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Campaign Reform Is Forcing Lawmakers To Raise More Cash In Non-Election Years April Estrellon/Civil Beat/2025

Campaign Reform Is Forcing Lawmakers To Raise More Cash In Non-Election Years

Joint fundraisers in odd-numbered years are more prevalent than they used to be.

Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green Is Walking A Tightrope With The Trump Administration Jacquelyn Martin/AP/2025

Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green Is Walking A Tightrope With The Trump Administration

As Trump’s domestic military moves and threats play out in DC and LA, the need to balance legal challenges and relationship-building isn’t lost on Hawaiʻi.

Why Hawaiʻi’s Senators Raise So Much Money, And Give So Much Away Courtesy of Sen. Mazie Hirono

Why Hawaiʻi’s Senators Raise So Much Money, And Give So Much Away

In Congress, it’s not enough to keep getting yourself elected and reelected. Leadership PACs are a must.

Hawaiʻi Elections Officials Tackle Big Island Ballot Discrepancies Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaiʻi Elections Officials Tackle Big Island Ballot Discrepancies

After finding major discrepancies in how many Kauaʻi ballots were cast, a state commission is looking at the Big Island numbers.

Don’t Be Complacent: These Alerts Aren’t False Alarms Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Don’t Be Complacent: These Alerts Aren’t False Alarms

Hawaiʻi’s alert system is warning of real danger as determined by experts and science even if it turns out to be less than worst-case scenario.

A Hawaiʻi Permanent Fund Would Create More Income Equality Creative Commons/QuinceMedia/2018

A Hawaiʻi Permanent Fund Would Create More Income Equality

Alaska’s decades-old model redistributes wealth from gas and mineral revenues collected in the state.

No Confidence: We Need To Force Legislative Leaders To Clean Up Their Own Houses David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

No Confidence: We Need To Force Legislative Leaders To Clean Up Their Own Houses

One thing the public can do is petition leadership to investigate the $35,000 given by the FBI to a lawmaker during a federal corruption investigation.