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What Comes Next For US Rep. Kai Kahele? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

What Comes Next For US Rep. Kai Kahele?

The Hawaii congressman was once considered a rising star in Hawaii politics, then he decided to run for governor.

Denby Fawcett: Trump’s Shadow is Hard to Shake for Hawaii’s Moderate Republicans Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2022

Denby Fawcett: Trump’s Shadow is Hard to Shake for Hawaii’s Moderate Republicans

GOP candidates already face a steep uphill battle in Democrat-dominated Hawaii. Trump’s continued dominance of the Republican Party makes their campaigns even harder.

Danny De Gracia: ‘Leaders’ Should Put Themselves In Our Shoes Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Danny De Gracia: ‘Leaders’ Should Put Themselves In Our Shoes

Winning office is more than just a prize — it’s a responsibility to get things done.

Neal Milner: Hawaii Republicans Just Keep Trying Despite The Long Odds Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Neal Milner: Hawaii Republicans Just Keep Trying Despite The Long Odds

The party continues to struggle to find political ground that appeals to enough residents to get elected.

Gov. David Ige Rails Against Super PAC Attacks During Hawaii’s Primary David Croxford/Civil Beat/2022

Gov. David Ige Rails Against Super PAC Attacks During Hawaii’s Primary

Money outside of candidate campaigns flowed freely this year ahead of Hawaii’s primary for Congress and lieutenant governor.

Vote Recounts Don’t Change Results In Primary Races Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Vote Recounts Don’t Change Results In Primary Races

Close races triggered mandatory recounts, which wrapped up Tuesday afternoon.

Hawaii’s Primary Sees Higher Republican Turnout Than Usual Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii’s Primary Sees Higher Republican Turnout Than Usual

More than a fifth of Hawaii’s voters went Republican in the primary election, a surprising switch in blue-blue Hawaii.

Lee Cataluna: Thanks For Not Being A Chump This Election Season Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2022

Lee Cataluna: Thanks For Not Being A Chump This Election Season

If there’s a resounding message to be received after the 2022 Hawaii primary, it is that all that outside money on negative attack ads was wasted.

Danny De Gracia: GOP Candidates Need To Get Serious And Fight — Now Getty Images/iStock

Danny De Gracia: GOP Candidates Need To Get Serious And Fight — Now

If you just lay back and think you can’t win the Nov. 8 general, the people counting on you to make a difference have lost their chance for change.

 

The Number Of Ballots Cast Was Down This Year Ku‘u Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2022

The Number Of Ballots Cast Was Down This Year

Despite mail-in voting again this election, turnout fell off from the last election which featured a presidential race.