Is it too soon to start talking about elections 2016? The Pod Squad doesn’t think so.
Join host Chad Blair as he sits down with two of his favorite political wonks, Colin Moore from the University of Hawaii and Neal Milner, a UH professor emeritus and Civil Beat columnist, to talk about Hawaii’s elections as things start to take shape.
Which Republican candidates will run? Will Coleen Hanabusa run or retire from politics? Is Kirk Caldwell a shoe-in for the mayoral race? How will hot topics such as rail, affordable housing and homelessness play into next year’s campaigns?
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