Politicians

... there is now a vacancy in HD 10 ....

... SD5 is now up for election in 2024 cycle ....

... Sunday November 5, 2023, at State Capitol ....

... will RFK go Libertarian or 'No Labels'? ....

... We call on ALL candidates who were endorsed by @sierraclubhi in 2022 to repudiate their support over this awful pro-terrorism sentiment .... 

... The 7 percentage point decline was the seventh smallest among states ....

... State House Minority Leader Diamond Garcia ripped Biden for his kitchen-fire comparison and appearing to fall asleep at a memorial service ....

... The fire was insignificant, contained to the kitchen and under control within 20 minutes, according to the local fire department ....

... “Genuine sympathy is better than contrived empathy,” the business wrote in the post of the photo of the sign. “It’s not always about you Mr. President.” ....

... Green has an approval rating of 62% and a disapproval rating of 22% ....

... If we don’t demand action, followup on our demands and show the consequences at the ballot box, then we have failed in our civic duty ....

... Hawai‘i will have more out elected LGBTQIA+ officials at one time than we ever had in the history of our state ....

“...If it would make Ms. Har more at ease, I’m willing to meet her in the tavern, or bar of her choice to conduct the debate....”

... only incumbents get to pass out goodies ....

...When Honolulu County Council member Andy Mirikitani faced trial in 2001 for fraud, theft, extortion, and bribery, key testimony came from Cynthia McMillan, the wife of now-State Senator Karl Rhoads (D-Downtown Honolulu)....  

... The State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers (SHOPO) represents over 2,700 police officers of the Honolulu, Maui, Kauai, and Hawaii Police departments .... 

... information about a candidate’s sources of income; business ownership interests; officer or director positions in businesses; debts; real property interests; clients represented before state agencies; and creditor interests in an insolvent business ....

... Where did this money come from? ....

... Josh Green had to be schooled as to what Hawaii is ....

... District 21 incumbent state Sen. Maile Shimabukuro, District 44 incumbent state Rep. Cedric Gates and District 44 challenger Darius Kila ....

... Bodycam video of Matt Lopresti getting arested for DUI (again) ....

... Hawaii has 1.7 elected officials per 10,000 citizens, fewest in USA -- this is largely because Hawaii has only 92 elected officials below the state level.  The next lowest state, Rhode Island, has 983 ....

... Hawaii State Teachers Association recommendations for Hawaii State House and Senate candidates in the upcoming 2022 primary election ....

"...we must still elect over 35,000 out LGBTQ people to office...."

... Council Dist 2: Makua Rothman vs convicted cocaine dealer Chad Tsuneyoshi ....

...  a Kahele representative said Kahele had a meeting with kalo farmers on Maui and could not attend ....

... sponsored by Hawaii Christian Coalition ....

... After taking a straw poll, the commission narrowed the field to Logan and Ebner, choosing to go outside the embattled department for its next leader ....

... Public Policy Polling surveyed 644 likely Democratic primary voters in Hawaii from February 8-9, 2022 ....

... Kai Kahele to make announcement May 7 ....

... survey of likely 2022 Democratic Primary voters in Hawai’i shows the race for Lieutenant Governor is essentially a four-way tie ....

... HSTA priority bills clear House Finance Committee to full House, Senate votes ....

... Vitaly Tretyakov, quipped amid the crosstalk "Is she some sort of Russian agent?" prompting Solovyov to joke "yes." ....

... Low taxes, school choice help inform ALEC's ranking of best, worst governors ....

“...Gabbard’s Hare Krishna cult leader Chris Butler wants recognition from the real Hindus in India.  To that end, he has directed his loyal servant Tulsi Gabbard to kiss up to the Hindu nationalist government of India.  India’s foreign policy is aligned with Russia and is anti-Islamist which then leads Gabbard to align with Putin….”

... Oahu Democrats vote 15-2 in resolutions committee to condemn former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard for speaking as featured guest at CPAC dinner ....

... Heidi's husband, Chad Tsuneyoshi, is a federal ex-con convicted for his part in a 1000kg cocaine ring ....

... Somebody needs to tell ex-Rep Kaniela Ing the left doesn't like Russia anymore ....

... MidWeek profiles Keli'i Akina ....

... “Mayor Lightfoot’s blatant anti-white racism is abhorrent,” Gabbard, a fellow Democrat, said .... 

.... Speaker Saiki and Senate President Kochi have until April 28 (Adjournment Day) to rectify the situation if they so desire ....

"... He didn't see all my fancy degrees.  He didn't see that I was an elected official...."

... “Sharon then related that she was going to be the next governor but ‘this’ will mess up her plans.” ....

... The post caused a stir among some lawmakers during the Legislature’s opening day ....

...last year Youssef briefly courted journalists with a story about Hunter’s links to the now-defunct mbloom fund....

..."What they're talking about now is not to justify it, but to present a vision of what it would look like if it happened."....

...I am retiring from the Hawaii House of Representatives on November 3, 2020, after 30 wonderful and fulfilling years....

...Newly released voter assistance tool scores HI politicians’ success at working across the aisle....

...Live at Facebook.com/KokuaCouncil on Monday, September 14, 2020, from 11am to 12:30pm....

...Its been a difficult few months for the American Samoa Democratic Party....