Reducing Access To Voting Is Not The Way To Deal With Ballot Problems We need more polling places and drop boxes, not fewer.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/reducing-access-to-voting-is-not-the-way-to-deal-with-ballot-problems/
Political
Data Dive: Buying Lei Is A Cost Of Doing Politics In Hawaiʻi Here’s a look at how much City Council members spend on the colorful and often fragrant garlands.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/data-dive-buying-lei-cost-of-politics-in-hawaii/
Hawaiʻi Elections Officials Tackle Big Island Ballot Discrepancies After finding major discrepancies in how many Kauaʻi ballots were cast, a state commission is looking at the Big Island numbers.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/hawai%ca%bbi-elections-officials-tackle-big-island-ballot-discrepancies/
Gov. Josh Green raises possibility of 2028 run for president
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/08/02/hawaii-news/gov-josh-green-raises-possibility-of-2028-run-for-president/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Rule by Decree: Is Hawaii’s Democracy Broken?
Is Hawaii’s democracy broken? Here is one day of ‘emergency’ proclamations from Hawaii Governor Josh Green -- all dated July...
GOVERNOR GREEN ELECTED TO LEADERSHIP ROLES BY GOVERNORS ASSOCIATIONS TO ELEVATE HAWAI‘I’S VOICE ON BIPARTISAN PRIORITIES
GOVERNOR GREEN ELECTED TO LEADERSHIP ROLES BY GOVERNORS ASSOCIATIONS TO ELEVATE HAWAI‘I’S VOICE ON BIPARTISAN PRIORITIES HONOLULU – Governor Josh...
Investigation Finds Vote Discrepancies In 2024 Kauaʻi Election A state Elections Commission subcommittee found evidence that the state counted hundreds more ballots than were cast on Kauaʻi.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/07/investigation-finds-vote-discrepancies-in-2024-kaua%ca%bbi-election/
Hawaiʻi Public Defender Urges Governor To Bar Cops From Working With ICE Call to issue an executive order echoes legislation that failed this year but raises questions about autonomy of local law enforcement.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/07/hawaii-public-defender-urges-governor-bar-cops-working-ice/
No Confidence: We Need To Force Legislative Leaders To Clean Up Their Own Houses One thing the public can do is petition leadership to investigate the $35,000 given by the FBI to a lawmaker during a federal corruption investigation.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/07/no-confidence-we-need-to-force-legislative-leaders-to-clean-up-their-own-houses/
The Sunshine Blog: Taxpayers Keep Paying For Disgraced City Officials Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/06/the-sunshine-blog-taxpayers-keep-paying-for-disgraced-city-officials/
Hawaiʻi Senator Didn’t Disclose Possible Conflict Of Interest Before Voting Donovan Dela Cruz voted four times in favor of passing a bill designed to protect māmaki tea, even though he owns a māmaki tea business. No other senators declared conflicts either.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/06/hawai%ca%bbi-senator-didnt-disclose-possible-conflict-of-interest-before-voting/
Honolulu City Council Votes To Shake Up Its Leadership New alliances are taking shape as Native Hawaiians occupy all three of the top positions.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/06/honolulu-city-council-votes-to-shake-up-its-leadership/
Hawaiʻi Governor Urged To Reconsider Possible Veto Of E-Bike Bill Advocates say HB 958 addresses a growing public safety challenge. But the attorney general worries it’s unconstitutional and a threat to electric vehicles.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/06/hawaii-governor-urged-to-reconsider-possible-veto-of-e-bike-bill/
GOVERNOR GREEN RELEASES INTENT-TO-VETO LIST
GOVERNOR GREEN RELEASES INTENT-TO-VETO LIST HONOLULU – Governor Josh Green, M.D., today informed legislative leaders and stakeholders of his intent...
GOVERNOR GREEN TO TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON D.C.
GOVERNOR GREEN TO TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON D.C. HONOLULU – Governor Josh Green, M.D., will travel to Washington D.C. on Sunday,...
Could Kauaʻi’s Mayor Ride Wave Of Strong Fundraising To Statewide Office? Mayor Derek Kawakami has not decided his next move, which may depend on a looming decision by Hawaiʻi Senate President Ron Kouchi, whom he calls a mentor.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/06/could-kauais-mayor-ride-wave-of-strong-fundraising-to-statewide-office/
The 2026 Kauaʻi Mayor’s Race Is Off To An Early Start Two familiar faces on the Garden Island have emerged as frontrunners, declaring their intent to run months before it’s even time for candidates to register.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/the-2026-kaua%ca%bbi-mayors-race-is-off-to-an-early-start/
An Inside Look At The Sudden Shake-Up In House Leadership After replacing Finance Committee chair Kyle Yamashita, Chris Todd promises to reform how the House handles money bills.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/an-inside-look-at-the-sudden-shake-up-in-house-leadership/
Yamashita Ousted As Chair Of State House Finance Committee Lawmakers say Democrats were disappointed with his leadership, especially with the Hawaiʻi Legislature facing financial uncertainty from Trump.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/yamashita-ousted-as-chair-of-state-house-finance-committee/
How To Change The Pay-To-Play Culture in Hawaiʻi? Here Are Some Ideas There’s still hope for much-needed reforms, but face it: There’ll be no help from legislative leaders.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/how-to-change-the-pay-to-play-culture-in-hawai%ca%bbi-here-are-some-ideas/
