Maui County

...The Star Advertiser polled 60% of Democrats in their sample; while our pollster believes that the number of Democrats in our congressional district is closer to 45% of the electorate....

Liliha, “the last of the old-time places on Oahu”, is being targeted by the pro-development Pacific Resources Partnership....

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Hawai'i Free Press endorsements on State and County ballot initiatives....

Defend Ben is now doing the same thing on behalf of Ben's candidacy, and Ben is certainly not censuring Defend Ben....

...free food and an opportunity to tell Charles about the issues you care about most....

... candidates who strongly support saving farmland and who will work to promote local farms ....

Even when given a softball question on finding common ground between the political parties, Colleen Hanabusa, actually stated, "I'm not quite sure what you mean by common ground."

Tonight at 8:00 p.m. PBS will host the final debate ....

Galuteria is a major force behind the continuing legislative attempt to tax the pension income of our retirees....

...supported by an unlimited pledge of ad valorem property tax....

Djou offered a clear vision for Hawai’i: create jobs here at home by strengthening our small businesses and build a better future for our children ....

It took three months for UHSC to stop Ing from misrepresenting himself but after Ing was threatened with expulsion from UH, he capitulated....

If Proposal #2 is approved by voters, the Council could create any special fund it wishes and override Cayetano's veto with a 6-3 super-majority.

Thursday, October 25, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in Classroom 1, 2515 Dole Street....

...the Sierra Club has claimed that they oppose the Public Lands Development Corporation but are supporting Clayton Hee who voted for and supported it in the Senate....

residents have reported receiving 4 or 5 large mailers from PRP supporting Carol Fukunaga, which potentially cost over $60,000 to print and mail

Ample reserves and demonstrated revenue-raising ability provide the city with the  flexibility to manage both expenditure pressures and economic cyclicality.

The Court denied an appeal by Bombardier Transportation USA Inc....

BRT would provide the same transit ridership for about one tenth the cost....

"Because camping fees will be deposited into the general fund, rather than a special revenue account or other special fund, the parks and recreation department has no plan for how it intends to make improvements to the camping program." -- Audit

City Reduction In Bus Service For Rail Could Be Federal Violation According To US Dept of Transportation Policy....

Today my team and I are announcing the results of our poll: We are in a dead heat with the leading candidate....

Senator Daniel K. Inouye has endorsed Kirk Caldwell for Mayor of the City & County of Honolulu.

Through my work over the years at U.S. VETS, a veterans shelter in Kapolei, I’ve seen first hand how a person’s life can change ....

Caldwell's statement that the Honolulu Rapid Rail Transit will keep the country, country through containing urban sprawl is disingenuous....

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“This report and one TSA fiasco after another have demonstrated that this isn’t the problem of a few bad apples. There are system-wide problems...."

Hurry, hurry to build an independent power base!

the No.1 transit bus in the nation will be dismantled and reconfigured to provide life support for the rail.

I support Ben Cayetano for Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu. Here's why....

The rail project gets sloppier by the day. The "pushers" of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) are to blame for this mess....

According to the HRS § 11-382: Campaign funds shall not be used "To support the campaigns of candidates other than the candidate with which they are directly associated."

This morning the City Council will have the first reading of Bill 65 to accept a revision of the Ewa Development Plan.

There is always a massive difference between whether the Star Advertiser's management likes an idea or a candidate, or not, and if not then their editorials are unreasonably unfair....

We are so proud of Paulette Kaleikini - the woman from Nanakuli who with class, precision, and patience, brought some justice to this runaway train gone bad....

The ceremony honoring our Medal of Honor recipients will be held Tuesday, October 2 at former MCAS Ewa Field beginning at 9:00AM and will last approximately thirty minutes....

You might think that I am referring to some Don Quixotic syndrome. But their Wind Mill Deficiency is actually more real and its effects on society are seriously deleterious.

You may have received an email from a third party today or yesterday that claims to be in support of my campaign and requesting donations on my behalf.

...a 2-1 Ninth Circuit panel held that the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments protect the homeless against the City of L.A.'s seizure and destruction of their "momentarily unattended" property....

... the Hawaii Supreme Court denied the City and County of Honolulu’s motion for reconsideration of the Court’s recent ruling ....

 Google Image of 737 Kaipuu St, Honolulu -- Is this Chris Manabat's REAL residence?

September 27, 2012 at 8:00 pm: Honolulu City Council District 1 and State House District 26

Richard Fale is another young leader that I am proud to support in the upcoming election. Vivian and I know the sacrifices that it takes to be a public servant and Richard Fale has been a servant leader throughout his young adult life....

43 days left until the November 6th General Election!

"Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it." -- George Santayana

The Washington Post said the film "plays squarely to folks who feel that Christians today are persecuted."

...one of the proposed amendments would specifically allow a major film production studio in an industrial zoned area near Campbell Industrial Park, as proposed under resolution 08-93.  The Planning Commission recommends denial....

We need to elect leaders who are more concerned about America than their political party and will put aside partisan differences to work together to solve our nation's problems. 

About 47 percent of the designated habitat is located on land belonging to the state, 11 percent is on federal lands, 9 percent is on city and county lands, while 33 percent on of the land privately owned.