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Automatic Voter Registration: After 12 years of trying, Senator Rhoads says the time is now

Posted on February 7, 2021 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

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…

Guest Post: Common Cause, transparency are vital to good government

Posted on July 18, 2020 by freecatholic808 — 5 Comments

This OpEd by John Webster, university professor and retired government relations executive for IBM and KPMG, was first published in the Honolulu Star Advertiser on July 16, 2020. Republished here with permission. Fifty years ago in 1970, Punahou School graduate…

BLM: Thousands protested. Now let’s make change happen: VOTE! HI PRIMARY AUG 8. Voting starts July 21.

Posted on June 7, 2020 by freecatholic808 — 4 Comments

An estimated 10,000–or more– turned out in Honolulu on Saturday, June 6, 2020 to remember George Floyd and the many victims of police violence. People also protested on the Neighbor Islands. WILL THOSE PROTESTING TRANSLATE THEIR ANGER INTO VOTES THAT…