Phase 3: Between a target letter and a takeoff
As readers of this blog have read before, the saga of what happened to Lt. Governor Sylvia Luke was broken up into three “phases”. You can read about Phase I here and Phase II here. The "Luke Saga" evolved over three phases, in which both changes in personnel in the Lt. Governor's office occurred, as well as changes regarding gubernatorial travel. PC: Sodacan (With elements from File:Hawaii-StateSeal.svg, uploaded by: Clindberg), ...
When outrage isn’t enough
Here is a question to the reader: What happens when the traditional systems that once moderated political behavior lose influence? (If you want to provide me with an answer, send me an email here, or post a response to this article in the Facebook “Politics Hawaii with Stan Fichtman” page) This question has been at the forefront of this blogger’s mind after two recent incidents involving public officials raised a ...
The missing April 24 update
Update since this was posted on the morning of May 9 - The Attorney General's office did release an update on the status of the investigation, based on inquiries made by other media outlets asking why the April 24th update was not issued. The AG did issue a press release on Friday, May 8 - one day before this article came out. Thanks to Andrew Walden of Hawaii Free Press ...
Ariyoshi’s quiet masterclass
George Ariyoshi and Nelson Doi (Lt. Governor candidate) in an advertisement for their election in 1974. Ariyoshi would serve as governor from 1974 to 1986, the longest-serving governor of the state. PC: Friends of Ariyoshi/Doi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons During the 7:00 a.m. hour on April 20th, just when the people of the State of Hawaiʻi were getting ready for work, news came down that Hawaiʻiʻs third governor since ...
A Makakilo campaign, in the middle of town
Election season in Hawaii has arrived, with signs being hung, posted, or otherwise erected for candidates running for office. The fact that this happens every two years is about as newsworthy as telling everyone that the sun comes up every morning in the east. In other words, not very newsworthy. However, there are those examples of sign posting that pique the interest of this blogger when out and about. That ...
