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Travel

Bargain Holiday Vacation in Hawaii

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The economic crisis means that traffic and airfares to Hawaii are down. You might be able to scoop up a bargain holiday vacation in Hawaii if you know where to look.

(Local wreaths: Christmas Berry trees bloom in Hawaii during the holiday months.)

For starters, join Hawaiian Airlines frequent flier program, and you’ll be privy to their member-only web sales. I recently got an alert for a round-trip from Portland to Honolulu during the holidays for $350. This is their usual off-season price. Their typical fares for the holidays are double that or more.

For accomodations, look at Vacation Rental By Owner (VRBO.com) . Most owner-managed units are suffering from dropping tourist numbers and a downward-spiraling housing market. Negotiate a little or look for last-minute specials, and you could book a condo in Kihei for well under $80 per night — an unheard of price in recent years.

If you decide to spend the holidays in Hawaii, don’t forget to gloat to your family and friends on the Mainland who are suffering through bad weather and mad crowds.

Aloha!

News, Politics

Results of General Election 2008 in Hawaii

We came, we saw, we voted. Here are highlights of the results of the General Election 2008 in Hawaii. You can also link to the official State of Hawaii results for additional details about each county’s races.

1. CON AMEND Proposed Amendment to the State Constitution

Shall the age qualification for the office of governor and office of lieutenant governor be reduced from thirty-five years of age to twenty-five years of age?

YES   34,354  15.9%

NO 170,688  79.1%

2. CON CON Constitutional Convention Question

In other words, should we think about changing the state’s constitution. But there’s nothing in particular at this point that is proposed to change.

YES  70,890  32.9%

NO 134,277  62.3%

3. CONTESTS

Up for grabs are the following offices:

President (1) and Vice-President (1)

(D) OBAMA, Barack / BIDEN, Joe  158,169  73.3%

U.S. Representative (2)

District I – (D) ABERCROMBIE, Neil  62,480  70.8%

District II – (D) HIRONO, Mazie  90,215  70.8%

State Senator (7)

District 1 – (D) TAKAMINE, Dwight Y.  10,373  59.9%

District 5 – (D)  BAKER, Roz  3,502  51.8%

District 6 – (D) ENGLISH, J. Kalani  6,975  71.9%

District 7 – (D) HOOSER, Gary L.  10,385  68.5%

District 12 – (D) GALUTERIA, Brickwood M.  3,581  46.4%

District 21 – (D) HANABUSA, Colleen  1,458  72.6%

District 23 – (D) HEE, Clayton  4,167  65.2%

State Representative (28)

Board of Education (7)

Office of Hawaiian Affairs (4)

Hawaii — Mayor (1)

KENOI, Billy  27,283  58.2%

Hawaii — Councilmember (9)

Hawaii — Prosecuting Attorney (1)

Hawaii — Lowest Prosecuting Priority of Cannibas

FOR  23,184  49.5%
AGAINST 19,465  41.5%

Maui — Councilmember (9)

East Maui – MEDEIROS, Bill (Kauakea)  14,741  53.4%

West Maui – JOHNSON, Jo Anne  13,358  48.4%

Wailuku-Waihee-Waikapu – VICTORINO, Michael (Mike)  19,470  70.5%

Kahului – PONTANILLA, Joe  15,483  56.1%

South Maui – NISHIKI, Wayne K.  12,329  44.7%

Makawao-Paia-Haiku – MOLINA, Mike  14,568  52.8%

Upcountry – BAISA, Gladys Coelho  15,260  55.3%

Lanai – KAHO’OHALAHALA, Sol P.  11,977  43.4%

Molokai – MATEO, Danny A.  18,369  66.6%

Kauai — Councilmember (7)

Kauai — Prosecuting Attorney (1)

Honolulu — Mayor (1)

HANNEMANN, Mufi  70,099  55.6%

Honolulu — Councilmember (3)

District 4 – ONISHI, Dennis (Fresh)  3,604  59.6%

District 5 – SAFARIK, Gary S.  2,046  48.2%

District 8 – GREENWELL, Kelly  3,633  47.7%

Honolulu — Prosecuting Attorney (1)

Politics

Preview of Hawaii’s General Election Ballot

My absentee ballot for the November 2008 general election arrived in yesterday’s mail. Here’s what’s on the Hawaii ballot for Hawaii, Maui and Kauai counties. The ballot is two-sided.

SEE THE ELECTION RESULTS

Side 1

FEDERAL CONTESTS

President  and Vice President

0 (C) Baldwin, Chuck for President and Castle, Darrell L for Vice President

0 (L) Barr, Bob for President and Root, Wayne A for Vice President

0 (R) McCain John for President and Palin, Sarah for Vice President

0 (G) McKinney, Cynthia for President and Clemente, Rosa for Vice President

0 (I) Nader, Ralph for President and Gonzalez, Matt for Vice President

0 (D) Obama, Barrack for President and Biden, Joe for Vice President

US Representative, Dist II

0 (R) Evans, Roger B

0 (D) Hirono, Mazie

0 (L) Mallan, Lloyd J (Jeff)

0 (I) Stenshol, Shaun

STATE CONTESTS

Board of Education, Second School Board District

1st Departmental School District Seat (Hawaii)

0 Sanborn, J. William (Bill)

0 Watanabe, Herbert S.

7th Departmental School District Seat (Kauai)

0 Cox, Maggie

0 Fillhart, Larry

Official Special OHA Election Ballot

0 Apoliona, Haunani

0 Honda, Helene SM

0 Kippen, Colin C

0 Nalua’i, Sol

Hawaii Resident Trustee

0 Lindsey, Bob

0 Meyers, William (Willy)

Kauai Resident Trustee

0 Cataluna, Donald B

Molokai Resident Trustee

0 Machado, Colette Y Piipii

0 Purdy, Waipa

COUNTY OF MAUI

Councilmember (East Maui)

0 De Naie, Lucienne (Luci)

0 Medeiros, Bill (Kauakea)

Councilmember (West Maui)

0 Fukuyama, Alan (Al)

0 Johnson, Jo Anne

Councilmember (Wailuku-Waihee-Waikapu)

0 Victorino, Michael (Mike)

Councilmember (Kahului)

0 Halpern, Netra

0 Pontanilla, Joe

Councilmember (South Maui)

0 Couch, Don

0 Nishiki, Wayne K

Councilmember (Makawao-Haiku-Paia)

0 Molina, Mike

0 Nishiki, Kai

Councilmember (Upcountry)

0 Baisa, Gladys Cohelo

0 Howden, Michael S

Councilmember (Lanai)

0 Kaho’ohalahala, Sol P

0 Ornellas, John W

Councilmember (Molokai)

0 Mateo, Danny A

Side 2

STATE OF HAWAII CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION QUESTION

CON CON: Constitutional Convention Question

“Shal there be a convention to propose a revision of or amendments to the Constitution?

0 Yes

0 No

AMENDMENTS TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION PROPOSED BY THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

CON AMEND: Age Qualification for Governor

“Shall the age qualification for the office of governor and the office of lieutentant governor be reduced from thirty years of age to twenty-five years of age?

0 Yes

0 No