The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation or HART conducted its first meeting following the Tuesday general election.   Pro-rail candidate Kirk Caldwell won the race for Honolulu Mayor … beating former Governor Ben Cayetano who vowed to kill the project.   HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka attended the HART meeting yesterday which was up-beat at times …

Hundreds of voters on O’ahu were delayed on Election Night because a number of polling stations ran out of ballots.  HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka attended a press conference yesterday conducted by State Election Officials to explain what happened….

The countdown to the General Election tomorrow is well underway and local campaigns are making their final push to reach potential voters. HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka caught up with the candidates in the hotly-contested race for Honolulu Mayor …

Hawai’i’s State Legislature is the most-lopsided in the nation … with Democrats outnumbering Republicans 8-to-one.   That ratio could change but most political experts agree that it won’t shift dramatically.  HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka caught up with the lone Republican in the State Senate from Hawai’i Kai who – so far -- has defied the odds …

The race for Hawai’i’s open U.S.