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Category Archives: Politics
August 27th, 2010
By Amanda Taniguchi On Tuesday, August 31, two Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls will meet at the University of Hawaii-Hilo Performing Arts Center to debate. Former U.S. Congressman Neil Abercrombie and former Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann, Democrats, are pitted against each other … Continue reading →
Posted in Nonprofit Communication, Politics
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Tagged Hawaii Island Chanber of Commerce, Hawaii Tribune-Herald Hawaii primary election, HIBR, HICC, Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry, JCCIH, Jerry Burris, Kanoelehua Industrial Area Association. Hawaii Island Board of Realtors, KIAA, Linda Coble, Mufi Hannemann, Neil Abercrombie, Todd Belt, Wayne Yoshioka
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February 9th, 2010
The Coalition for Tobacco-Free Hawaii (CTFH) Tuesday honored legislators who sat as conferees on the bill that established the State’s Tobacco Prevention and Control Trust Fund in 1999 and asked legislators to continue funding for programs that help people quit … Continue reading →
January 31st, 2010
Media competition and political differences took the sidelines for Hawai‘i’s children. That’s refreshing, and makes me even more resolved to work for and love Hawai‘i. For my family, it is also entirely relevant, as we study options for elementary school … Continue reading →
Posted in Corporate Social Responsibility, General Public Relations, Issues Management, Leadership, Politics
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Tagged Ben Cayetano, Board of Education, Department of Education, Furlough Fridays, George Ariyoshi, Hawaii public schools, Hawaii's Children First, John Waihee, Kanu, Pearl City High School, Randy Baldemor, Randy Roth, Transforming Public Education, Wally Amos
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January 20th, 2010
Opening Day at the Legislature lived up to its austere, no-frills billing: no pomp and circumstance, no music, no free lunch. The public took its cue in advance. This year the Capitol chambers were quiet. Seats went unfilled on both … Continue reading →
Posted in General Public Relations, Politics, Uncategorized
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Tagged Barbara Marumoto, calvin say, collen hanabusa, hawaii democrats, hawaii legislators, hawaii legislature, Hawaii politics, hawaii republicans, hawaii state capitol, hawaii state legislature, hawaii state senate, house minority leader, house speaker, legislature opening day tradition, Lynn Finnegan, opening day at the legislature, sam slom, senate minority leader
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December 18th, 2009
Being part of something that helps those less fortunate can be quite exhilarating; maybe more so during the holidays. I was lucky to spend a beautiful Thursday morning in Waianae on a 4.3 acre dirt plot filled with tractors, a … Continue reading →
Posted in Corporate Social Responsibility, General Public Relations, Issues Management, Leadership, Nonprofit Communication, Politics, Speaking Engagements
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Tagged affordable housing, homeless, houseless, Housing Solutions Inc., Sea Winds apartments, terry brooks, Waianae
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December 12th, 2009
While I was on Guam last month I met with the crew that helped to produce a national report on the move of roughly 8,000 Marines from Okinawa to the island territory (dependents will more than double that number). Green … Continue reading →
September 20th, 2009
It happens all the time, small talk with a reporter pre- and post-interview: Kids, travel, sports, MTV’s Video Music Awards. Since President Obama’s casual conversation about entertainers Taylor Swift and Kanye West was taped and aired, his “jackass” comment continues … Continue reading →
June 14th, 2009
Politics are certainly different on the Neighbor Islands, Richard Borreca writes in Sunday’s (6/14) Honolulu Star-Bulletin. He gives a heads-up note to Oahu-based candidates looking to run statewide for Governor. Borreca has been watching Hawaii politics for more than 30 … Continue reading →
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