Politicians

Two separate polls recently released show Duke Aiona as the clear choice for Hawai‘i voters....

“It took 4 years to add 2 lanes to the old 4-lane Kalanianaole Highway while at the same time paving 6 lanes...."

...Tom Brower's use of state money to buy the sledgehammer that he used to smash the shopping carts of the homeless is a story that just won't die...

An “open” endorsement means the union does not endorse a candidate....

“Six more members of board of directors for the Hawaii Health Connector will vacate June 30 leaving the board without a quorum.  It is a perfect time to replace it with a solution that is more appropriate for the state of Hawai’i."

"...Brower abused the power of his position last year by using legislative office funds to purchase a sledgehammer which he subsequently used in raids to destroy shopping carts used by the homeless...."

Meanwhile in Hawaii: Cayetano vs PRP: You're corrupt so you have no right to say I'm corrupt....

...see which issues our Hawaii candidates chose to focus on....

...Cayetano had claimed PRP's ad campaign tarnished his reputation by unfairly portraying him as corrupt for accepting about $500,000 in illegal campaign contributions during the Democrat's narrow re-election victory over Linda Lingle....

...Duke is leading in the polls - no matter who he faces in the General Election this November....

Gov. Neil Abercrombie today announced the appointment of George Okuda to the state House of Representatives seat for District 48....

...Ige with 48 percent to 37 percent, with 15 percent undecided....

We were among those waiting for a quick Faleomavaega retort in his usual overkill with dates, times and places of consultation and were surprised by the silence....

"America needs good people with strong credentials and a willingness to stand up for what is right against the corrosive special interests in Washington D.C.”

"...our elected leaders continually disrespect the voters by passing laws that the people have clearly said they do not want,” Bateman said....

The governor has gotten in some hot water for remarks seen as insensitive....

...Rough Seas for Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie's Obamacare Exchange....

Since Abercrombie’s tenure as governor, hundreds of millions of dollars that should have been used to repair deteriorating highways and bridges have set untapped....

Azerbaijan has launched an unusual campaign to win influence among U.S. lawmakers, teaming up with a Turkish guru in exile and the sister of Texas Gov. Rick Perry....

...even as the ailing, 13-term delegate was having his statement inserted into the Congressional Record, freshman U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) was upstaging him....

In Hawaii, despite almost 60 years of one-party rule, we see our quality of life declining....

"...it’s all the more important the people of Hawai‘i have an electoral field that offers balance and choice...."

The Super PAC will be promoting our unique Homeowners Bill of Rights and Wrongs ....

...we will have to keep a close eye on our election office to see if and when he or someone on his behalf picks up a packet containing the petitions that must be circulated....

...We need to abide, throughout Hawaii, by the environmental and cultural regulations our state has enacted....

"Sec. Shinseki's resignation, however, does not fix the underlying failures at the VA."

Today the Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled on Hanabusa v Honolulu, Colleen Hanabusa's fake effort to fight to close Waimanalo Gulch Landfill....

If anyone is looking for evidence that Faleomavaega really has lost his mind, perhaps his reaction to the growing Veterans Affairs crisis is providing it....

Among the candidates to represent District 41 in the state House are a convicted criminal who found God and two outspoken contenders who bring their own brand of controversy....

The investigation showed Aduja’s campaign issued $30,000 worth of checks to her former husband, Lee Williams.... Williams subsequently was arrested during a Chinatown drug bust....

"A compelling spot..." -- Political Radar

It has been just over seven months now that Faleomavaega continues to have been absent from public view....

Yesterday, Hawaii Democrats held their state convention and speaker after speaker made solemn promises to continue the status quo of one-party rule....

What They're Really Trying To Save Explains How They Behaved....

No Republican is now challenging corruption-tainted Rep Rida Cabanilla ....

"I join the Obama administration in urging Thailand’s armed forces to return power to democratic institutions.”

...Cabanilla – the only representative to leave the floor to avoid voting on same sex marriage – still has no real opposition....

Senator Slom addresses issues facing Hawaii and our State government....

...the constant, negative sniping at the HRP is counter productive and helps no one....

... if any Republican can succeed in the Aloha State, it could be Fukumoto ....

...our state has veered off course over the past four years with entrenched politicians who cater to special interests....

Turtle Bay vividly demonstrates the difference in problem solving between gubernatorial candidate Senator David Ige and Governor Neil Abercrombie....

"...we wrote to our congressional delegation and were told, in no uncertain terms, that we would not be able to secure it...."

...the last four years have done nothing to restore my trust in government....

State House Majority Whip Romy Cachola, D-Kalihi, has hired Honolulu criminal defense attorney Michael Green to represent him....

...twelve-stop statewide kick off tour beginning next week....

"Colleen Hanabusa has voted in support of the recommendations of the Simpson-Bowles commission, which proposed cuts to Social Security benefits...."

Since fiscal year 1997, the East-West Center has received 11 earmarks totaling $109.7 million....