I should have provided a list of the Hawaii delegates before heading off to Denver, but better late than never. The Hawaii delegates and alternates were quite a diverse group and representative of the people of the state. Here’s a list of the Hawaii delegation to the 2008 Democratic National Convention, with info from a [...]
Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner spoke at the Hawaii delegation’s breakfast yesterday, telling the tale of her personal journey from the daughter of a sharecropper to the widow confronting routine discrimination against women by banks, to a climb through the political ranks to eventually serve two terms as governor. It was a touching story, and [...]
I grabbed a quick photo as the Hawaii delegation gathered for a group photo after breakfast this morning. Not a great photo, but it gives you an idea. The pro photographer hired to do take the group photo was trying to block others pictures from being taken. I managed to disobey just long enough to [...]
Things could get interesting again tonight. After the fire martial shut down access to Pepsi Center last night, capacity issues may come to the fore. For Hawaii, that’s not necessarily good news. On Monday, Hawaii initially had 29 seats and it has 29 delegates and two pages with floor credentials. It also has one designated [...]
There are a lot of reporters here in town. Pre-convention estimates were that there would be 15,000 media types here. It feels like that could be correct. But not many are from Hawaii. Today we ran into KGMB’s Keahi Tucker while waiting to ride Denver’s light rail system into downtown. He was working on a [...]
Hawaii’s delegates enjoyed breakfast today courtesy of major aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corporation, while clearly is interested in its relations with members of Congress. Is identifying the sponsors here an example of biting the hand that feeds us? In any case, this was a cheap date compared to the lavish affairs put [...]
While speeches are still going strong, a nominating petition is circulating through the Hawaii delegation gathering signatures to nominate Joe Biden as vice-president. In this photo, Andy Winer displays the first four signatures–Mazie Hirono, Mufi Hannemann, Colleen Hanabusa and Brian Schatz.
When a reporter asked Chuck Freedman whether Barack Obama’s Hawaii roots are the reason for his strong support in the state, Freedman answered: “We ran a real strong grassroots campaign for a year and a half, with no money. Most local campaigns would love to run a campaign like we did.” So his small kid [...]
