Social or Economic Issues Rev up Voters. The hosts for this show are Tim Apicella and Jay Fidell. The guests are Cynthia Lee Sinclair and Sandy Ma. Mid-term elections are six months away. It’s anyone’s guess if it will be social issues, Roe v Wade, state voter suppression laws, or Jan 6 House select Committee […]
Voting Bills in the 2022 Hawaii Legislature (Community Matters)
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 […]
Reining in the State’s Emergency Powers (Hawaii Together)
Why we Must Restore Checks and Balances. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guests are Sandy Ma and Malia Blom Hill. A bill to limit the governor’s emergency power is nearing the legislative finish line, and that bodes well for transparency and accountability in Hawaii, according to guests Sandy Ma, executive director […]
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 […]
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 […]