Automatic Voter Registration Will Open Door to More Young Voters
Young people do care. Yet, we do not fully participate in our democracy for the most pedestrian of reasons: not being registered to vote.
It’s Time for Publicly Financed Elections
We’ve created a system where money buys elections. Those who want to serve and represent their communities first need to acquire tons of cash. Without it, there is almost no chance of success.
Democratic Divide
What a clash between wings of the Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi at its 2018 convention tells us about hopes for an effective institutional counter to the rising fascism of the American Right.
House Committee Wins Rusty Scalpel Award for Hurricane Frankenbill
The House public safety committee voted to gut a criminal justice reform bill and replace it with a bill looking at hurricane-resistant school structures with no input from advocates or the community.
A Reasonable Gun Regulation For All Of Us
Both gun-control advocates and Second Amendment activists should support banning “bump stocks” and other rate-of-fire modifications.
Free Speech and the Importance of College Activism in the Age of Trump
As President Trump attempts to restrict First Amendment rights that challenge his authority, it will be all the more important for campuses to remain bastions of free speech and free thought.
Rep. Tom “Sledgehammer” Brower Named Housing Committee Chair
Brower’s disparaging words and dehumanizing actions toward those experiencing houselessness in Hawaiʻi make him a controversial choice to chair the committee.
Will Gabbard’s Affinity for Rightwing Regimes Extend to Trump?
From Netanyahu in Israel to Modi in India, Tulsi Gabbard seems to have no problem supporting brutal and racist regimes.
Hanabusa Proposes Pohakuloa Expansion; Practitioners Sue Over Abuse
The congresswoman's introduction of a bill that would expand the Pōhakuloa Training Area ignores Native Hawaiian and environmental concerns in pursuit of defense industry dollars.
County Preemption Measure Dies in Committee
A bill that would have given the state broader authority to preempt county ordinances it finds inconvenient failed to find enough support to pass through the senate agriculture committee.