Democratic Party

If he loses their August showdown, Schatz will be the first appointee spurned in a primary since 1996....

93 percent more liberal than the rest of the Senate on economic issues, 73 percent more liberal on social issues, and 71 percent more liberal on foreign policy issues....

We found no small irony in Gabbard quickly taking the seat Faleomavaega waited years to earn....

...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....

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....

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

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)....

This is the first combined House-Senate Majority package since 2008....

We thought the media had turned the corner on the issue of how to handle the disappearance of Faleomavaega....

...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....

...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 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....