Get in the swing of this year’s elections with these thoughts from three of our most quotable political experts.

Hawaiʻi lawmakers still can’t bring themselves to do anything that changes how they do business or makes it easier for other people to run for office.

The legislation would make Hawaiʻi one of the first states to sidestep the Citizens United U.S. Supreme Court case that allows unlimited corporate spending in local elections. 

Top lobbyists often have more influence than the lawmakers themselves who pass or reject their bills.

The true aim of new laws to make voting more secure is to limit participation in democracy.

The Department of Education’s failure to provide detailed travel records is part of a broader pattern of poor record-keeping for Hawaiʻi schools, lawmakers and government transparency advocates say.

Proposed legislation comes in response to threats by Trump and local kids exposed to harmful content and manipulation.

States are leading the way to regulate AI, but a national report finds the Aloha State comes up short.

Most states have them, and some lawmakers argue it would improve transparency and jolt some of their colleagues out of their complacency.