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’
John White
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
Flaming Mexican Ball Games and Reduced Crack Sentences
BALLSY GAMES A new sports center in Mexico City will be devoted to the revival of ancient Aztec- and Mayan-created games that are rarely played in Mexico because they are dangerous, including a field-hockey-like competition played with a fireball. In another game, “pelota mixteca,” players wearing metal-knuckled leather gloves punch a 2-pound, hard-rubber ball that could knock … [Read more...] about Flaming Mexican Ball Games and Reduced Crack Sentences