The question is about character: Who has enough tenacity to do an honest, thoughtful and competent job as governor for the next four years. Read more
Just as the COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping how nations, states and cities react to the health crisis, Hawaii’s politics changed as it fought the disease. Read more
As we all have been told, business is about business. Your heart may call you to a business, your spirit will keep you going, but there will be no place for tears on your spreadsheet. Read more
If your job isn’t going well, befallen with bad luck and repeated fumbles, the nice way to put it is “inauspicious.” Bad luck and repeatedly failing to do the job, however, are different. Read more
National reports show that, “The median price for a typical home in Hawaii is $848,926, more than twice the national average. Hawaii also has one of the country’s lowest homeownership rates, with 59% of its residents owning their homes.” Read more
After years of facing little serious opposition, state Rep. Scott Saiki faces an election rematch against an articulate, Democratic primary opponent with some skill in successfully espousing controversial issues. Read more
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Hawaii politics is not played in a vacuum. Usually, much of what is said and done happens in reaction to past history and its victories and defeats. Read more
Thanks to last week’s deadline for filing for office, we now know the cast of characters for Hawaii’s fall elections. That news sparks two questions: What will they do; and who cares? Read more
A total of 4,130 miles separate Hawaii from Mississippi by air, but if you go by differences in gun culture, not air miles, the distance is measured in lives. Read more
Once he became president of the state Senate, Richard “Dickie” S.H. Wong really started to grow. In all, Wong ran the Senate for 14 years, a hard-to-beat record of political longevity. Read more
Hawaii’s Republican Party met in its annual statewide convention last weekend. According to a party representative, there were several hundred members, delegates and supporters in attendance at the gathering at the Hawaii Convention Center. Read more
It is unusual for political candidates to become so emotional about their campaign that they break out in tears, but that happened with Hawaii’s Big Island Democrat, Rep. Kai Kahele. Read more
As the 2022 state Legislature ends, it might be tempting to stamp the session as pau, finished, but that would be a mistake. Read more
There are fewer than 100 days until Hawaii voters pick the Democratic Party’s candidate for governor — and the Democrats, usually a contentious bunch, have been remarkably quiet, until recently. Read more
For Sandy Ma, government, Hawaii government, is all about power — who has it and who can control it. Read more
The evidence is pouring in that Hawaii’s remarkable economic recovery is touching all bases. The latest examples come from the state Legislature, which is not holding back spending. Read more
Suddenly it is good to be Gov. David Ige. As the 65-year-old Pearl City Democrat wraps up eight years as governor, it appears that his cautious, make-no-waves political style has survived a rough two terms. Read more
If you want to see politicians get religion, just watch how they act after one of their peers gets caught with a paw in the till. Read more
We go to the Oxford English Dictionary for all the answers. Asked to define “terminus,” the dictionary says, “a final point in space or time; an end or extremity.” The British point to “terminus” as “the end of a railroad or other transportation route.” Read more
The Hawaii Legislature’s major work product of the year, the state budget, is expected to clear the House this week and zip over to the Senate. Call it a gigantic bounty of good news. Read more
When the latest Hawaii state legislative scandal broke, Speaker of the House Scott Saiki formed a quick assessment. Read more
