If They Pass They Could Change Voting in Hawaii. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Sandy Ma. Sandy Ma, Executive Director of Common Cause Hawaii, will help us understand the voting bills in the 2022 session of the Hawaii State Legislature, as well as the status of the Republican efforts […]
Is the Voting Rights Bill Lost (Community Matters)
What Can we Do to Resurrect it. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Sylvia Albert and Sandy Ma. Sylvia Albert and Sandy Ma of Common Cause help us understand the status of voting rights in this country, in the various GOP state legislatures which have moved to suppress voting and […]
The Demise of Gut and Replace (Talking Tax)
A Rumor Greatly Exaggerated. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Tom Yamachika. On November 4, the Supreme Court of Hawaii released its decision in League of Women Voters v. State. The decision was a huge step in the right direction. But will it get rid of all gut-and-replaces and eliminate […]
Major Hawaii Redistricting Update (Community Matters)
Why it Matters to all of us. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Sandy Ma. The State and Counties of Hawaii will draw new voting district maps this year — and we need to make sure they are fair and representative for everyone in the state and counties. Right now, […]
Automatic Voting Registration in Hawaii (Community Matters)
The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Sandy Ma. Sandy Ma of Common Cause helps us understand Automatic Voting Registration in Hawaii and other Common Cause initiatives. We discuss the status of the bill on AVR that was introduced in the 2021 Hawaii Legislature, and other voting rights […]
Common Cause weighs in on Voting (Community Matters)
The most important issue in the country. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Sandy Ma. Sandy Ma, Executive Director of Common Cause Hawaii, will discuss voting rights and in particular the only current surviving AVR (Automatic Voting Registration) bill SB159 being heard today in the House Judiciary […]