Everyone got their chance to exercise their freedom to vote on Tuesday. There is also a certain amount of freedom for visual expressions of support for a political candidate, as long as they comport with general signage laws. The Office of Elections does not regulate this.

But in addition to law, there’s also something called common sense, which suggests that too much sign-waving and sign-displaying is counterproductive. Campaigners, a little “mahalo” sign-waving is nice. But giving it all a rest soon after an election is even nicer. Let’s put the signs away until 2020.

Celebrating Windward Oahu’s wild side

Ka Iwi Coalition and Livable Hawaii Kai Hui, along with state parks officials, will mark the 30th anniversary of the successful Sandy Beach Initiative vote with a bronze plaque dedication ceremony, set for noon Thursday, at the first hairpin turn along the Makapuu Point Lighthouse Trail.

That’s a fitting place, as it offers vast sea and coastal views. The views are easy for the public to access thanks to aloha ‘aina in the form of grassroots efforts to fend off plans, dating back to the early 1970s, to develop lands between Sandy Beach and Makapuu as a resort and residential site. On Nov. 8, 1988, city voters backed the initiative’s proposal to rezone the area as a preservation district.