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Will Caron: By Any Other Name

Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonist.

By Will Caron

March 8, 2026 · 1 min read

Will Caron/Civil Beat/2026)

About the Author

Will Caron

Will Caron is director of communications at the Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, a policy research and advocacy nonprofit. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views or that of Appleseed. You can reach him at  info@willcaronhawaii.com.

Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonist.

Click image to enlarge. (Will Caron/Civil Beat/2026)

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About the Author

Will Caron

Will Caron is director of communications at the Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, a policy research and advocacy nonprofit. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views or that of Appleseed. You can reach him at  info@willcaronhawaii.com.

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Money will name the stadium, for sure.

kealoha1938 · 1 month ago

The politicians here really know how to run a Mikey Mouse vaudeville show.

wailani1961 · 1 month ago

Laughable names for our future Stadium, but, I suppose there is no money in retaining "Aloha" as our name. Guess we can look forward to Alaska/Hawaiian Stadium, HMSA/HPH Stadium...time will tell.

PonoAloha · 1 month ago

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