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Convention Delegate Doesn’t Regret Flipping The Bird In Philly C-SPAN screenshot

Convention Delegate Doesn’t Regret Flipping The Bird In Philly

Hawaii’s聽Democratic Party chair apologized for the actions of Sanders supporter Chelsea Lyons Kent. But Kent isn’t apologizing.

How Two Different People Could Win The Same US House Seat Cory Lum/Civil Beat

How Two Different People Could Win The Same US House Seat

Come November, voters may be asked to elect short-term and long-term replacements for the late Mark Takai.

Hawaii GOP Chair Wants Democratic Senator Removed From The Ballot Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii GOP Chair Wants Democratic Senator Removed From The Ballot

UPDATED: A lawsuit alleges that Sen. Laura Thielen filed incomplete nomination papers with the state Office of Elections.

Djou Gets Some Democratic Support In Campaign For Mayor Chad Blair/Civil Beat

Djou Gets Some Democratic Support In Campaign For Mayor

Ben Cayetano, Walter Heen and Ann Kobayashi want change at Honolulu Hale, even if their favored candidate is a Republican.

Bernie’s Backers Prevail At Democratic State Convention Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

Bernie’s Backers Prevail At Democratic State Convention

Despite party elite’s support of Hillary Clinton, Hawaii Democrats elected a party chair who聽supports Bernie Sanders.

 

Takai Indicates Support For Hanabusa Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Takai Indicates Support For Hanabusa

The U.S. congressman says he will do what he can聽to elect “a progressive champion to represent Hawaii in Congress.”

David Ige On Hawaii Democrats: ‘We Embrace Diversity’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat

David Ige On Hawaii Democrats: ‘We Embrace Diversity’

Acknowledging聽the split between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton supporters, the governor聽tells convention attendees, “There is more that unites us than divides聽us.”

4 Vie For Democratic Party Chair PF Bentley/Civil Beat

4 Vie For Democratic Party Chair

The candidates will compete at the state convention in Waikiki this weekend to replace聽Stephanie Ohigashi.

Hanabusa To Run For Takai’s Seat In Congress? PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Hanabusa To Run For Takai’s Seat In Congress?

The Democrat and former congresswoman likely would scare off many聽potential challengers for the seat she won twice before Takai.

Hawaii Republicans Unite Behind Donald Trump, But Not Unanimously Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii Republicans Unite Behind Donald Trump, But Not Unanimously

House Minority Leader Beth Fukumoto Chang is shouted down at the party鈥檚 convention for not embracing the presidential candidate.