“The people of Hawai`i have a clear choice: Moving Hawai`i Forward with the Lt. Governor and me, or going back to the way things were.” What she didn’t say: Of all the governor’s statements that we’ve highlighted since this column began, this is by far the most brilliant. Never mind that Lingle never defines how things “were”—it’s enough to leave it to voters to … [Read more...] about Issue 10.20: Cunning Lingle
the exchange
Issue 10.19: Cunning Lingle
“The goal is not to pass an ordinance. The goal is to get housing built... Those on the council have never built a house in their life.” What she didn’t say: Lingle’s a smart official with a lot of political experience, which is why it’s so unusual for her to make such a specious argument. Then again, the council’s work force housing ordinance is very controversial … [Read more...] about Issue 10.19: Cunning Lingle
Issue 10.18: Cunning Lingle
“I think we could’ve done a lot better. We think there is room for a lot of improvement there, and we’re hoping to bring in people from the stations themselves.” What she didn’t say: It took an hour for emergency broadcast station KSSK to broadcast that the earthquake didn’t produce a tsunami wave, even though it would take such a wave less than half an hour to reach … [Read more...] about Issue 10.18: Cunning Lingle
Issue 10.17: Cunning Lingle
“If we had information about what the true costs are—the true expenses—were for the refiners, what they were charging wholesale and what our families end up paying at the pump, we could make a decision in the state: Does it make sense for us to offer tax credits for someone to build a terminal in Kahului on Maui or in West Hawai`i on the Big Island, because that would inject … [Read more...] about Issue 10.17: Cunning Lingle
Issue 10.15: Cunning Lingle
“I have observed several statewide elections now fairly close up and I think they have gotten worse with each succeeding election… This is a very bad sign—it makes people lose confidence in the integrity of the voting system.” What she didn’t say: While Lingle is correct that it’s a travesty for the state Office of Elections to take all night to count less than … [Read more...] about Issue 10.15: Cunning Lingle