May 7, 2013
Reps. Fukumoto and Cheape honors Mililani High School's Judy Taparra
House of Representatives Floor Presentation recognizing the outstanding teaching accomplishments of Mililani High School's Judy Taparra.
Photo from left to right: Representative Lauren Cheape, Judy Taparra, Sarah Fukumoto and Representative Beth Fukumoto
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April 11, 2013
The GOP's Local Youth Movement
Posted on April 3, 2013 by Dan Boylan |
Midweek
Finding signs of life in Hawaii's Republican Party can be frustrating - almost as frustrating as being a Republican in Hawaii. Hawaii's congressional delegation belongs to the Democrats - so, too, the governorship and both houses of the state Legislature.
Republican numbers are near record lows. They own but one seat in the 25-member state Senate, seven in the 51-member House of Representatives - and the latter number has changed little in recent years. The promise of Republican Linda Lingle's eight years as governor did not translate to legislative victories.