Chad Blair

A constitutional amendment asks Hawaii voters to change the system for nominating state judges.

The agency responsible for administering and enforcing the state ethics code and lobbyist law has a new commissioner. On Wednesday Hawaii Gov. Josh Green appointed Roderick Becker to fill a vacancy on the Hawaii State Ethics Commission created by Harry J. McCarthy’s recent passing. Wesley Fong, chair of commission, said in a press release, “His […]

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green has selected a new member for the Hawaii Labor Relations Board. Dwight Takamine is a former state legislator and a former Department of Labor and Industrial Relations director and lawyer. He will take the place of another former legislator, Marcus Oshiro, who was appointed in 2017 and also served as chair. […]

Former President Donald Trump is among a number of Republicans widely reported to be spreading lies about the federal government’s response to Hurricane Helene. Now, as another hurricane barrels over Florida, U.S. Rep. Ed Case is condemning the misinformation about the Federal Emergency Management Agency. “Not only is this misinformation fully inaccurate, but it is […]

Gov. Josh Green has directed that the state of Hawaii establish an advisory body to develop and improve the state’s interaction with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, plus citizens. Powers and duties of the commission include creating public awareness and understanding of the “responsibilities, needs, potentials and contributions” of Hawaii’s LGBTQ+ community, according to a […]

Ballots for the Nov. 5 election will be mailed to City and County of Honolulu voters on Tuesday and Wednesday. Oahu voters can return their ballot envelope by mail using the postage-paid envelope provided, or at a designated ballot drop box. The drop boxes at all 16 locations across Oahu open Wednesday and can be […]

The dormant House Select Standards of Conduct Committee raises questions about whether self-policing really works or if an independent agency is needed.

Clare Connors, the U.S. attorney for the District of Hawaii, announced this week the appointment of Michael Nammar to lead local efforts in connection with the U.S. Department of Justice’s nationwide Election Day Program. Nammar, an assistant U.S. attorney, will serve as the district election officer to oversee the handling of election day complaints of […]

Supporters of two proposed constitutional amendments are worried they will fail because of the requirement.

Hawaii Voters Supporting Same-Sex Marriage Ballot Measure