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Common Cause Hosts Town Hall on Immigration, Government Accountability
On Tuesday, Common Cause Hawaii discussed immigration and government accountability at the "People’s Promise" Town Hall.
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Democracy Still Matters in Time of Pandemic
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KHON2: Kauai Councilman Arthur Brun indicted for federal drug offenses
More legal trouble for Kauai Councilman Arthur Brun, who’s now been indicted for federal drug offenses. He was one of twelve people arrested in a sting operation. Brun faces more charges than any of the other defendants, including the most serious offenses like conspiracy and obstruction of justice.
“Mr. Brun should have to abide by the same laws too and we want to make sure that the people are represented and Mr. Brun is not distracted by the pending charges,” said Sandy Ma, executive director of Common Cause Hawaii.
“Mr. Brun should have to abide by the same laws too and we want to make sure that the people are represented and Mr. Brun is not distracted by the pending charges,” said Sandy Ma, executive director of Common Cause Hawaii.
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ADVISORY Wed. Feb. 5: “Reject The Cover-Up” Rally in Honolulu to Protest GOP’s Sham Impeachment Trial
“Reject The Cover-Up” Protest Planned in Honolulu on Wednesday Evening to Protest GOP’s Sham Impeachment Trial of President Trump
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Honolulu Star-Advertiser Column: Lawmakers should advance ethics bills
Whether true or not, Hawaii has a perceived ethics problem among government employees and elected officials. The most obvious are the former Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha and his city deputy prosecutor, soon-to- be ex-wife Katherine Kealoha, who were both convicted in 2019 of conspiracy and obstruction of justice. The Kealoha corruption investigation embroiled the Honolulu Corporation Counsel Donna Leong and Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Keith Kaneshiro, who have both been on paid leave since early 2019. Common Cause Hawaii strongly...
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ADVISORY Jan. 11: Common Cause Hawaii & LWV Hawaii County Host 2020 Elections Preparation Panel with Political Party Leaders
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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Dodges Vote on Two Articles of Impeachment
White House hopeful upsets her constituency who support impeachment
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Nobody Is Above the Law Rallies in Hawaii Will Demand Trump’s Impeachment
On the eve of the House impeachment, rallies in the hundreds will take place in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
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CivilBeat: Common Cause Hawaii’s OpEd calling for more voter service centers
Vote-by-mail is coming to Hawaii in 2020, due to a law passed by the 2019 Hawaii State Legislature. Hawaii’s registered voters will no longer be voting at traditional polling places, such as schools and community centers on primary and election days. Ballots will be automatically mailed to all registered voters starting with the 2020 elections. Common Cause Hawaii advocates for more Voter Service Centers to make this voting process go smoothly.
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Common Cause Hawaii is co-hosting, with Refuse Fascism Hawaii, Indivisible Hawaii and other groups, a House impeachment eve event.
A spirited group assembled near the Hawaii State Federal Building on the eve of President Trump's impeachment in support of this much needed constitutional action. Photos from this event can be found on the Common Cause Hawaii Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/search/top/? q=common%20cause%20hawaii&epa=SERP_TAB. Highlight the URL above and right click on it and scroll down on the pop-up menu and click on Open URL. Also on the Media Center tab above, click on Articles of Interest and scroll down to Ethics & Accountability for...
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Common Cause Hawaii is participating in the Refuse Fascism Hawaii event on 12/14/2019 to talk about impeaching President Trump.
For more information on this event, please contact Sandy Ma, the CCHI Executive Director, at sma@commoncause.org.
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Common Cause Hawaii Urging More Voter Service Centers
Common Cause Hawaii is urging election officials to open more than a handful of Voter Service Centers in Hawaii next year to ensure that all voters are able to vote in-person as the State for the first time transitions to all Vote By Mail.
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Honolulu Star-Advertiser: Name in the News: Sandy Ma – New Common Cause Hawaii Executive Director
The Voting by Mail initiative is one of her first priorities.