Is there anything else odd that will emerge about the Democratic Party presidential nomination process in Hawaii?

First it was the rather chaotic “presidential preference poll” that took place on Easter weekend. Now comes the news that an additional superdelegate post was added for the state’s second in command, Lt. Gov. Shan Tsutsui. The party leadership found out from a media report.

This isn’t the first time the LG, who has complained of being sidelined within the governor’s realm, has felt like an afterthought. Well, it’s good they found a slot for him — even if it took shaking the seat cushions to do it.

Some folks raise barns, others fix roads

There is actual good news from the file on bad roads: It’s the story of Mapele Road in Kahaluu.

Heavy rains in November caused the road to collapse, and the neighbors, left without curbside trash pickup, rallied together to fix it themselves. Large boulders, donations and labor came from the community, along with fill material from the city used to repair the hole.

Disputed ownership of the road had impeded city upkeep of the road. Now officials are assessing the residents’ work. That may take a while longer, but now’s the time for a shout-out to the community.