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Stop Holding Hawaii鈥檚 Primary Election On Saturday

Stop Holding Hawaii鈥檚 Primary Election On Saturday

And while we鈥檙e at it, general election day should no longer be a state holiday.

It’s Gabbard’s Home Turf, But Sanders Is Raising More Money From Hawaii Donors Nick Grube/Civil Beat

It’s Gabbard’s Home Turf, But Sanders Is Raising More Money From Hawaii Donors

The Hawaii congresswoman is second and President Donald Trump comes in third, but many of his contributions are too small to be tallied.

Former Honolulu Prosecutor Wants Court To Decide If He Can Run Again Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Former Honolulu Prosecutor Wants Court To Decide If He Can Run Again

Under the city charter, Peter Carlisle has been out of the prosecutor’s office too long to qualify for the ballot.

Tulsi Gabbard Attacks Kamala Harris In Presidential Debate Screen shot

Tulsi Gabbard Attacks Kamala Harris In Presidential Debate

The Hawaii congresswoman has yet to qualify for the third round of Democratic debates, which made her performance Wednesday crucial.

Chad Blair: Why Is Tulsi Gabbard Really Suing Google? Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Chad Blair: Why Is Tulsi Gabbard Really Suing Google?

The Democratic candidate for president says the tech giant violated her free speech rights. But her campaign also points to Google data to show how well she’s doing.

Gabbard Has Missed Nearly A Quarter Of House Votes This Year Nick Grube/Civil Beat

Gabbard Has Missed Nearly A Quarter Of House Votes This Year

Those include votes on Friday to fund national defense, curb Trump on Iran and compensate 9/11 victims.

Gabbard Lags Behind Presidential Race Frontrunners In Fundraising Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Gabbard Lags Behind Presidential Race Frontrunners In Fundraising

The Hawaii congresswoman raised less money in the second quarter of 2019 than she did in the first part of the year.

Chad Blair: City Prosecutor Job May Draw Crowded Field Of Candidates Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Chad Blair: City Prosecutor Job May Draw Crowded Field Of Candidates

In the wake of the Kealoha corruption imbroglio, the issue of integrity will dominate the 2020 campaign.

Gabbard Sticks To Her Talking Points In First Presidential Debate Screen shot

Gabbard Sticks To Her Talking Points In First Presidential Debate

On a crowded podium with nine other Democratic candidates, the Hawaii congresswoman got a limited amount of speaking time.

Chad Blair: Today Is Not The Day For Tulsi Gabbard鈥檚 Political Memoir

Chad Blair: Today Is Not The Day For Tulsi Gabbard鈥檚 Political Memoir

Publication of the book appears to have been pushed back to May of 2021, long after the presidential election.