Author Archives: garyhooser

Aloha, It has been a rough few weeks. On November 8th Donald Trump was elected to be the next President of the United States and I was defeated in my bid for re-election to the Kauai County Council. Then on … Continue reading →

It both saddens and angers me to read this morning Alan Parachini’s attack on the character of both myself and former Council Member Tim Bynum who passed from this world only a few days ago. The timing, tone and general … Continue reading →

The much awaited 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision regarding Ordinance 960 was released this morning and while there are positive spots within the decision, the short answer is we lost. This means that though State government has failed miserably … Continue reading →

Aloha Friends, Following the disappointing results of Tuesday night, I wanted to write you this brief note, with a more extended message to follow in the coming days. Many of you have asked about the reasons for our loss, and … Continue reading →

The voting will end in approximately 3 hours and our poll watchers are telling us there are still thousands of our friends and neighbors who have not yet voted. These are folks who share our core values but who for … Continue reading →

Aloha Friends, We did it! Mahalo to the over 100 generous donors who contributed from $10 to $1,000 per person and allowed us to meet our goal! As a result we were able to produce and mail our final GOTV … Continue reading →

Aloha Friends, Today will be the final time I ask you to help with a donation to our campaign. While we have largely been on track with our fundraising, today with only two weeks remaining until Election Day of November … Continue reading →

My eyes open at around 4:15am on most mornings. My phone alarm which I set religiously rarely ever actually rings as my internal clock advances earlier and earlier every day. I stumble into the kitchen, grind the beans and prepare … Continue reading →

Dear Friends, The campaign is going well and our goal of winning strong on November 8th remains the prize upon which we remain unrelentingly focused. Succeeding in the achievement of this goal depends on your help, support and involvement. Many … Continue reading →

We made it! Am very pleased to announce that our campaign for re-election to the Kauai County Council has met and in fact exceeded our “matching funds” goal of $8,000! Mahalo to the over 444 individual Kauai donors who have … Continue reading →