Candidates make their pitches
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Ige signs off on new DOH lab, school supply subsidies
HONOLULU — After weeks of photo-friendly signing ceremonies for high-profile bills, Gov. David Ige spent the past weekend putting serious...
Hawaii GOP Candidates For Governor Want Tax Cuts. Good Luck With The Legislature … The proposals from the major candidates vary, but all would likely face hurdles.
Tax cuts have topped Republican agendas for years and are likely to be a key focus of the GOP candidate...
Hawaii: Fewest Elected Officials Per Capita in USA
Hawaii has 1.7 elected officials per 10,000 citizens, fewest in USA -- this is largely because Hawaii has only 92...
Economy And Housing Are Center Stage In Hot Oahu Senate Race…Carol Fukunaga hopes to defeat upstart Ian Ross in his
With incumbent Brian Taniguchi retiring at the end of his term, the race for the Senate seat covering Manoa and Makiki...
Senate Judicial Committee approves District Court appointees
The state Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to approve the nominations of three new Circuit Court appointees, including one who...
A Year Of Embarrassing Scandal May Help Hawaii Finally Reform Campaign Finance 0 Any changes would have to be approved by lawmakers, but Democrats running for governor say they are serious about the issue.
In the opening months of this election year, Hawaii voters witnessed the outrageous spectacle of two influential state lawmakers pleading...
Anticipated Revenue Windfall Raises The Stakes In OHA Elections 0 Six seats on OHA’s board of trustees, which oversees more than $600 million in trust funds, are up for grabs.
Eighteen candidates are vying for six seats on the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees this year, with promises...
Political Newcomer Sergio Alcubilla Is Seeking To Oust US Rep. Ed Case…Alcubilla admits his candidacy is a long shot, but he’s hoping his stance on social spending will propel him in the Democratic primary.
Sergio Alcubilla never planned to run for Congress against U.S. Rep. Ed Case. He wanted to run for lieutenant governor...
Duke Aiona announces gubernatorial run
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Panel discusses proposals for legislative term limits
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State legislative races set: Incumbents win four seats without challengers
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/06/12/hawaii-news/state-legislative-races-set-incumbents-win-four-seats-without-challengers/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
County Council fields set. Villegas wins reelection to Kona council seat
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Nearly 400 Candidates File For Hawaii’s Primary Election 3 Democrats and Republicans feature a lot of brand name politicians in key races. But a lot of newcomers, incumbents and former officials also are in the running.
Hawaii voters will soon decide who sets the policy agenda on affordable housing, homelessness, education, energy, the economy and the...
Schatz hails Biden action on solar imports
U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, praised President Joe Biden’s action Monday to declare a two-year tariff exemption on solar panels...
Ige signs bills on grant eligibility, kalo water use
Gov. David Ige signed into law last week two bills intended to clear unnecessary legal thicket in the name of...
What Are The Odds Kai Kahele Could Become Governor? … Kahele is a pilot and a war veteran, and may be an appealing candidate. But he has little money for advertising, and was very late to the starting gate.
U.S. Rep. Kai Kahele has been talking privately about running for governor since at least January, and in the months that...
How A Powerful Lawmaker Forced Through A Contentious Energy Bill….When Sen. Donovan Dela Cruz’s pet legislation faced opposition from Rep. Nicole Lowen, he suddenly intervened with the power to make or break her bills.
During the waning days of the 2022 legislative session, a bill to protect coffee — one of the state’s most valuable cash...
Council matchups shaping up: 2 weeks before filing deadline, two incumbents have no challengers
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/05/24/hawaii-news/council-matchups-shaping-up-2-weeks-before-filing-deadline-two-incumbents-have-no-challengers/
Special Interest Money Fuels Hawaii Delegation’s Leadership PACs …Congressional leadership political action committees allow elected officials to help colleagues and political parties.
WASHINGTON — Hawaii Congressman Kai Kahele continues to raise money from corporate donors, lobbyists and political action committees for his...
