Hawaii Republican Caucus Has Grown Socially ConservativeWhen I joined the Republican Party in college during the 1950s, President Dwight Eisenhower...Thielen, Cynthia
then into the block wall of Chinese/Asian grassroots opposition, that the Speaker of the Assembly sent it back to the Senate without a vote. It was then that the Latino and Black Caucuses issued a statement that they still support the principles of SCA5. It was also the Latino and ...
Rising again: Kai Kahele’s return to Hawai‘i politics Every election, whether it results in a win, loss, or a redo, marks only the beginning of a series of actions, shifts, and adjustments within the elected body. We’ve already seen this play out at the legislative level, such as ...
In 1964, favorite son candidate senator Hiram Fong of Hawaii sought the Republican presidential nomination, while Patsy Mink ran in the Oregon primary in 1972. Honolulu-born Barack Obama, then serving as United States Senator from Illinois, was elected the 44th President of the United States on...
. and doesn't seem to even work in years between elections, with Gabbard and Awana jumping ship before the voters could throw them out for being Republicans and for appearing to be no different than the Democrats; except they have no input to the Legislature as part of the minority caucus...
The House of Representatives Majority named its 2017 Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs during a caucus meeting today. Kona-Ka’u representativeRichard Creaganhas been declared the new chair of the House Committee on Agriculture.Big Island Video News. ...