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Politics, Hawaiian Style.

ByJim Loomis 08/22/201611/27/2016

Politics at the local level produces some remarkable characters and I think probably Hawaii has at least our fair share. For instance, there was Frank Loo, who served on the Honolulu City Council for a number of years and is remembered primarily for an incident that occurred during a Council hearing for an ordinance that…

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It’s Nice To Be More Than Just a Constituent.

ByJim Loomis 02/02/201502/02/2015

Every April, the National Association of Railroad Passengers has a three-day meeting in Washington, DC. There are business meetings, guest speakers and break-out sessions, but the second day is our Day on the Hill, when we all visit the offices of our own representatives to seek support for passenger rail in general and perhaps for…