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
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Washington Post Says Hawaii Election Polling Is ‘Notoriously Unreliable’
Well, this is it–the final week before the Hawaii Primary Election on Aug. 9. So who’s going to win? Depends on which candidate you ask, or which poll you read. And if it seems to you that polls around here–which, right now, seem to show both incumbent U.S. Senator Brian Schatz and challenger Rep. Colleen Hanabusa leading in the Democratic Senate race–aren’t very helpful, take … [Read more...] about Washington Post Says Hawaii Election Polling Is ‘Notoriously Unreliable’
Damn, Hawaii Carpenters Really Hate Maui County Council Member Elle Cochran
Maui County Council races are usually sleepy, low-contact affairs with lots of smiles and roadside sign-waving. But this year's three-way race for the West Maui council seat is different. Elle Cochran, a slow-growth devotee and Save Honolua activist who ran for reelection unopposed in 2012, is now facing two challengers: Rick Nava and Ka'ala Buenconsejo. Of those two, … [Read more...] about Damn, Hawaii Carpenters Really Hate Maui County Council Member Elle Cochran