Guess we don’t have Linda Lingle to kick around anymore. On Election night, the former two-term Republican Governor of Hawaii who had trounced Democrat Mazie Hirono at the polls a decade ago, was herself shown the door in her bid to succeed retiring U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka (D–Hawaii). The final summary vote tally, released by the state Office of Elections at nearly 3am … [Read more...] about Our Take On The 2012 Election
Lingle
Former Republican Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle Strikes Back In Campaign For US Senate
The moment was so perfect it was almost surreal. St. Paul, Minnesota, September 2008. The Republican National Convention. A giant American flag projected on the wall dissolves into a sea of red. Deep, blood red. A woman, dressed in a dark gray pantsuit and the hint of a pink shirt, strides to the lectern and flashes a confident, knowing smile. The assembled crowd roars. Sarah … [Read more...] about Former Republican Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle Strikes Back In Campaign For US Senate
State LUC Gums Up Kihei Mega Mall And Another Republican Endorses Mazie Hirono While County of Maui Orders Destruction Of Kapukaulua House
KIHEI MEGA-MALLS PUT ON HOLD Looks like South Maui may have to wait a bit longer for those mega-malls that soooo many residents are demanding. Wait, did I say demanding? Yeah, I meant denouncing. It’s funny: Kihei is nothing but strip malls and condominiums along the coast, and there’s vacant commercial space all over the island, but South Maui residents have really banded … [Read more...] about State LUC Gums Up Kihei Mega Mall And Another Republican Endorses Mazie Hirono While County of Maui Orders Destruction Of Kapukaulua House
Candidate Linda Lingle for US Senate
LINDA LINGLE U.S. Senate Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri Pre-politics profession: Newspaper Publisher Electoral Win/Loss Record: 9/1 First electoral victory: Maui County Council, 1980 Supports: Furloughing teachers, Kahului Airport expansion, more tourism, Honolulu rail Opposes: Hawaii Superferry environmental review, civil unions, more protections for endangered … [Read more...] about Candidate Linda Lingle for US Senate
Posers who Vote
I’m going to vote this year. In fact, I haven’t been this excited about an election since I was a preteen and Linda Lingle ran for mayor and promised to build us a skate park if she won. That year, my grommet friends and me shacked up in my parent’s bedroom and watched the coverage on a local news channel. We all let out a “whoop” when the votes came in favor of Lingle–skate … [Read more...] about Posers who Vote