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HOOSER: Planning commission under siege

I received this bombshell of an email from an O‘ahu attorney and friend a few days ago: “I’m not sure whether folks on Kaua’i realize…

HOOSER: Wisdom from a first grader

For Presidents’ Day, my incredibly smart 7-year-old granddaughter Isabella was asked by her first grade teacher to answer a single question: What would they do…

HOOSER: Campaigning by the numbers

Because the vast majority of legislative seats in Hawai‘i are held by Democrats, the Primary Election of Aug. 10 is everything. Even for nonpartisan County…

HOOSER: Looking for the change makers

Got an email recently from a community member who had been reading my political ramblings posted at https://garyhooser.blog He was asking about someone who was…

HOOSER: Tipping the scale for democracy

The chair of House Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs (JHA), Hawai‘i Island Rep. David Tarnas, along with other committee members including our own Kauai District 16…

HOOSER: Civic engagement — into the weeds

My telephone was ringing off the hook over the weekend with people calling to let me know the state Department of Transportation (DOT) was “spraying…