New era of negative campaigning begins in Hawaii
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Does US Sen. Brian Schatz Have ‘A Job For Life?’ … Hawaii’s senior senator is on the ballot this year but faces little competition. Some say it’s because he made all the right moves.
Brian Schatz is serving in the U.S. Senate, but as a politician working for a small state like Hawaii he...
Diversifying The Economy: Governor Contenders Would Boost Ag, Small Business …Vicky Cayetano wants a permanent 50% excise tax cut for small businesses, while Josh Green is proposing new government subsidies to support Hawaii agriculture.
The frightening tourism shutdown at the outset of the pandemic underscored the risks of Hawaii’s deep dependence on the visitor...
Big Island Redistricting Forces 2 State Senators To Run Against Each Other 0 In the Aug. 13 primary, Sen. Lorraine Inouye will challenge Sen. Laura Acasio and former HSTA President Wil Okabe to represent the greater Hilo area.
New Senate district boundaries on the Big Island have created a competitive Democratic primary race featuring longtime state Sen. Lorraine...
Approvals still high for Josh Green in Hawaii governor’s race
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/07/24/hawaii-news/approvals-still-high-for-green-in-governors-race/
Big Island lawmakers react to campaign fundraiser ban
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/07/24/hawaii-news/big-island-lawmakers-react-to-campaign-fundraiser-ban/
Hawaii Lawmakers Took $500k In Campaign Cash This Session Despite Pleas To Ban Campaign Cash During Session 0 Top brass at the Legislature have bolstered their reelection campaigns with money raised from lobbyists, labor unions and other groups while they make decisions on state policy.
Hawaii lawmakers accepted half-a-million dollars worth of campaign cash during the 2022 legislative session even as calls to end that...
Hawaii police union endorses Aiona for governor
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/07/20/hawaii-news/hawaii-police-union-endorses-aiona-for-governor/
County gears up for primary election: Lack of elections administrator won’t slow the process
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/07/10/hawaii-news/county-gears-up-for-primary-election-lack-of-elections-administrator-wont-slow-the-process/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Council overrides Roth veto: Affordable housing bill adds new eligible programs
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/07/07/hawaii-news/council-overrides-roth-veto-affordable-housing-bill-adds-new-eligible-programs/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Record number of Hawaii election observers, new ballot tracking planned
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/07/06/hawaii-news/record-number-of-hawaii-election-observers-new-ballot-tracking-planned/
Hawaii Will Add A Few Voter Centers For This Year’s Primary. Are More Needed? … Good government groups are again calling for more in-person voting sites. But elections officials say resources limit how many sites each county can manage.
Thousands of voters who wanted to cast their votes in-person on Election Day in November 2020 found themselves waiting for...
Hawaii Redistricting Pits Like-Minded Friends Against Each Other…After a decade serving neighboring House districts, Gregg Takayama and Roy Takumi vie for their new shared seat.
Two undefeated state representatives are competing against each other for the Pearl City seat in the House this year as...
Candidates make their pitches
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/06/30/hawaii-news/candidates-make-their-pitches/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
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...
