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Editorial: Review all options before casting vote

After many grueling months, Election Day 2024 is finally here. On Tuesday, Americans get a final day to give their final answer on who should lead our nation for the next four years as president: the Democratic Party’s Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz, or the Republican Party’s Donald Trump and JD Vance. Read more

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Letter: Biden noticeably absent from Harris campaign

Is anyone noticing that Kamala Harris’ boss is visibly absent in actively campaigning for his protege on the campaign trail? Instead, we see Hillary and Bill Clinton, Barack and Michelle Obama, and celebrities and entertainers as her most active spokespersons. Where’s Joe Biden? Read more

Letter: Attacks and conspiracy theories plague GOP

Following the disaster of Hurricane Helene, Donald Trump made false claims about the federal government’s response — like no phone calls from President Biden to affected governors, to FEMA aid going to immigrants. Read more

Letter: Voting options erode electoral integrity

When we gave up our standard election protocol of having legally qualified voters cast their ballots on a regular election day at an official polling place, we set ourselves up for all kinds of misgivings about the integrity of our elections. Read more

Letter: Look to policies, not hatred, when voting

In the presidential election we must decide if we want transgender women competing in women’s sports or in our wives’, daughters’ and granddaughters’ locker rooms and bathrooms. Do we want an open border when Presidents Clinton and Obama were vehemently against it? Read more

Letter: Mass deportation is not a workable policy

So again, another insulting Trump campaign reference — this time from a comedian comparing Puerto Rico to garbage. This comedian is yet to be rebuked by Donald Trump, who continues to campaign heavily on his anti-immigrant platform. Read more

Column: Ke ko‘iko‘i o ke koho balota ‘ana

Synopsis: This article reveals the fact that only 39% of the Hawaiian population is registered to vote. In 1873, Hawaiæi held a vote to choose the next monarch, with 3,049 individuals participating in the election and being active in Hawaiæi politics. We encourage our community to register and vote, just as our küpuna did, and to stay civically engaged. Read more

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