Ballot is in the mail.
I voted for Hillary Clinton and for other Democrats up and down the ballot, except for mayor.
Time for a Republican there. I voted for Djou.
In 2014, I didn’t want Djou in the House of Representatives because he would’ve joined other Republicans in their ridiculous anti-Obama obstructionism. At the federal level, we needed (and still need) a strong Democrat majority.
But at the county level Djou might actually do a great job. His agenda is modest and non-partisan. He’s intelligent and he seems to have integrity.
And I can’t get past the fact that according to Civil Beat, Kirk Calwell received at least $200,000 from Territorial Savings Bank, more than his salary as mayor. That was in 2015 alone; he received more other years. When you combine that with the mismanagement of rail and his disturbing pro-development bent, I just can’t support the guy. Big developers pour massive cash into his campaign (example here). I’m pretty sure I know who Caldwell uses his office to serve, and it isn’t me.
Why is there no such thing here in Hawaii as a liberal progressive who is NOT in favor of over-development? We need somebody who is pro green energy, pro conservation, pro agriculture, and pro equality, somebody who will protect our environment and take radical steps to combat climate change, but who isn’t in the pocket of special interests and isn’t obsessed with paving over the island. We just don’t have that here. The Democrats, who are supposed to be fighting for these causes, are all slaves to the developers and the construction industry.
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