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Hawaii Democrats Select Lobbyist as New Party Chair Submitted

Hawaii Democrats Select Lobbyist as New Party Chair

Tyler Dos Santos-Tam succeeds Kate Stanley for a new two-year term.

Civil Beat/HNN Poll:聽Hawaii Voters Don’t Like School, Tourism Reopen Plans

Civil Beat/HNN Poll:聽Hawaii Voters Don’t Like School, Tourism Reopen Plans

Most think travel and other restrictions have worked. Meanwhile, Biden is far more popular than Trump, in part because of their very different views on COVID-19.

Fundraising For Gubernatorial Contenders On Hold During Pandemic Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Fundraising For Gubernatorial Contenders On Hold During Pandemic

The leading candidates took in a lot of money last year, but have essentially paused fundraising for the governor’s race, records show.

Iwamoto Challenges Speaker Saiki For Hawaii House Seat Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Iwamoto Challenges Speaker Saiki For Hawaii House Seat

It’s the first time in eight years that the race has been contested in the Democratic primary.

Civil Beat/HNN Poll: Blangiardi Holds Double-Digit Lead In Honolulu Mayor鈥檚 Race Hawaii News Now

Civil Beat/HNN Poll: Blangiardi Holds Double-Digit Lead In Honolulu Mayor鈥檚 Race

But Hanabusa and Amemiya are tied for second and will likely force a runoff in November.

Civil Beat/HNN Poll: Steve Alm Still Ahead In Race For Honolulu Prosecutor Hawaii News Now

Civil Beat/HNN Poll: Steve Alm Still Ahead In Race For Honolulu Prosecutor

Megan Kau and Jacquie Esser are neck and neck in qualifying for an expected November runoff.

Danny De Gracia: Don’t Miss This Opportunity To Fix Honolulu Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Danny De Gracia: Don’t Miss This Opportunity To Fix Honolulu

There are many, many reasons you don’t want to sit out this primary election.

Hawaii County Prosecutor Race: 3 Attorneys Seek An Open Seat Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat

Hawaii County Prosecutor Race: 3 Attorneys Seek An Open Seat

Longtime county prosecutor Mitch Roth is giving up the seat to run for mayor.

Quit Procrastinating: Hawaii’s Primary Election Is Almost Here Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Quit Procrastinating: Hawaii’s Primary Election Is Almost Here

Civil Beat has a number of different ways to help you figure out who to pick from hundreds of candidates in the Aug. 8 election.

2 Hawaii House Races Draw Most Campaign Spending Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

2 Hawaii House Races Draw Most Campaign Spending

The speaker is facing his first primary competition in eight years, and a longtime activist is trying to unseat an incumbent on Molokai.