Politicians

Facts learned during the course of the investigation will determine whether the attorney general’s office pursues or recommends criminal charges....

...attorney Lance Collins lodged a complaint on behalf of two of his clients regarding the actions of Rep. Karl Rhoads while he was chair of a special investigating committee looking into former Speaker Calvin Say....

...the new committee will explore whether Galuteria is qualified to serve....

AMATA COLEMAN RADEWAGEN (AUMUA AMATA), Republican, was elected as American Samoa’s Member of Congress on November 4, 2014....

"... you may currently enjoy the privilege of occupying a seat, you do not own it - it does not belong to you.  Show some respect to the people who put you there ...."

Even in his latest pet project: the election of the new prime minister of India, he has been eclipsed by the other Samoan in the House, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) ....

How did your Representative and Senator vote?

...Seventeenth Amendment issues matter. Its strange wording allows legislatures to game the system....

As the Minority member on the House Special Committee to investigate the residency challenge to Rep. Calvin Say, I know many people expected me to put forward a dissenting opinion....

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....