We still don’t know who is behind Hui O Maui with Deborah Rybak
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Experts: Victorino Radio Ad for Dark Money Group Lacks Transparency
Mayor Michael Victorino’s vigorous campaign against the seven proposed charter amendments reached a new low this week with the release of a radio ad voiced by him. It was paid…
A Tale of Two ‘Ohanas: Same-named Election Materials Support Two Different Candidates
A recent Honolulu Civil Beat story described the “strong political factions” currently at battle in the Maui election. It identified the combatants as the mainland-created 501(c)(4) dark money group Hui…
Dark Matter, Part Two: Grant David Gillham’s Big Adventure
It’s crunch time in politics, with less than 20 days to go until November 3. All around Maui, campaign managers and others are working overtime to ensure that their candidates…
Give It Back! Maui Hawaiian Advocacy Group Has Used “Hui O Maui” Name Since 2015
Here’s a tip for mainland dark money groups trying to gin up a catchy Hawaiian name to push political agendas in local elections: research your selection before spreading it around.…
Dark Matter: Meet the newest fake name in Maui politics, Part One
Take a group of mainlanders with murky motives funneling big bucks into an organization with a catchy Hawaiian name. Turn it loose on Maui. What have you got?
Maui Hospital Workers Still Not Wearing Correct Masks?
In a blunt-force interview with KITV television Sunday, Dr. Scott Miscovich–the doctor whose private medical group is performing widespread COVID-19 testing in Hawaii–said every hospital worker should be wearing highly protective N95…
UPDATED: New Hospital Mask Reversal Re-ignites Staff Concerns
UPDATE, 5:30pm, 4/9/20: The hospital sent a “clarification email” to staff Thursday afternoon that hospital health workers may now wear their own N95 masks in common areas, but that they…
‘Underwhelmed’: As Hana and Moloka’i confront their first COVID-19 cases, elected officials are frustrated with notification procedures
Up until around noon on Thursday, April 2, life was pretty normal on Molokaʻi. While the COVID-19 pandemic was spreading around the state, Molokaʻi’s 7,500 residents so far had been…
Mayor Announces New 2-Person Shopping Rule
Only two members of a household will be allowed to shop together at Maui grocery stores, pharmacies, and other retail outlets, Mayor Michael Victorino announced Tuesday. “This way we will establish…