If, for some reason, you are still voting Republican after all that has transpired since the 2016 election, we’ll give you our two cents: Tupola is a better option than John Carroll. While her use of “housing creator” right-wing rhetoric to protect wealthy mainland interests are enough to steer us away from the Republican ballot, we think she would do better work for the … [Read more...] about MauiTime endorses Andria Tupola for governor (Republican) in 2018 Primary Election
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In response to President Donald Trump’s address to Congress, Hawaii U.S. Senators vow to continue to resist
So Baby Donald managed to put on his big-boy pants last night and make it through an entire address before a joint session of Congress without calling anyone evil, denouncing a department store chain for not selling his daughter's crappy clothing line or punting a newborn puppy into the visitors' gallery. How marvelously presidential of the guy! He's already got a lock on the … [Read more...] about In response to President Donald Trump’s address to Congress, Hawaii U.S. Senators vow to continue to resist
This is how Maui County voters compared to rest of Hawaii in 2016 presidential election
Yeah, yeah, I know the election's over and Donald Trump won and we should all just stop crying into our kombucha and get over it so our new overlord and his white nationalist minions can have their safe space free of non-whites, women, Muslims, immigrants, journalists and anyone who ever saw Raiders of the Lost Ark and decided to root for Indiana Jones instead of the … [Read more...] about This is how Maui County voters compared to rest of Hawaii in 2016 presidential election
We asked our readers how they explained Donald Trump’s victory–here’s what they said
We asked a question on the cover of our Nov. 10, 2016 issue: “What do we tell our daughters?” It wasn’t rhetorical–we genuinely wanted to know from readers how they were explaining Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton after he endlessly demonized non-whites, women, immigrants, Muslims, Jews and just about everyone else who’s last name isn’t Trump during the … [Read more...] about We asked our readers how they explained Donald Trump’s victory–here’s what they said
UPDATED: Trump Wins, America Loses: How the 2016 Election looks from Maui
Though more people ended up voting for Democrat Hillary Clinton, it is Republican Donald Trump who will be the next President of the United States. For those of us who believe in civil rights, the dangers of climate change and simple human decency, the night of Nov. 8 was one of the toughest of our lives. According to numbers compiled by The New York Times, Trump’s victory … [Read more...] about UPDATED: Trump Wins, America Loses: How the 2016 Election looks from Maui