“Local government in Hawaii differs greatly from local government on the mainland United States. Hawaii has a highly centralized system of government, which the Territory administering many functions which on the mainland are handled by local government, there are only the City and County of Honolulu, the four Outer Island· […]
Hawaii’s journey to a one-party system is a result of different political choices made over the past 200 years. Understanding this journey is vital in dealing head-on with modern Hawaii and its political challenges After the death of Kamehameha the Great his wife Queen Kaahumanu and his son Liholiho […]
It Starts With Being Honest About The Problem Looking over some older Civil Beat articles reinforces our take on the dynamics that have to be dealt with for Hawaii conservatives (which actually line up as being (classic liberalism) to overcome the entrenched one party system. “Because of the Republican Party’s […]
Nothing is more a part of good government than the local School Boards. Because of Hawaii’s century old habit of centralization, the once statewide elected School Board was changed, by vote, to that of a Governor appointed one. How sad, not only because the issues of a elected School Board […]
Map of Hawaiian Homelands Those of Native Hawaiian ancestry can and should control the assets that belong to them. Those of Native Hawaiians ancestry are stymied when it comes to the full benefit of the assets they can use to enrich themselves and the Hawaiian culture in-spite of the fact […]
This illustrates how democracy is short changed by the City & County system using Council District 3 on the island of Oahu as an example. District 3- Waimanalo, Kailua and Kaneohe, together the total about 115,000 people. To compare representation let’s look at Douglas County Oregon which has approximately […]