The state plans to start processing ballots on Oct. 24 so they will be able deliver a first report shortly after 7 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 3, with a second report around 10 p.m. So go vote. Read more
As speculation increases that the half-finished, nearly $9 billion project is going to run out of money, neither man has been able to say what they will do if that happens. Read more
Ige is able to listen to critics and adjust; the remaining question is, why must it be so difficult? Read more
We have two politicians with a demonstrated ability to talk and and talk, struck mute when the question is, “What will you do about rail?” Read more
If Brian Schatz is now learning how to use those federal tools and has the interest in doing so, it will open a new era in federal leadership. Read more
Once, we could worry about king tides and whether we should build a 30-meter telescope on Mauna Kea. We fretted over the city’s much-fumbled rail project or if the city and state could mash up some coherent COVID-19 crisis plans. Read more
In the time before COVID-19, back in January, Hawaii’s government leaders were looking at what they called “a historic collaboration.” Read more
There are 27 months until Hawaii’s next governor is sworn in, but it is already apparent that current Gov. David Ige and Mayor Kirk Caldwell, who wants the top job, need to work on this coordination thing. Read more
Four years ago, the state Health Department’s Dr. Sarah Park was Hawaii’s super sleuth. Read more
Late last Tuesday afternoon John Radcliffe called. His news was stunning and bad. Read more
Politicians and public leaders absolutely know communication is necessary. To be heard, you have to talk. Speak right up, let everyone hear you. Show them your ideas and plans are sound and valuable. Read more
Colleen Hanabusa and Rick Blangiardi sit essentially in a tie atop the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s new poll for candidates for Honolulu mayor. Read more
If there is a consistent worry attached to this election, it is the fear, fueled by President Donald Trump, that the mail-in election is somehow rigged. Read more
The larger question for politically active conservatives such as Djou is where and how they fit into Hawaii’s political landscape, now divided between Democrats of many hues and vehemently pro-Trump Republicans. Read more
Both their pictures hang in the McKinley High School Hall of Honor, both lost limbs from grievous war wounds and both carved out careers of political leadership in the U.S. Senate. Read more
The last really big deal in how Hawaii held elections came in 1968 when voters were first given computer punch cards to be used as ballots. A computer read the cards, counted each candidate’s votes and Hawaii joined the age of electronic voting. Read more
Gov. David Ige is proving the truth of the political saying that in politics, timing is everything. Read more
Hawaii needs to think about what it is going to do in August. The crisis is about to happen across the state and so far nobody is saying, “OK, I have the plan, you can relax.” Read more
While arrests and convictions of public officials are public, police discipline records in Hawaii are sealed, creating a feeling of special handling for the police. Read more
If Mufi Hannemann isn’t humming “On the Road Again,” as he starts his fourth campaign since leaving City Hall, he should. Read more
Without any real campaign events, the race for mayor is still unfocused, and candidates really haven’t even been formally introduced to the voters. The campaign theme so far is, “Who’s that?” Read more
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