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My wife and I are thinking about moving from suburban Dallas, to (semi) suburban Oahu.. with children. Both of us are college educated, and have very progressive/liberal political views. By looking at Hawaii's election history , there's no doubt that they lean to the left on politics. What I am wondering is, exactly how/why is Hawaii consistently left-leaning in their politics, and how liberal is your average Hawaiian? Thank you.
P.s. - My wife is of Asian (Japanese) heritage, as I am of Caucasian heritage. I'm sure it will be fine, but how do mixed race/biracial children do in Hawaii schooling?
Please keep this thread positive (brutally honest responses are okay)
Thanks again
Last edited by sunandwaves; 08-06-2014 at 08:05 PM..
whtviper1 - I guess you're right , I hadn't considered that. I guess I just solely looked at presidential elections. Are you guys more moderate with local/statewide elections? What's the average Hawaiian like politically?(not everyone has the same, just a generalization) About my kids, yea I thought so. Thanks!
Anyone feel free to reply
Last edited by sunandwaves; 08-06-2014 at 09:20 PM..
In the broadest possible terms, off the top of my head, big property owners and business owners, Republicans all, ran the islands and the territory throughout the first half 20th century. The labor movement became active before WWII and a big dockworker's strike in Hilo solidified the power of unions, which expanded after the war. Due in large part to the unions, power flipped to the Democrats a few years after statehood, where it has remained ever since. With few exceptions, Hawai'i elected positions are strongly Democratic, and Republicans have little power. Hawai'i is considered one of the "givens" for the Democratic candidate in Presidential elections.
I'd guess the average person who lives in Hawaii (which is what I suspect you meant by "average Hawaiian". Hawaiians are a race of folks, not just folks who live in Hawaii. I know, it's confusing.) Anyway, I'd guess the average person living in Hawaii doesn't really think much about politics. Less than 50% usually bother to vote.
In the broadest possible terms, off the top of my head, big property owners and business owners, Republicans all, ran the islands and the territory throughout the first half 20th century. The labor movement became active before WWII and a big dockworker's strike in Hilo solidified the power of unions, which expanded after the war. Due in large part to the unions, power flipped to the Democrats a few years after statehood, where it has remained ever since. With few exceptions, Hawai'i elected positions are strongly Democratic, and Republicans have little power. Hawai'i is considered one of the "givens" for the Democratic candidate in Presidential elections.
The non-existence of voter turnouts and political involvement on the islands really appears to be caused by the politicians themselves. Most appear to be more concerned with haole special interests then the voice of who they serve. This causing ainokea attitudes.
The non-existence of voter turnouts and political involvement on the islands really appears to be caused by the politicians themselves. Most appear to be more concerned with haole special interests then the voice of who they serve. This causing ainokea attitudes.
How do you know this is true? Maybe a lot of people who live in Hawaii just aren't that into politics.
How do you know this is true? Maybe a lot of people who live in Hawaii just aren't that into politics.
Agreed. It's just another one of the 1,001 ways Hawai'i is different. Projecting reasons onto the situation without factual research to back them tend to be agenda driven.
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