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Ad Watch: Touting Caldwell’s Long Love Affair With Infrastructure Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Ad Watch: Touting Caldwell’s Long Love Affair With Infrastructure

A new radio ad time-travels to paint Caldwell as the guy who’s always been passionate about fixing roads and sewers.

Hawaii Gets Another Superdelegate For Democratic Convention Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii Gets Another Superdelegate For Democratic Convention

In a surprise to local party officials, Lt. Gov. Shan Tsutsui was added just before the presidential preference poll, bringing the total to 10.

Do Election Signs Generate Votes? PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Do Election Signs Generate Votes?

A new study suggests that they may not make much of a difference in voter preference.

Maui Senators Raise Funds Together Flickr: Tax Credits

Maui Senators Raise Funds Together

State lawmakers Roz Baker and Gil Keith-Agaran seek campaign cash during the legislative session.

Rep. Luke And Colleagues Raise Cash Flickr: Tax Credits

Rep. Luke And Colleagues Raise Cash

UPDATED: Five members of the Hawaii House of Representatives held a joint fundraiser Monday night.

Caucus ‘Chaos’: Complaints Follow Hawaii Democrats’ Presidential Preference Poll Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Caucus ‘Chaos’: Complaints Follow Hawaii Democrats’ Presidential Preference Poll

UPDATED: The state’s Saturday balloting was criticized by many voters, but local party officials defended the process.

Takai Says He’s Sticking With Clinton — For Now Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Takai Says He’s Sticking With Clinton — For Now

Pressure is building for superdelegates to support the presidential candidate who won that state’s caucus or primary. For Hawaii, that would mean Bernie Sanders.

Senate Panel Nixes Proposal To Ease Campaign-To-Campaign Donations Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Senate Panel Nixes Proposal To Ease Campaign-To-Campaign Donations

Hawaii candidates will not be able to give their campaign money directly to other campaigns, but they can still buy tickets to other politicians’ fundraisers.

Sharing A Ballot On Social Media Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Sharing A Ballot On Social Media

A measure before the Hawaii Legislature would allow voters to distribute or share an electronic or digital image of the voter’s own marked ballot.

Weekend At Bernie’s: Hawaii Democrats Embrace Sanders Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Weekend At Bernie’s: Hawaii Democrats Embrace Sanders

UPDATED 3/27/2016: The senator from Vermont trounces former secretary of state Hillary Clinton by a landslide in President Barack Obama’s home state.