Hawai‘i leaders move on, generationally
While the United States, as a whole, waits for the generational shift in the White House from Silent and Boomer generations to younger ones like X and Millennials, the move to a younger generation of leaders in Hawai‘i has already occurred. An examination of the individuals holding positions in the "state leadership" group, including the four mayors, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and all four members of Hawai‘i's congressional delegation, has revealed ...
Political Generational Shifts
As the national Presidential campaigns get into full swing, the looming question that is coming from it is whether the potential nominees (Biden vs. Trump, part 2) speak to the entire American people due to their age. Considering that President Joe Biden is currently 80 years old, and Trump is 77, the question comes with some merit as the median age of a person in the United States currently stands ...
Elections out of the norm
About this time of year in most states, the administrative and fiscal year for most governments flips on July 1. The only notice of this, to most people, is when the newscasters bring up a laundry list of new laws that take effect “on July 1”, in line with the new fiscal and administrative year. Apart from activities that take place at the beginning of a new fiscal year, various ...
The politician and the Skyline buzzsaw
No doubt if you have been watching the evening local news (Hawai‘i News Now, KITV, KHON), you have seen at least one news segment talking about the impending opening of the Honolulu “Skyline” rail system on June 30. Just like with the arrival of Southwest Airlines to Hawai‘i a few years back, and the opening of a shiny new building downtown, the Skyline has elicited the standard amount of “oohs ...
Time to work for a living
An open letter to the Honolulu City Council. RE: The pay raise you are about to get Dear Honolulu City Councilmember: Although this may be early to declare, you will most likely receive a hefty (64%) pay increase for being a Councilmember on July 1, 2023. Unless of course if you choose to listen to two of your colleagues and actually vote on rejecting the raises through resolution (reminder, they ...
Hawai‘i leaders move on, generationally
While the United States, as a whole, waits for the generational shift in the White House from Silent and Boomer generations to younger ones like X and Millennials, the move to a younger generation of leaders in Hawai‘i has already occurred. An examination of the individuals holding positions in the "state leadership" group, including the four mayors, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and all four members of Hawai‘i's congressional delegation, has revealed ...
Political Generational Shifts
As the national Presidential campaigns get into full swing, the looming question that is coming from it is whether the potential nominees (Biden vs. Trump, part 2) speak to the entire American people due to their age. Considering that President Joe Biden is currently 80 years old, and Trump is 77, the question comes with some merit as the median age of a person in the United States currently stands ...
Elections out of the norm
About this time of year in most states, the administrative and fiscal year for most governments flips on July 1. The only notice of this, to most people, is when the newscasters bring up a laundry list of new laws that take effect “on July 1”, in line with the new fiscal and administrative year. Apart from activities that take place at the beginning of a new fiscal year, various ...
The politician and the Skyline buzzsaw
No doubt if you have been watching the evening local news (Hawai‘i News Now, KITV, KHON), you have seen at least one news segment talking about the impending opening of the Honolulu “Skyline” rail system on June 30. Just like with the arrival of Southwest Airlines to Hawai‘i a few years back, and the opening of a shiny new building downtown, the Skyline has elicited the standard amount of “oohs ...
Time to work for a living
An open letter to the Honolulu City Council. RE: The pay raise you are about to get Dear Honolulu City Councilmember: Although this may be early to declare, you will most likely receive a hefty (64%) pay increase for being a Councilmember on July 1, 2023. Unless of course if you choose to listen to two of your colleagues and actually vote on rejecting the raises through resolution (reminder, they ...