the political and economic influence of the Big Five in Hawai‘i. John A. Burns, Democratic Party Chair from 1952-56, worked with union organizers to elect Democrats resulting in the 1954 Revolution in the legislature and ultimately his election as Hawai‘i’s first Democratic Governor in 1962...
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Both races divided the state's dominant Democratic Party and offered voters a choice between the political establishment and a new generation of leaders. Abercrombie called his four years as governor "a singular honor," and pledged in an email to help Ige "with every ounce of energy I possess...
With the right to vote, a Hawaiian political party developed – the Home Rule Party – whose slogan was "look to the skin," and soon after the annexation they became the overwhelming majority in both houses of Hawaii's legislature. Acting to preserve Hawaiian culture, they passed a law that...
where the Democrats control the governorship and the offices of secretary of state and attorney general. Since Hawaii has no secretary of state and the governor appoints the attorney general, the governor’s party is virtually guaranteed a triplex. Hawaii’s two representatives to the United States...
airwaves. But Hanabusa has attracted many of Inouye's supporters, who felt it was disrespectful for Abercrombie to disregard the political icon's dying wish. Before his death, Inouye told Abercrombie to appoint Hanabusa as his successor.Abercrombie, however, chose Schatz, his lieutenant governor. ...
No political party can promise you a job. At best, they attempt to create platforms that will encourage business success, thus (presumably) encouraging hiring. No private sector organization will hire you full-time, if you’re not needed full-time. ...
The article reports on the information sent by the Hawaiian Republican Party to all pastors across the U.S. that James Aiona is the only righteous candidate in the race for governor while Democratic candidate Mufi Hannemann is not.EBSCO_AspChurch & State...
NEW YORK (AP) — Politics, specifically Cynthia Nixon's Democratic challenge of the New York governor, took a trip to Hawaii on Christian Siriano's frilly, festive runway Saturday at New York Fashion Week. As the designer's husband, Brad Walsh, sat front row in a T-shirt that d...
Cayetano is the nation's first Filipino-American governor. His poll numbers slumped in the final stretch of the campaign, but he raised a lot of money and had the powerful Democratic-union political machine behind him. As Mayor of Maui, Lingle was dubbed the "Maui Miracle" by her supporters...