On this the 3oth anniversary of my father’s passing, I dipped into his memoirs again and found this little account of his visit to Honolulu in 1958 with a group of SouthEast Asian journalists. Knowing what a pacifist he was,…
Dawn Morais
Communications Consultant/ Instructor/ Blogger/ Issue Advocate • Born in Kerala. Raised in Malaysia. Living in Hawaii.
Blog Archives
Guest Post: Sheela Jane Menon:The Promise of a New Season
I don’t know if Saraswati Puja always falls this close to Ash Wednesday. I don’t recall celebrating this festival with the Menon side of my family, though I certainly remember marking other Hindu holidays with them. I’m not sure that…
Where does Hawaii GOP stand on Trump?
This blogpost was first published as an OpEd in the Honolulu Star Advertiser Wednesday Feb 10, 2021. Tweets from the Hawaii Republican Party’s official Twitter account defending the patriotism of the Proud Boys and extolling the “high quality” analysis of…
Tagged with: HAwaii GOP, Jan 6 insurrection, Shirlene Ostrov, Trump
Posted in I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Posted in I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Automatic Voter Registration: After 12 years of trying, Senator Rhoads says the time is now
In a recent Facebook Live Town Hall with Oahu Democrats, Senator Karl Rhoads spoke with optimism about the prospect of making Automatic Voter Registration a reality in Hawaii. “I’ve been pushing this for 12 years,” he said. More than once…
Tagged with: 2021 Hawaii Legislative Session, AVR HI, Common Cause Hawaii, Erika Johnson, HB 740, HB349, Sandy Ma, SB282, Senator Karl Rhoads, Speaker Saiki
Posted in automatic voter registration, I BLOG, Uncategorized, Voting
Posted in automatic voter registration, I BLOG, Uncategorized, Voting
Guest Post:Pain grows as CARES Act funds sit idle
The recent news that our city and state agencies are unable to get federal money out the door to help people with things like electrical bills and rent is simply maddening. By some accounts, nearly $900 million is still waiting…
Posted in I BLOG, Uncategorized
Invoking the saints on the eve of the 2020 election
On this All Saints Day I enlist my mother, Gladys Vaz Morais and my father, John Victor Morais to move heaven and earth to help us to put things right in our ailing world. My mother left this world on…
Tagged with: Charles Lawrence, Gladys Vaz Morais, Hulihia, John Victor Morais, Mahealani Wendt, Value of Hawaii 3
Posted in 2020 Elections, I BLOG, Uncategorized
Posted in 2020 Elections, I BLOG, Uncategorized
Guest Post: Armen Martirosian: Where are NATO and the EU as war crimes against Armenians unfold?
Another anguished voice from the Armenian diaspora calling on the world to stand with Armenia against the aggression of its neighbors, and their efforts to take by force what they cannot take by law. Read, pay attention, donate. One consequence…
Guest Post: Ani Martirosian Menon: I implore the world to pay attention as Armenia fights to survive–again
Most Americans aren’t thinking about a country far away from the noise and madness that is Trump’s COVID19 -gripped America right now. That is understandable. But Americans of Armenian descent, like my daughter-in-law, Ani Martirosian Menon, are indeed consumed just…
Are you a Pope Francis Voter?
The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg less than 50 days before the Presidential election makes the Catholic vote more critical than ever. In a 2006 interview, Justice Ginsburg spoke of skipping the annual Red Mass because she did not…
Tagged with: Biden/Harris, Catholic vote, Pope Francis
Posted in 2020 Elections, Catholic Vote, I BLOG, Lay Catholics, Uncategorized
Posted in 2020 Elections, Catholic Vote, I BLOG, Lay Catholics, Uncategorized
Vote! With freedom comes responsibility
This commentary was first published in the Honolulu Star Advertiser on Aug 12, 2020. It is republished here with permission. In this most crucial of election years, it is more important than ever that we each do our part to…
Tagged with: automatic voter registration, General Election, Hawaii voter turnout, vote by mail
Posted in 2020 Elections, I BLOG, Uncategorized
Posted in 2020 Elections, I BLOG, Uncategorized
