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Yes, it’s last minute but the legislative session ends next week, everything is converging, and the need for citizen advocacy at this moment in time – is especially important. So we should talk. Please join Aria Castillo and myself live … Continue reading →

To a large extent Big Money controls who wins and who loses election to public office, and thus Big Money controls our government. Whether it’s criminal bribery, the legal corruption of “pay to play” campaign contributions, or the millions spent … Continue reading →

Did your telephone call and email to WAM on the MACRO issue make a difference? I think so. Actually I know so. Mahalo plenty to each and every one of you for taking the time to show up, make the … Continue reading →

Aloha, The rain just keeps coming. 
Fortunately, my ʻohana in Wailua Homesteads on Kauaʻi has escaped major damage, but the recent and ongoing storms have hit some of our friends and neighbors pretty hard. Seems a metaphor for the planet right now. We … Continue reading →

I’d like to invite – no, I’d like to BEG attorneys, law students, and constitutional scholars to tell me I’m wrong about this – or not. See for yourselves; it’s all on video. The April 8th public meeting regarding HB1800, … Continue reading →

Both literally and figuratively, we wait daily for the next bomb to drop. The United States government is like a demented circus show, providing live, onstage, non-stop world entertainment with dark and deadly consequences. The President, without question, has crossed … Continue reading →

I’m not sure if you were able to make it or not, but the “No Dictators” gatherings held Saturday were an awesome example of our collective community “showing up”. I went home that evening and wrote, “The key to winning … Continue reading →

When we fill the room, we win. When we show up at the ballot box and vote, we win. In the 30 years I’ve been involved in government and politics, I’ve seen it happen over and over again. When we … Continue reading →

Thousands of community members from across the islands are expected to join the upcoming “No Dictators Rally and Gatherings” on Saturday March 28th to mobilize against the Trump administration’s escalating abuses of power. (I believe the below info to be … Continue reading →

Let’s send an email today that can really change lives   A few months ago, I wrote a column entitled “No Room At The Inn.”   Since writing that column, I haven’t slept well. At night, I lie awake thinking … Continue reading →