Ballots to vote to be mailed out this Monday, 10/17/2022
Pearl City, October 10, 2022 – As the 2022 General Election ballots are prepared for mailing, election officials want to remind...
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Whoever Wins, Hawaii’s Gubernatorial Candidates Offer A New Style Of Communication 0 Outgoing Gov. David Ige sometimes stumbled with his messaging, leading to criticism over his handling of the pandemic and the Legislature.
A Lawyer. A Doctor. An Engineer. Voters in Hawaii will soon choose between the first two to replace the third....
Kimball named chairwoman, Inaba vice chairman of incoming County Council
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/10/11/hawaii-news/kimball-named-chairwoman-inaba-vice-chairman-of-incoming-county-council/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Why Ethics Reform Hasn’t Been A Bigger Issue In The Hawaii Governor’s Race 0 Even after recent convictions of government officials, the Republican and the Democratic gubernatorial nominees have few specific reform proposals.
You might think the stunning parade of criminal wrongdoing in state, city and county government in recent years would inspire...
How Did Republican Linda Lingle Become Governor Of Hawaii? The historic election of 2002 seemed highly unlikely in the bluest of states. But it happened.
Twenty years ago next month Hawaii elected its first female governor, its first governor of Jewish ancestry, the first former...
Case co-founds House aquaculture caucus
U.S. Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, is joining three House colleagues in forming a bipartisan aquaculture caucus to educate others about...
Aiona, Green spar over abortion, marijuana in first debate
They talked about plans and policy. They instigated and insinuated. They flickered and flared and fired off social-media-inspired salvos to...
Reluctant Standards Commission Proposes Term Limits For Hawaii Lawmakers 2 The panel also forwarded a bill on legislative meetings but will take more time to examine proposals on public records, meetings and a state voters guide.
A measure that would impose a 16-year term limit on service for state legislators narrowly cleared the Commission to Improve...
Hawaii Commission To Vet New Bills To Boost Public Access To Government 0 Two measures that were vetoed by Gov. David Ige are among the proposals the panel plans to take up this week in its effort to restore public trust.
A commission to increase government transparency is set to vote on several measures Wednesday that would reduce the cost of public records, archive government...
The Abortion Issue May Influence Voters In The Hawaii Race For Governor 0 Democrat Josh Green and Republican Duke Aiona differ sharply on the issue, which is on many voters’ minds now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned.
Abortion has generally been a sleeper issue in local politics since 1970, when Hawaii became the first state in the...
Aiona, Tupai call for special legislative session to address criminal justice issue
Republican gubernatorial candidate Duke Aiona and running mate Seaula Jr. Tupai are calling on Gov. David Ige and Lt. Gov....
Shimabukuro fined for ethics code violation
HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Ethics Commission announced Tuesday that it had resolved an investigation of state Sen. Maile Shimabukuro...
Duke Aiona Is Running For Governor Again. Will This Time Be Any Different? 0 The Republican former lieutenant governor and retired judge is well known, but must “thread the needle” as he campaigns in heavily Democratic Hawaii.
Former Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona is making his third run for governor at a time when corruption and scandal have...
Mayor nominates tech entrepreneur to embattled liquor commission
HONOLULU — Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi has nominated tech business entrepreneur Jeffrey Hong to serve on the Honolulu Liquor Commission,...
Private financing not needed to build new stadium, Ige says
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Case ‘concerned’ about possible fed shutdown
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/09/20/hawaii-news/case-concerned-about-possible-fed-shutdown/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Manchin’s Environmental Permitting Plan Splits Hawaii Democrats In Washington 0 Hawaii Congressman Ed Case and U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz find themselves on opposite sides of the issue.
WASHINGTON — With a potential government shutdown looming at the end of the month, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin has once...
A Super PAC Backed By The Carpenters Union Is Pouring Cash Into This Maui Council Race 0 Be Change Now is pushing three candidates who are trying to win seats on the Maui County Council.
The same group funded by the construction industry that has made headlines across Hawaii for political attack ads in past elections is...
GOP Geography: In Hawaii, Support For Republicans Has Grown In Ewa And Kona 2 The Aug. 13 primary saw Republican turnout rise significantly, especially in rural areas.
Support for Republican candidates in Hawaii is still highest on Oahu’s North Shore, west side and in Ewa. But support...
2022 Elections: There’s A Bumper Crop Of Republicans This Year 0 The Hawaii GOP has fielded more than 70 candidates for office this year, more than double the last election.
Janie Gueso, the Republican nominee for Ewa Beach’s House District 40, doesn’t consider herself to be a politician. “I’m a...
