Articles


New!No Dice- Legalized Gambling Bad Bet to Improve Hawaii's Troubled Economy.  Honolulu Star Bulletin Feb 6, 2009.

Why Hawaii needs a ConCon - Localizing Governance.  Op-Ed Honolulu Star Bulletin  Oct 12, 2008

Honolulu Weekly -- Views on ConCon.   Oct 10, 2008

 Machiavelli Lives in Hawaii Legislature Honolulu Weekly May 25, 2007 (original)

 Con Con-- Why Hawaii needs one & How to carry it off.   Op-Ed Honolulu Star Bulletin 5/6/2007

"Paving Over Hawaii -- Land and Power: 2006."   Op-Ed draft. (10/21/06)

Special-Interest Donors to Representatives Michael Mogaoay & Mark Moses -- to accompany "Paving Over Hawaii" article.

 Campaign Donations Pay off Big for Big Oil Op-Ed Honolulu Star Bulletin  9/24/2006

 The Political Sociology of Hawaii's 2006 Senate Race   2006 Hawaii Sociological Association 27th Annual Meeting,  April 1, 2006

" Oil Industry Spending Influences on Hawaii's Legislators."  Op-Ed. 3/28/2006

"Tobacco Industry Influences on Hawaii Legislators"   Op-Ed  4/14/2006

"Developers Influence Hawaii Legislators"  Letter to Editor, 4/10/2006

Honolulu Advertiser Op-Ed. "Democrats Need Strong Leader, Direction."  Nov 11, 2005. 

"Abercrombie: Democrats Need Strong Leader"  Original Essay.  Nov  2005. 

 "Politics of Sustainability: Barriers and a Formula for Political Success"  International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, Vol 1 2005-2006

    "A Modest Proposal" to Governor Lingle:  Advice Karl Rove might give to Hawaii's Republicans  (3/2/05- FULL DRAFT)

        "Honolulu Weekly" Short Version of ""A Modest Proposal" : http://honoluluweekly.com/cover/detail.php?id=79

 "Advocacy Journalism: Whose Truth?"  Hawaii clean elections group refutes Malia Zimmerman’s attack against new public campaign  funding option (3/4/05)

 Money in Politics: Let's Get Serious--Lottery Bad Bet for Hawaii

 "Fruits of Resistance"  -- Hawai`i Islanders  Defeat Oji Paper Company + Formula for Political  Change 

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DRAFTS

"Adaptations to impending crises" PowerPoint Slides -- pdf

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Older Analysis of Hawaii Politics:

Why Casino Boats Bad Deal for Hawai`i.

 Senate's Biggest Moneyman Kills Public Campaign Funding 

Hawai`i Tourism Plan Must Involve Public, Not Just Industry Executives

Who Will Rule?  -- Big Island Politics

Hamakua Victory!

Woodpulp Plantations in Hamakua

Hawaii's 1996 Elections  (PBS “Online News Hours”)

Right-to-Rule (Honolulu Advertiser "Focus" Article)

Fall of the Democratic Party (Full version of Right-to-Rule article)

Background On Religious Right

The Governor's Economic Summit

Environmentalists Need Better Choice for Governor in`98

Food Irradiation Plant On the Big Island Dangerous And Unnecessary

Hawaii's Political Future: A Moderate Coalition?

 

Journal Articles:

"Politics of Sustainability: Barriers and a Formula for Political Success"  International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, Vol 1 2005-2006

An Alternative Economy for Hawaii

Community-Action Partnerships: Bettering Government By Sharing Power With Citizens

Tampering With Power: The Grassroots Verses The Developers

The U.S. Green Party: Challenges and Prospects

"Green Hawaii" Book Review: Ka'u Landing

 

Sustainable Development for Hawaii:

"EcoTourism" - Just A Marketing Gimmick Or For Real?

Wai`alua Sugar Will Close Soon And North Shore's Citizens Must Plan For The Future

Moving From Top-Down To Citizen-Based Democracy