicians, including former Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann and prominent Democratic activist Amy Agbayani....