A first look at ‘24
Political campaign signs are up, a sign that campaigns that fundraised in the latter part of 2023 are starting to spend their money. PC: "Campaign Sign 2020 NY" by Mobilus In Mobili is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. As the first wave of fundraising passes, signs promoting candidates are popping up all over the state, prompting us to check the status of the candidates who have pulled papers or filed ...
A sloppy effort by me
As a reader of this blog, one may have noticed that the post which went up on the 13th of April had been taken down the next day. If you were one of the select people I reached out to and sent a link to, you would have gotten a note from me that said that I pulled the article down. The article was entitled “A first look at ‘24” ...
Could Hawaiian have been Alaska? (Part II, how much to be?)
As the news came down that Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines have signed an agreement with the Department of Justice to not consummate their merger until 90 days after the last request for information by the Dept, it was about time for PHwSF to return to this subject, continuing its series looking at the merger. You can read the other parts of this series, talking about the merger itself and the ...
Silent boos and broken bridges
As reported by this blogger on the Hawaii State Senate’s vote to deny Alapaki Nahale-a a second term as a Board of Regent for the University of Hawaii, it was sensed strongly that the vote didn’t go down well with many people. Especially those who saw the vote in real time, that day, in the gallery. However, others took issue with it and made it known in various mediums, including ...
Testing the (Senate President’s) power
As an observer of politics in Hawai‘i, one of the areas that this blogger likes to witness is when a vote comes up that may show just how strong a coalition is for a leader in the Legislature. Hawaii State Senate, just before the March 5, 2024 floor sessionPC: PHwSF Those leaders, the Senate President and the House Chair are voted in by the members of the respective body, with ...
A first look at ‘24
Political campaign signs are up, a sign that campaigns that fundraised in the latter part of 2023 are starting to spend their money. PC: "Campaign Sign 2020 NY" by Mobilus In Mobili is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. As the first wave of fundraising passes, signs promoting candidates are popping up all over the state, prompting us to check the status of the candidates who have pulled papers or filed ...
A sloppy effort by me
As a reader of this blog, one may have noticed that the post which went up on the 13th of April had been taken down the next day. If you were one of the select people I reached out to and sent a link to, you would have gotten a note from me that said that I pulled the article down. The article was entitled “A first look at ‘24” ...
Could Hawaiian have been Alaska? (Part II, how much to be?)
As the news came down that Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines have signed an agreement with the Department of Justice to not consummate their merger until 90 days after the last request for information by the Dept, it was about time for PHwSF to return to this subject, continuing its series looking at the merger. You can read the other parts of this series, talking about the merger itself and the ...
Silent boos and broken bridges
As reported by this blogger on the Hawaii State Senate’s vote to deny Alapaki Nahale-a a second term as a Board of Regent for the University of Hawaii, it was sensed strongly that the vote didn’t go down well with many people. Especially those who saw the vote in real time, that day, in the gallery. However, others took issue with it and made it known in various mediums, including ...
Testing the (Senate President’s) power
As an observer of politics in Hawai‘i, one of the areas that this blogger likes to witness is when a vote comes up that may show just how strong a coalition is for a leader in the Legislature. Hawaii State Senate, just before the March 5, 2024 floor sessionPC: PHwSF Those leaders, the Senate President and the House Chair are voted in by the members of the respective body, with ...