Comments on: Dems running for Lt. Governor rev up campaigns http://ilind.net/2010/07/30/dems-running-for-lt-governor-rev-up-campaigns/ Ian Lind online daily from Kaaawa, Hawaii Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:24:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: hipoli http://ilind.net/2010/07/30/dems-running-for-lt-governor-rev-up-campaigns/comment-page-1/#comment-21163 hipoli Sun, 01 Aug 2010 09:34:28 +0000 http://ilind.net/?p=5427#comment-21163 The theme for this years campaigns seems to me to be "Size Matters." The theme for this years campaigns seems to me to be “Size Matters.”

]]> By: Out of Control http://ilind.net/2010/07/30/dems-running-for-lt-governor-rev-up-campaigns/comment-page-1/#comment-21146 Out of Control Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:15:28 +0000 http://ilind.net/?p=5427#comment-21146 i continue to be amazed at the visual pollution of political signs. Those banners seem to fit fat egos of politicians like Mufi. You drive through Laie and you get the picture, although many do not like Mufi there. There's got to be an agreed-upon understanding among candidates. We don't want to squash 'free speech and free press' but it would be fair to agree all political signs be 18 x 24 MAX .... and only one every 300 feet? And then there is the signs raiding. It appears Panos for Mayor signs are in demand by some thieves. You see them one day in Laie Kam Hwy and they are gone the next day. i continue to be amazed at the visual pollution of political signs. Those banners seem to fit fat egos of politicians like Mufi. You drive through Laie and you get the picture, although many do not like Mufi there.

There’s got to be an agreed-upon understanding among candidates. We don’t want to squash ‘free speech and free press’ but it would be fair to agree all political signs be 18 x 24 MAX …. and only one every 300 feet?

And then there is the signs raiding. It appears Panos for Mayor signs are in demand by some thieves. You see them one day in Laie Kam Hwy and they are gone the next day.

]]> By: Nikki Heat http://ilind.net/2010/07/30/dems-running-for-lt-governor-rev-up-campaigns/comment-page-1/#comment-21139 Nikki Heat Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:13:19 +0000 http://ilind.net/?p=5427#comment-21139 50 Days, Ian. With such a crowded field, you would think the contenders would be concentrating on Oahu where most of the voters live and you can find some event with a couple of hundred folks every night -- and relying on ground troops on the Neighbor Islands (along with media buys) to spread the word. But lo and behold, Bobby Bunda was shaking hands and handing out plates of chicken hekka at Councilmember Joe Pontanilla's Central Maui event last night and Gary Hooser is coming over to speak to the AKAKU cameras (actually he's showing up at the Maui Democratic Party Century Club event which draws a small crowd but is tapped for local access TV) next Tuesday, Brian Schatz and Lyla Berg walked the tables at the Miss Hawaii Filipina pageant last Saturday night in Kaanapali, and Norman Sakamoto has appeared at community events. Will the 25,000 votes in a Primary election (lower turnout than in the general) on Maui make a difference in the Statewide race (I would think Mazie Hirono squeaked by Colleen Hanabusa with N.I. support in the CD2 Primary some years back)? We'll see if any of them show up for the last large bon dances on the Valley Isle over the next four weekends. Saturday also marks the annual Senior Citizen brunch gathering in Wailea -- all of the Senior Citizen clubs will have groups attending. 50 Days, Ian.
With such a crowded field, you would think the contenders would be concentrating on Oahu where most of the voters live and you can find some event with a couple of hundred folks every night — and relying on ground troops on the Neighbor Islands (along with media buys) to spread the word.
But lo and behold, Bobby Bunda was shaking hands and handing out plates of chicken hekka at Councilmember Joe Pontanilla’s Central Maui event last night and Gary Hooser is coming over to speak to the AKAKU cameras (actually he’s showing up at the Maui Democratic Party Century Club event which draws a small crowd but is tapped for local access TV) next Tuesday, Brian Schatz and Lyla Berg walked the tables at the Miss Hawaii Filipina pageant last Saturday night in Kaanapali, and Norman Sakamoto has appeared at community events.
Will the 25,000 votes in a Primary election (lower turnout than in the general) on Maui make a difference in the Statewide race (I would think Mazie Hirono squeaked by Colleen Hanabusa with N.I. support in the CD2 Primary some years back)?
We’ll see if any of them show up for the last large bon dances on the Valley Isle over the next four weekends. Saturday also marks the annual Senior Citizen brunch gathering in Wailea — all of the Senior Citizen clubs will have groups attending.

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