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...candidates running for the open seat in Hawaii's 1st Congressional District attended this forum....

The Hawaii State Ethics Commission did not receive a candidate’s financial disclosure statement by the statutory deadline from the following candidates....

Honolulu City Council District 4 (East Oahu) candidate Natalie Iwasa picked up key endorsements....

We have a historic opportunity this year to make a difference for our community by electing someone like Charles....

Of the 22 candidates running in the 2014 election to become trustees in the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, only Dr. Keli'i Akina rejects the idea of an independent Hawaiian nation ....

...PBS Insights Thursday, July 17, 8:00 pm....

Grace is the Republican candidate for the Waikiki-Ala Moana seat currently held by Democrat Tom Brower, who gained international notoriety last year for using a sledgehammer to smash shopping carts used by the homeless....

The median donation to the Djou campaign was $100 and 88% of the donations came from Hawaii....

Some of the other forums and debates that Governor Abercrombie declined participation in include, Kokua Council, KITV’s televised debate and Think Tech’s Kaka’ako candidate forum....

...the Future Majority Project outlined its “14 in ‘14 Races to Watch” for November....

...the next step is "Toss-up!"....

Out-of-state donations were less than 1% of total contributions. Total donations included more than 1,205 individual donations averaging $299.50....

Since the last election, Hawaii has lost over 90 years of seniority and now has the junior-most congressional delegation in the U.S....

...we Americans have within us the strength and ability to change our community, our state and our nation for the better....

Cayetano sued to clear his name after PRP Hawaii spent $2 million on a media campaign against him....

A published analysis by a senior political reporter for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser rates Andria Tupola as the GOP’s best young prospect....

Brower has lost the confidence of the groups and individuals who once supported him....

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....