Articles tagged with: Mufi Hannemann
Are Hawaii Public Officials Who Use Twitter Just Bots?
So some Investigative Journalism in the Digital Age students at Eugene Lang College in New York have started the Bot or Not Project. This is a simple test that allows Twitter users to see if …
Coconut Wireless: Hawaii Senate Races and Term Limits
Coconut Wireless
by Jacob Shafer
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Hirono She Did
More than a month after tossing his hat in the ring, Ed Case—who must have been feeling downright lonely in the race to replace outgoing Sen. Dan Akaka—finally has …
Who’s Next? A Look At the Race to Replace Senator Dan Akaka
That sound you heard last week was the collective lip-smacking of numerous Hawaii politicians—both in and out of office—who are now chewing on a tantalizing question: who wants to become a United States Senator? It’s …
Is Atheism Good For You? New Research Sheds Some Light
This fall, during one of the gubernatorial debates between Mufi Hannemann and Neil Abercrombie, Hannemann (a Mormon) was asked what role religion would play in his administration. “I respect the right of everyone to adhere …
Hannemann Explains His Religious Beliefs, Never Utters the Word ‘Mormon’
Interesting moment near the end of last night’s Gubernatorial debate, when Mufi Hannemann was asked what role religion would play in his administration. Here’s a complete transcript of his answer:
“I stand by what has been …
Ed Case Endorses Abercrombie and Slams Hannemann
For a guy who is neither an elected official nor an active candidate, Ed Case sure has managed to stay in the headlines. This week, Case announced he’s endorsing Neil Abercrombie for Governor. That alone …
Mufi Hits Abercrombie With Veiled Racism
Dirty campaign tactics aren’t unique to Hawaii. Neither are racial tension and provincialism. What is unique is the sometimes charming, sometimes divisive, always muddled way we define “local.” And when that gets mixed up with …
Governor Lingle Sinks to a New Low With Civil Union Veto
It’ll provide cold comfort at best to the thousands of couples still mourning Gov. Linda Lingle’s eleventh-hour veto of civil union bill HB444, but it’s a fact nonetheless: eventually, gay people will be able to …
Maui Official Flowers and Underwater Hawaiian Islands
1. How many members are in the Hawaii House of Representatives?
Bonus: How many are from Maui County?
Double Bonus: How many are Republican?
2. What is the official flower of Maui?
3. “”He was not a native son …
Interview With Hawaii Gubernatorial Candidate Neil Abercrombie
“You locked us out!” says Neil Abercrombie, entering the MauiTime office in a buttoned-down Aloha shirt, hair slightly disheveled, a stack of papers under his arm and two campaign aides on his heels. And it’s …
