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He noted there were some who did not agree with his decisions and opposed the moves....

Schatz received first-quarter donations from at least 96 individuals who also gave to Hanabusa in 2009 or 2010....

Previously appointed to the House in January 2009 to complete the unexpired term of the late Bob Nakasone.... 

Uncle Sam and Kanoho have a talk about the future....

"With the support of a majority of the House of Representatives, Speaker-elect Joe Souki has established leading committees ...."

Angry comments were plastered on Abercrombie's Facebook page following the announcement of his decision Wednesday, with some predicting he would be a one-term governor....

Senate Vice President Donna Mercado Kim (Sen. District 14) has been selected as the President of the Senate ....

Plans are underway to establish an additional Office of the Lt. Governor on Maui....

“This does not make any logical/political sense, so therefore it must be personal.” --Washington Post

Obama spent most of the speech describing his own impressions of Inouye....

Inouye's chief of staff, Jennifer Sabas, says despite the disappointment, Inouye's office wishes Schatz "the best of luck."

"For me, personally, I believe global climate change is real, and it is the most urgent challenge of our generation," Schatz said.

"The lesson for everybody is you don't want your town to turn into this."

"Our Hawai'i has never faced such a precarious position on Capitol Hill"

Of course, we disagreed later over how to ensure Hawaii's representation in the Senate in a post-Inouye world, and that cost me dearly....

The fight between Hanabusa and Hirono over Inouye’s seat is the latest flare-up of the battle between old-boys and progressives within the Democratic Party....

If Hanabusa is appointed senator, you can take the names of most of the folks listed above as possible candidates in the special election ....

On Saturday, Dec. 22, Senator Inouye will lie in state from 5 p.m. to midnight in the State Capitol Rotunda. A short program will commence with the arrival of the senator’s casket....

“…we’re electing our next senator-for-life in this process….”

... Coordinating committee will vet applicants for “good standing” qualification ....

Pending the election, the governor shall make a temporary appointment to fill the vacancy by selecting a person from a list of three prospective appointees submitted by the same political party as the prior incumbent....

Boylan said the letter is Abercrombie's to release. But he confirmed it was Inouye's "last wish" for Hanabusa to succeed him.

If no one is watching, what’s going to happen next will affect the future of public education in Hawaii.... 

Stalking the stage behind two beefy bodyguards, Abercrombie bellows at the protesters: “Then join the Democratic Party and you get the faith and trust of people.”

“I don’t support Osama bin-Laden. I didn’t cheat on my LSAT.” That was the message HD11 Democratic House candidate Kaniela Ing blurted out to the astounded members of the Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission at a hearing Thursday, November 1.

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

Hanabusa said she doesn't condone the practice, but will gladly continue to accept all the money and political help that comes from it.

Pro-Rail Pacific Resources Partnership today released its first anti-Cayetano ad for the General Election season....

As of Monday, Ing will owe as much as $950 in fines and will be barred from receiving additional public funding until the report is filed and the fines are paid....

· use of illegal campaign contributions to obtain public funding,

· Mr. Ing taking over $5,900 in cash from his own Committee without appropriate receipts or descriptions

...Larry Mehau associate John Carroll announced his support of Larry Mehau associate Mazie Hirono in the US Senate race today....

Yesterday the General Contactors' Association of Hawaii (GCA) held a candidate forum between Charles Djou and Colleen Hanabusa....

Chris Manabat has highlighted his six years as a staffer at the State Legislature...he neglects to mention is that he served as an office manager for his mother, Rep. Rida Cabanilla....

...there's significant evidence that there was a different dynamic going on, and one that didn't follow the sort of liberal/conservative dimension that we tend to focus on....

“Tulsi is a pure devotee. She is a little plant, a Holy Basil…. You don’t just leave, you are totally black banned if you leave."

A Democratic state representative says, “They’re like a couple of high school kids.”

Meet The Real Hanabusa for yourself at TheRealHanabusa.com....

"Is PRP implying that Mazie Hirono who also received illegal contributions did any wrongdoing?" -- Ben Cayetano

Rep. Hirono states that the Jones Act has created 10,000 maritime jobs in Hawaii, and the Hawaii maritime industry generates an annual turnover of more than $4.7 billion and provides wages of $1.1 billion. These are extravagant numbers ... 

Cayetano does not dispute that the contributions were accepted, nor does he dispute that most of the fines levied by the Campaign Spending Commission went unpaid....

“Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (D-Hawaii) collected more than $31,000 in interest on a $125,000 loan….”

There are so many layers of ignorance and stupidity in Halperin’s first paragraph that it is difficult to know where to begin....

Another piece of the Leeward Community Benefits scandal all of which leads right back to Ernie Martin and Mufi Hannemann.

The assessments were levied after the Campaign Spending Commission investigators uncovered thousands of dollars in illegal campaign contributions, contributed to Hirono as a part of Hawaii's extensive "Pay to Play" scandal....

"Waihee was instrumental in planning, facilitating, and effectuating the misappropriation of funds from the trusts...."

The board lacks any significant degree of discipline or decorum and there is little attempt to follow Roberts Rules of Order except when it is convenient to control the speech of any who may hold dissenting views....