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Civil Beat/HNN Poll:聽Honolulu Mayor’s Race Is Up For Grabs

Civil Beat/HNN Poll:聽Honolulu Mayor’s Race Is Up For Grabs

Blangiardi leads Hanabusa, Amemiya and Pine, but 42% say they are unsure or prefer none of the candidates.

Honolulu Mayoral Candidates Tout Experience, Need For Change Screenshot/2020

Honolulu Mayoral Candidates Tout Experience, Need For Change

Candidates outlined their qualifications for succeeding Mayor Kirk Caldwell.

Tulsi Gabbard Drops Defamation Lawsuit Against Hillary Clinton Nick Grube/Civil Beat

Tulsi Gabbard Drops Defamation Lawsuit Against Hillary Clinton

The Hawaii congresswoman sued the former secretary of state and 2016 presidential candidate after Clinton described her as a 鈥渇avorite of the Russians.鈥

Amemiya Calls For Rejecting 鈥楽ame People, Same Ideas鈥 In Mayoral Bid Chad Blair/Civil Beat/2020

Amemiya Calls For Rejecting 鈥楽ame People, Same Ideas鈥 In Mayoral Bid

The Honolulu businessman hopes to succeed Kirk Caldwell, who is completing his final term this year.

Civil Beat/HNN Poll: Voters Have Negative View Of Ige, Caldwell

Civil Beat/HNN Poll: Voters Have Negative View Of Ige, Caldwell

Voters have cooled on U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, too. But Lt. Gov. Josh Green is very popular.

Biden Clobbers Sanders In Hawaii鈥檚 Presidential Primary Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Biden Clobbers Sanders In Hawaii鈥檚 Presidential Primary

Favorite daughter Tulsi Gabbard finishes fourth and is awarded no delegates in Democratic Party-run election.

Hanabusa Officially Running To Be Honolulu Mayor Chad Blair/Civil Beat/2020

Hanabusa Officially Running To Be Honolulu Mayor

The former congresswoman says her federal and state experience is critical in the wake of COVID-19.

Police Union Backs Blangiardi For Mayor Of Honolulu Chad Blair/Civil Beat/2020

Police Union Backs Blangiardi For Mayor Of Honolulu

Both the Honolulu county and state SHOPO boards support the candidate unanimously.

Kim Pulls Papers For Fourth Term As Big Island Mayor Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Kim Pulls Papers For Fourth Term As Big Island Mayor

Nearly 20 candidates have expressed interest in the job.

Neal Milner: Even COVID-19 Is Unlikely To Sever Trump’s Bond With Voters Flickr: Gage Skidmore

Neal Milner: Even COVID-19 Is Unlikely To Sever Trump’s Bond With Voters

The pandemic may have upended the world, but it hasn’t changed the fundamentals of why people liked Donald Trump in the first place.