Makai 'I Loa: Hawaii Radio Takes on Hawaii Tax-and-Spend Legislature

VOTE ONLINE RIGHT NOW: KHVH's Rick Hamada Offers to Lead a Political Rally AGAINST More Rail Taxes for the Rail Project . . . Let's Tell Rick "YES" Aloha, Republicans:   This week, KHVH's Rick Hamada gave Hawaii's tax fighters, the conservative movement, and the Republican Party a huge gift.  On Monday, he announced his willingness to lead a political rally against the newest round of proposed tax hikes for the disastrous Mufi-Kirk train to nowhere.  This important rally would take place either right before or near the start of the special session of the Democrat-run state legislature. Link to Rick's KHVH "Should we rally?" survey Why rally?  To unify the opposition (a.k.a. 'us') to the political machine running Hawaii.  To send a message to the public and to politicians.  To put Democrats on notice.  To engage in democracy like all citizens should.  To help the people take power back from the Rail Cartel and the Democrat Machine.  To save Hawaii from overtaxation, unfunded liabilities, and so on and so forth. But HIRA believes the most important reason for Republicans to answer and support Hamada's call for a rally (and accept his generous invitation to lead this rally) is because voters in Hawaii have no idea what Republicans stand for.  While voters oppose high taxes and wasteful spending, they don't think the GOP feel the same way and they don't think either party leaders or our incumbents and candidates feel this way.  They simply don't think we are in their corner.  So this rally gives the Hawaii GOP a unique opportunity to stand up, dust itself off, and get into the fight. Rick Hamada has been using his bully pulpit to battle big spending, high taxing, social engineering liberal Democrats for years and years and years . . . often fighting alone.  For the sake of this proposed Hamada Rally, our silence today would be a total dealbreaker. By the end of today, Rick made it clear on his radio programs this week that he needs to see scientific evidence that we're ready to fight alongside him.  The official KHVH online polls serve as that evidence.  He will announce his decision on tomorrow morning's show, so there's no time to waste!! So please vote RIGHT NOW, on Facebook and on Twitter. to show Rick Hamada (and the public) that we're as serious as he is. We MUST seize this opportunity to battle high taxes and raise the profile of conservative and GOP activism in our community.  Rick Hamada has handed us a gift.  Let's say "yes" and "thank you" right away by voting YES on these online surveys. If all goes well, then start making plans to attend and make your voices heard.  The public is waiting and watching to see if we rise to the occasion.  Tomorrow's victories at the ballot box will only be possible by proving that we mean what we say and say what we mean.  It's not enough to keep our beliefs buried deep inside our party's website. So let's unite for the Rick Hamada Rally Against More Rail Taxes.  Vote online today using the links above.  And get your torches and pitchforks ready for the upcoming special session.  C'mon, Let's Rally!! Mahalo, ERIC RYAN Member, Hawaii Republican Party (HRP) President, Hawaii Republican Assembly (HIRA) Chairman, HIRA Action SuperPAC

Hawaii RINOs and Democrats About to Hose Hawaii Taxpayers AGAIN!

IT'S ON: The 'Special Session' for Increasing Taxes for Rail Construction is a GO. Let the fleecing get worse. Aloha, Republicans:   With zero opposition from the Hawaii Republican Party, a 'special session' of the Democrat-run Hawaii State Legislature is being scheduled for July or August so that taxes can be increased AGAIN to fund the first 20 miles of the 34-mile Hannemann/Caldwell/Djou rail transit system.   Democrats and RINO's are coming for your wallet again.  While new state GOP chairperson Shirlene Ostrov precisely followed her predecessor Fritz Rohlfing'sexample by staying silent about taxes and rail and the prospect of a special session, and while Ostrov's opponent Republican minority leaderAndria Tupola joined her rival by also doing absolutely nothing, the Hawaii GOP's gubernatorial candidate "RINO Bob" McDermott begged Governor Ige to call the legislature back into session so that taxes could be raised even higher and more punishing to island families.   Today, Democrats interpreted these crystal clear political messages as carte blanche approval to zoom ahead and do whatever they want to raise additional revenue for phase one of the troubled rail construction project.  They didn't have to read the tea leaves to see that Republicans would give them no trouble whatsoever and that some fake Republicans like McDermott were chomping at the bit to vote for higher taxes.  Your Hawaii GOP sent the message to Democrats loud and clear:  GO FOR IT!!!   But this decision to fund rail at all costs is not a 'temporary' funding measure.  The reality to taxpayers is that funding rail will be a permanent part of their lives and future generations.  Anyone who has ever worked in sales knows that earning 'residual commissions' off a sale (e.g. insurance) can set you up with a lifetime of income; long past the original moment that you made the sales pitch and got the initial signature on the dotted line.   Well, the rail project is exactly like that for Democrats and their allies in the Rail Cartel.  Endless generations of your family will be paying Democrats hundreds of millions of dollars in higher taxes forever to operate andmaintain TheTrain, not to mention expanding the systemto the full 34-miles mandated by Charles Djou's legislation which created the City's HART agency charged with building rail.   Perhaps you are freaking out right now.  You're wondering, "Where was my Hawaii Republican Party?  Why didn't they do anything to fight this special session or make the case against higher taxes for rail?"   Well, stay tuned.  HIRA will let you know some mindblowing newstomorrow with our exclusive scoop that will make you want to break something and let out a primal scream.  No kidding!!  [HINT: Everything HIRA warned you about the Hawaii GOP is true and the evidence is undeniable.]   Until tomorrow, keep up the pressure on the governor and your elected officials to abandon this special session madness.  You have already paid Democrats more than enough for this boondoggle.  TELL THEM THIS --->:  If the developers, politicians, unions, and construction industry really want this project so badly (because it's 'so good and needed for our community'), they they should donate their services to make up the huge multi-billion dollars shortfall and write off the donation. Finally, don't give up the fight, fellow conservatives.  The only way Democrats can continually succeed in Hawaii is by cheating through infiltrating our party and keeping us on the sidelines.  Over the years, HIRA has exposed many liberal infiltrators in the Hawaii GOP's leadership.  Sadly, we're about to do expose this again! Mahalo, ERIC RYAN Member, Hawaii Republican Party (HRP) President, Hawaii Republican Assembly (HIRA) Chairman, HIRA Action SuperPAC