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GMO Issue Spurs Candidates to Seek Election, But It’s Ugly Out There
Hawaii political observers are watching bellwether races on Kauai, Maui and the Big Island. Sentiments run high on both sides, and sometimes the campaigns get edgy.
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Cashing In: Local Super PACS and Other Special Interests Spend Big
Data from the Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission shows that more than $5 million has been spent by local political action committees this election cycle.
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Ad Watch: David and Andy Drive Around Pearl City
More political commercials for Abercrombie, Ige, Tsutsui and Hee as the primary creeps closer.
Candidate Q&A — State Senate District 6: Terez Amato
Terez Amato answers questions about her candidacy for Hawaii State Senate District 6.
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The Civil Beat Poll: How We Do It
Civil Beat’s pollsters explain the methodology and reasoning behind our political surveys.
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The Civil Beat Poll — Full Questionnaire and Results — July 2014
Check out the demographics and crosstabs behind our most recent polls.
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David Ige’s Leadership Style: State Senator Wants To Be Honest, Open, Fair, No Ego
Fellow lawmakers applaud the Hawaii gubernatorial contender as a collaborative problem-solver who stands by decisions and can’t be pushed around.
Candidate Q&A — State House District 36: Luella Costales
Read what Luella Costales has to say about her candidacy for Hawaii House of Representatives District 36.
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Clayton Hee Says HGEA Radio Ad a Campaign ‘Smear’
But union leader Randy Perreira says the spot “sets the record straight” on Hee ads implying HGEA’s endorsement of LG candidate.
Candidate Q&A — State Senate District 5: Gilbert Keith-Agaran
Gilbert Keith-Agaran answers questions about his candidacy for Hawaii State Senate District 5.