1. On Apr. 17, Maui book publisher Arnie Kotler announced that he was selling his Maui-based Koa Books (all 12 of its titles will remain in print, he says). When did Kotler found Koa Books? A. 1995 B. 2000 C. 2005 D. 2010 E. 2015 2. The state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced that Maui County’s unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) for March … [Read more...] about Quizunderstood: Can you afford to go to House Speaker Joe Souki’s upcoming campaign fundraiser?
Campaign Spending Commission
West Maui Rep. Angus McKelvey in hot water over 2014 campaign contributions
State Representative Angus McKelvey, D-West Maui, is in hot water over irregularities with his 2014 campaign spending, according to complaint filed last week by the state Attorney General’s office and numerous media reports. The AG’s office filed the complaint on Oct. 13 in District Court in Honolulu; Hawaii News Now broke the story three days later. The first … [Read more...] about West Maui Rep. Angus McKelvey in hot water over 2014 campaign contributions
Keith Regan holding fundraiser at Maui County Corp Counsel Pat Wong’s house
We have more than a year to go before the 2016 elections get here, but County of Maui Managing Director Keith Regan isn't wasting any time. Regan, who's running for the Maui County Council seat currently held by Mike Victorino (who's prevented from running again in 2016 because of term limits), recently filed papers announcing a big fundraiser next week. According to this … [Read more...] about Keith Regan holding fundraiser at Maui County Corp Counsel Pat Wong’s house
Who wants to volunteer for the Hawaii Ethics and Campaign Spending Commissions?
Quiz time! Do you enjoy inspecting the minutia of modern political campaigns without actually taking part in them? Do you love reading through stacks of campaign spending reports that are, at best, incomplete and at worst illegible? Do you like weighing potential conflicts of interests for public officials? Would you put your reputation on the line by signing on to rulings … [Read more...] about Who wants to volunteer for the Hawaii Ethics and Campaign Spending Commissions?
Damn, Hawaii Carpenters STILL Hate Maui Councilmember Elle Cochran
We finally got some new numbers out of the state Campaign Spending Commission this week–the first time since the Primary Election, in fact. Because really, during the final two and a half months of an election, do voters really need to see what various candidates and Political Action Committees (PACs) are spending and collecting? Anyway, the new reports came out on Oct. 27. As … [Read more...] about Damn, Hawaii Carpenters STILL Hate Maui Councilmember Elle Cochran