Maui County polls closed at 6pm or so in the Hawaii Primary Election, but the treasured 1st Printout–representing a little over 104,000 votes, didn't get released until shortly before 7pm. Here are some early looks at a few key races. By now, most everyone in the state knows that incumbent Governor Neil Abercrombie is careening towards an historic upset defeat. I was sitting … [Read more...] about An Early Look At Hawaii Primary Election 1st Printout
Hawaii Primary Election
Today: Hawaii Primary Election
The polls are open across Maui County and won't close until 6pm tonight. Just two polling places are closed on the Big Island due to Hurricane Iselle. Given the relative calm weather out there, we should have our normally poor turnout, rather than the abysmal numbers political analysts were forecasting. You'd think that since Hawaii votes on Saturday rather than a workday, we'd … [Read more...] about Today: Hawaii Primary Election
Special Maui Candidate Index–Maui PD Officer Keith Taguma Edition!
Maui Police Officer Keith Taguma writes thousands of traffic tickets every year. The story is that he’ll write anyone–ANYONE–a ticket, so we decided to have some fun and find out how many Maui County candidates on the 2014 Hawaii Primary Election ballot have felt the sting of a Taguma ticket. Here are the results: Number of Maui County candidates on ballot: 30 Number of … [Read more...] about Special Maui Candidate Index–Maui PD Officer Keith Taguma Edition!
Prepare Now: Hurricanes Iselle, Julio Headed To Hawaii Later This Week
As you've no doubt heard, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says that two hurricanes are currently on track to hit Hawaii later this week. First up is Hurricane Iselle, which is scheduled to hit Maui–as a tropical storm–late Thursday, early Friday. Then Julio, assuming it stays on its current track–hits the Big Island on Saturday or Sunday. Of course, … [Read more...] about Prepare Now: Hurricanes Iselle, Julio Headed To Hawaii Later This Week
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’