Politicians

The state House investigation of a challenge to former speaker Calvin Say’s right to hold his seat in Hawaii’s House of Representatives has taken a new twist....

Babes Against Biotech opposed DeCoite....

...His loyalty to President Obama apparently supersedes his duties as a representative of his constituents....

On August 22, Neil Abercrombie sent a letter to Washington, D.C., urging the Federal Communications Commission to approve Comcast’s controversial proposal to merge with Time Warner....

...Totally unrelated story -- Dec 17, 2014: Corruption: Al Hee Indicted on 13 Counts--Could Get 39 Years in Federal Prison (Indictment announced on 2nd anniversary of Dan Inouye's death)....

...moving to a new time slot of 4-6 p.m....

...Illinois Gov. Rauner names Hawaii's former 'superstar governor' Linda Lingle as Illinois COO....

After a strong start, the lawmaker from the 9th senatorial district began to slow and slur his words ....

...the appointment of James “Duke” Aiona as interim executive director will strengthen the organization’s ability to speak for families across the state....

MONDAY thru ALOHA FRIDAY 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM on AM940 KKNE....

Through his own admission, Johanson had no intention of beginning and finishing his term as a Republican....

UPDATE Dec 31: Rep Beth Fukumoto Chang has been elected Minority Leader and Rep Andria Tupola has been elected Floor Leader....

Host Representative Gene Ward discusses the legislature with Representatives Andria Tupola and Feki Pouha....

This is happening now because Dan Inouye is dead.  There will be more....

"We will spend public funds thoughtfully and without waste to avoid raising taxes...."

"We listened, and we heard an open invitation to work with Governor Ige on legislative issues...."

May God Bless all of you. May God continue to bless our great state, and may God continue to bless the United States of America....

Representative Gene Ward speaks with John David Waiheʻe III  who served as the fourth Governor of Hawaii from 1986 to 1994....

Hawaii’s state campaign spending commissioners want the Honolulu city prosecutor to investigate a case brought by former Gov. Ben Cayetano against Pacific Resource Partnership’s political action committee....

State Senator Sam Slom is interviewed by Keali’i Akina on the November 10 edition of “Think Tech Hawaii”....

Does this mean the Ige administration will break from the HSTA and propose a publicly funded voucher program so we can all give taxpayer money to private schools?

...leadership changes are expected to affect the legislative agendas of the state Department of Labor and the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism....

"Hawaiʻi needs leadership that moves us forward collectively instead of favoring special interests."

Although Dr. Akina did not win the seat, he garnered more than 92,000 votes, which is approximately one vote for every four persons who voted in the Hawaii General Election....

While voters across the country handed Republicans control of the U.S. Senate and expanded their numbers in the U.S. House of Representatives, virtually nothing changed  for Hawaii....

Joe Souki makes Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ....

...if we are honored to win this race, in our first 30 days in office, I will....

She disputes Keli'i Akina's call for racial inclusiveness....

Ige comes under increasing scrutiny for supporting tax hikes while misleading attacks on Duke Aiona fall apart....

...the election being conducted by Defendant Nago and the State of Hawaii Office of Elections is unconstitutional under the Seventeenth Amendment....

The renewable mandates make Hawaii more unaffordable and the mothballed interisland cable is yet another boondoggle....

Why did David Ige sign Grover Norquist's pledge not to raise taxes only to break it later? He's not the only one....

David Ige Once Promised Hawaii Taxpayers He Wouldn't Raise Their Taxes, Then Promptly Broke It....

Takai actually ran a TV commercial claiming he opposed the pension tax “every time.”  This is false and Takai knows it....

...a tax that has been described as the largest tax increase in U.S. history....

...the Aloha state should not be lead by those who want gain by invoking FEAR, but by leaders who can cast a vision and implement a plan that brings HOPE to our islands....

Takai voted to raid the state retirement fund and to institute a pension tax....

...Faleomavaega neither resigned nor retired and finally has returned home just a few days short of a year after his medical evacuation last October....

Senator Ige Leaves Door Open For More Excise Taxes, Jokes About Hot School Crisis....

...Furlough Fridays, as they ACTUALLY happened, including David Ige's role....

...it almost worked, until Goldman Sachs taught them all the meaning of "preferred stock"....

... it’s one of the reasons that Hawaii has the highest cost of living in the nation ....

"Hawaii's medical doctors understand the need to reform healthcare in America the right way and I am honored to earn their support," commented Djou....

With just 10 days left, the race is a dead heat and Senator Ige is on defense....

House Speaker Joe Souki has refused a request to expel former House Speaker Calvin Say....

...Barbara Marumoto, Campaign Manager, issued the following statement on Team Djou's congressional campaign's Pre-General FEC report....

... how can we expect him to juggle pressing issues ....

With just 11 days until the election, the race is tied at 47% to 47%....