Well, we have another Primary Election under our belts–another day in the state’s history when we let a sliver of the population narrow our choices for political leadership. As expected, turnout statewide was pretty lousy–a mere 34.8 percent of Hawaii’s registered voters actually showed up (in Maui County, turnout was an even worse 29.6 percent). But even these numbers seem … [Read more...] about Our take on the 2016 Hawaii Primary Election results for Maui County
Richard Abbett
Here’s some feedback we got on our 2016 Hawaii Primary Election Endorsement Issue
It hasn't even been a week since we laid down the first of our 2016 minefields (otherwise known as election endorsement issues), and we’ve taken about as much incoming fire as I expected. Whenever you pick a side in a political fight, you’re going to get heat–especially when your criteria for endorsing candidates doesn't follow strict ideological lines. But we thought it might … [Read more...] about Here’s some feedback we got on our 2016 Hawaii Primary Election Endorsement Issue
CORRECTED: Know your 2016 Maui County election candidate: Richard Abbett
NOTE: This post originally mis-identified the location of Richard Abbett's 2014 candidacy. It has been corrected. Two years ago, Richard Abbett was living on Oahu, and he ran for a Honolulu City Council Hawaii County Council seat. He lost, badly, winning just 665 votes. Now he lives in Wailuku and he's taking on House Speaker Joe Souki, easily the most powerful guy in the … [Read more...] about CORRECTED: Know your 2016 Maui County election candidate: Richard Abbett