I’ve complained about this before … the growing shortage of good, capable, informed, intelligent people running for office at every level. And I mean people of both political parties. But...

There’s a very clear pecking order among all the elected officials in Washington. Basically, it’s a question of seniority and the bottom rung of that particular ladder is occupied by...

 This is a well-deserved, if gentle, scolding for the awful turn political campaigning has taken in this country. We damn well deserve it.      And we should all be...

I’ve been involved in Hawaii politics since the mid-60s and have come to know most of the major politicians here. But I’ve been closest to Neil Abercrombie. He’s become a...

A Little-Known Fact: The political campaign tactic known as “sign waving” actually started here in Hawaii, probably 30 years go. Candidates with little or no name recognition would stand at...