Democratic Party

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

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....

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

A key deadline on the election calendar passed with little notice December 3....

...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....

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

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

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....

Although it dismissed the lawsuit -- the Party raised only a facial claim -- the court left open the possibility of an as-applied challenge....

The court upholds Hawaii’s open primary election against this facial constitutional challenge....

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

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 lawsuit, while not exactly popular, is part of a long-term gambit to take the Party -- and Hawaii....

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....

Using the power of the state to equalize political outcomes, in a district where most citizens think one way, is a dangerous idea....

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....

Just as the GOP activists in Idaho want bad-intentioned Democrats and free-thinking independents out of “their” nominating process, so do Democratic Party leaders in Hawaii....

Schatz brought on many of the national consultants who helped Hirono win her seat last November....

In response to Hawaii Democrats' suit to close their primary, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, columnist David Shapiro and Luxury Resort Developer Pierre Omidyar’s Civil Beat have all editorialized in favor of Hawaii adopting California’s ‘Top Two’ primary system....

Here are the Complaint and the Motion for Partial Summary Judgment and Preliminary Injunction, filed yesterday....

to ensure Democrats are elected at the primary stage by ONLY their fellow Democrats....

“I am overwhelmed by the outpouring of support from people throughout the district, urging me to run for Congress" -- Sen Wil Espero

The Hawaii County Democratic Party convention – set for May 18 and May 19 at Kilauea Military Camp ....

...a paradigm shift in the approach taken to complete the work of the legislative session....

...delegates will be electing a new county chair after a long tenure by former chairperson, Tony Gill....

"She understands Hawaii’s role as...the multi-cultural model for a rapidly changing America."

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....

The Democratic Party of Hawaii will file a lawsuit in U.S. District Court to seek an injunction against the state of Hawaii over its primary election laws....

The Democratic Party has two reliable groups of adherents: the rich and the poor...Both groups have little use for the middle class....

If upheld the sentencing that is available to the committees range from censure to reprimand to expulsion from the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i....