For Senator Mazie Hirono, D–Hawaii, healthcare policy isn’t an abstract issue. It’s a very real reality. A few months ago she was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer, which is why I wasn’t surprised to see her name pop up as one of the testifiers on the latest Republican attempt to destroy your healthcare. It was 2pm on Monday, Sept. 25 (8am Hawaii time), and the protesters … [Read more...] about Hawaii U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono testifies on latest Trumpcare bill
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Use Your Voice! How Hawaii will survive life in Trumpland
Hawaii, and Maui, is in a bubble. Enclosed by the Pacific and with our own unique culture and heritage, we are literally and figuratively removed from much of what happens on the mainland. Though residents are quite aware of island politics, national politics seems far away and foreign. It’s tempting to think that the miles of land and ocean that separate us from the White … [Read more...] about Use Your Voice! How Hawaii will survive life in Trumpland