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One More Fundraiser For Caldwell

One More Fundraiser For Caldwell

It’s the 36th for the Honolulu mayor since spring聽2013. His rivals have held hardly any.

Candidate Q&A: U.S. Senate 鈥 Miles Shiratori

Candidate Q&A: U.S. Senate 鈥 Miles Shiratori

The Kaneohe investor聽calls for “getting the federal dollars needed to the state to encourage high tech and clean industries to come to Hawaii.”

Candidate Q&A: U.S. Senate 鈥 Brian Schatz

Candidate Q&A: U.S. Senate 鈥 Brian Schatz

“Hawaii’s transportation, housing, communications, and coastal infrastructure require additional funding,” says the incumbent Democrat.

HGEA’s Election Endorsements Sara Lin/Civil Beat

HGEA’s Election Endorsements

Hawaii’s biggest labor union has reviewed the numerous primary races and made its preferences known.

Gabbard Not Yet Backing Clinton Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Gabbard Not Yet Backing Clinton

The Sanders “surrogate” still has a number of issues concerning the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.

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 Challenges Mayor To Call For Return of Honolulu Ethics Director Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Djou Challenges Mayor To Call For Return of Honolulu Ethics Director

The mayoral challenger says Chuck Totto’s resignation was “the direct result of political pressure from the administration.”

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.

Former Hawaii Congresswoman Backs GOP Candidate Against Hanabusa Chad Blair/Civil Beat

Former Hawaii Congresswoman Backs GOP Candidate Against Hanabusa

Pat Saiki says that聽retired U.S. Air Force colonel聽Shirlene Ostrov is “a candidate who can win.”

Seeking Third Term, Gabbard Focuses On Defense, Foreign Policy Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Seeking Third Term, Gabbard Focuses On Defense, Foreign Policy

The Hawaii congresswoman continues to oppose 鈥渞egime-change wars,鈥 and pushes for better defense against North Korean missiles.