Get Out And Vote, But Remember, Our Work Is Just Beginning
Everywhere we turn these past few days, we hear the same weary refrain. “I’m so glad it’s almost over,” people say. “I can’t wait ’til Wednesday!” Well, maybe. There’s no doubt that the past 23 months...
View ArticleFee Plan Along Rail Line Pits Schools Against Affordable Housing
The state Department of Education wants to impose a school impact fee on all new residential development along a 4-mile stretch of the Honolulu rail line from Kalihi to Ala Moana to build or expand...
View ArticleKaimuki Is A Little Bit Vintage Hawaii, A Little Bit Hipster
Garrett Tam’s family has run a small shoe repair shop in Kaimuki for more than 60 years. Today, even as trendy restaurants have popped up on his block, he said the neighborhood maintains the vintage...
View ArticleLIVE BLOG: Long Lines At Polling Places, Here And Nationwide
Polls are open until 6 p.m. Look here to find your polling place. Civil Beat’s unofficial General Election Ballot includes links to candidate Q&As. Find other useful information in our Hawaii...
View ArticleLate Money In Mayor’s Race
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell pulled in about $45,000 in the days leading up to Tuesday’s election. That compares to about $36,000 for Charles Djou, the challenger. Caldwell’s donors included RMY...
View ArticleHawaii Reacts To Trump’s Upset Victory Over Clinton
Quiet disbelief. That was the mood at the campaign headquarters of Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell well before the Hawaii polls had even closed Tuesday night, as it became clear that Republican Donald...
View ArticleMayor Kirk Caldwell Re-Elected Over Charles Djou
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell defeated challenger Charles Djou 50.8 percent to 46.6 percent Tuesday evening — a difference of about 12,000 votes. Caldwell, a former city managing director and state...
View ArticleSchatz, Gabbard, Hanabusa Win Big In Congressional Races
Colleen Hanabusa won two elections Tuesday to send her back to Washington, D.C., where she will retake a seat that belonged to her just two years ago. Hanabusa easily beat out nine other candidates in...
View ArticleOHA Chair Lindsey Holds On To Seat, Akina Edges Past Apoliona
Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board Chair Bob Lindsey Jr. beat back a challenge from Mililani Trask in the race for the Hawaii Island seat Tuesday night. Lindsey took 44.4 percent of the vote to Trask’s...
View ArticleChang Tops Slom In Race To Unseat Hawaii’s Only GOP Senator
The 76-member Hawaii Legislature was down to just six Republicans after Democrats picked up two seats Tuesday. Democrat Stanley Chang ousted longtime Republican Sen. Sam Slom in one of the most closely...
View ArticleHonolulu Voters Say No To Longer Terms For Mayor, Council
Honolulu voters rejected a proposed charter amendment to extend term limits for top political seats but approved establishing a Department of Land Management. With most precincts reporting, voters...
View ArticleHonolulu Council Members, Prosecutor Fend Off Challengers
Honolulu City Council members and city prosecutor cruised comfortably to re-election Tuesday. Only three of the City Council’s nine seats were on the November ballot, and incumbents were seeking...
View ArticleVoters Split On Making Changes To State Constitution
Hawaii voters seem inclined to let the Legislature have more flexibility when it comes to spending excess state revenue. In final returns released early Wednesday morning, a proposed amendment to the...
View ArticleLuke Evslin: Yes, Trump Is A Disaster, So What Do We Do Now?
Donald Trump is our president-elect. It’s hard for me to write that. But, you know what? I’m going to be OK. And if you’re are a white heterosexual male with a decent job, you’ll probably be OK too....
View ArticleThe Projector: General Election — The Day The Earth Stood Still
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View ArticleHawaii’s General Election Turnout Dipped To 58.3 Percent This Year
Despite this year’s all-time high number of registered voters — likely due to a new online registration system — Hawaii’s voter turnout rate in the general election was less than for the 2012...
View ArticleElection Of Trump Increases Uncertainty In Asia-Pacific Relations
Uncertainty regarding America’s relationships with Asia-Pacific nations has “increased exponentially” with the election of Donald Trump, the outgoing leader of the East-West Center said Wednesday. In...
View ArticleElection Day 2016, Through The Eyes Of A Cartoonist
I made cartoons documenting my observations and feelings — 15 in 15 hours. The post Election Day 2016, Through The Eyes Of A Cartoonist appeared first on Civil Beat News.
View ArticleNeal Milner: What The Chicago Cubs Can Teach Us About Civility
Wednesday morning Jane Eisner, the editor of The Forward, a progressive magazine, expressed something that many people on the left feel right now: “My daughter is crying and I don’t know what to say.”...
View ArticleChad Blair: Wednesday-Morning Quarterbacking Hawaii’s Election
Kirk Caldwell was very happy Tuesday evening. His face already reddened from all that sign-waving and those outdoor photo ops, Honolulu’s mayor glowed ever brighter as he worked the crowd at a...
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