From civil unions to Duke Aiona’s gubernatorial campaign to state Republican Party Chair Jonah Ka’auwai’s infamous e-mail, religion has been a consistent—and consistently divisive—part of this election season. What’s been mostly missing is the voice of Hawaii’s religious moderates, people of faith who don’t proselytize on the pulpit-pounding fringe. Reverend John Heidel of the … [Read more...] about Reverend John Heidel on Politics and Religion in Hawaii
Duke Aiona
Duke Aiona Runs Against Himself
One of the biggest, most depressing political con jobs in recent memory was the one pulled by George W. Bush in 2000. Somehow, the Ivy League-educated son a former Vice President and President managed to sell himself as a Washington outsider, riding into town with his muddy work boots and six-shooter to teach them Yankee elitists a thing or two about governin'. Of course, you … [Read more...] about Duke Aiona Runs Against Himself
Interview With Hawaii Gubernatorial Candidate Neil Abercrombie
"You locked us out!" says Neil Abercrombie, entering the MauiTime office in a buttoned-down Aloha shirt, hair slightly disheveled, a stack of papers under his arm and two campaign aides on his heels. And it's true, though in our defense Abercrombie was running late--a product, he says, of an over-long engagement on the West side and a mix-up involving Maui's public … [Read more...] about Interview With Hawaii Gubernatorial Candidate Neil Abercrombie
Kula Kid #1: “My Second Date with Linda Lingle”
THE KULA KID - "MAYOR FOR A DAY" (13.50;1.0) In the fourth grade, I caught a cold. Forced to miss a day of school, I stayed up late the next night, hurriedly scrawling my make-up assignments—one of which was an essay on three ways to make Maui better. Back then, recycled paper was damn near the color of the carbon in #2s, and the lack of contrast was blinding. So I suggested … [Read more...] about Kula Kid #1: “My Second Date with Linda Lingle”