Below is a conversation I had recently with a small business owner and devout Christian - about Trump/Musk. We live in the same small town and share many things in common- but support for Trump is not one of them. We had a civil yet pointed discussion garyhooser.blog/2025/03/22/tru…

Hawaiʻi Must Become Self-Governing: A sovereign state for all the people of Hawaiʻi is the only path away from military occupation, environmental destruction and corporate control from abroad. dlvr.it/TJjDxs #HInews

Honored to be the only Democratic freshman recognized by Center for Effective Lawmaking as one of the top 10 most effective lawmakers last Congress. Regardless of the majority in Congress, I remain committed to working across the aisle to ensure that the federal government is delivering for our

As former Hawaii State Senator, Majority Leader, Councilmember, Vice-Chair of State Dem Party, DNC member– I like to believe my thinking, writing, political commentary is informed and on point. I hope I’m wrong on this one, but I’ve got to say it out loud.garyhooser.blog/2025/03/29/a-d…

Breaking News – Hawaii Legislators Reject Pay Raise, Call For Special Session! “Given the instability surrounding federal funding of schools, parks, university, medical services, and other programs – it’s inappropriate to accept 35% to 48% raises garyhooser.blog/2025/04/01/bre…

I understand but cannot forgive nor accept the Trump/Musk world view. They each were born into a white world of extreme wealth. Their world view is shaped by experiences totally different from people who struggle daily to feed families and pay rent. garyhooser.blog/2025/02/24/dei…

Gotta figure it out. Can’t wait to 2026, certainly not 2028. Too many already hurting, dying. Marching, holding signs not enough. Amazon/Target boycotts fall short. An impotent Congress, courts offer only false hope. What legal, moral, ethical action can we engage to stop this?

Breaking - 4 Democrats voted YES Jared Golden (Maine), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.), Henry Cuellar (Texas) and Ed Case (Hawaii). Per Democracy Docket “The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to pass (SAVE) Act, a major voter suppression measure …”

My granddaughter standing behind my family’s values.

To those who don’t “do politics”…I’d like just 2 minutes please garyhooser.blog/2025/06/01/i-k…

It’s time for Hawai’i to lead. The Big Ugly Abomination Bill is not a game, a joke, nor just a very bad dream. It will bring real harm to real people. We gotta push back. garyhooser.blog/2025/05/25/mor…

We are at a tipping point. The ketamine, testosterone, warrior ethos…will ultimately destroy us, unless we show up and massively but peacefully resist. Please JUST. SHOW. UP. June 14 - Everywhere. garyhooser.blog/2025/06/08/sat…

These are the smartest, richest men on the planet. They don’t want no stinking democracy. To them, the masses are the asses. Allowing regular people to control government is a fantasy supported only by Communists and those dirty Bernie Sanders Socialists garyhooser.blog/2025/06/22/tit…

The U.S. Army is refusing to comply with State law HRS 343, requiring full disclosure of environmental, health & cultural impacts. They’re saying Hawai’i must allow them to continue bombing Pōhakuloa or they’ll take the land by force, via eminent domain. garyhooser.blog/2025/08/25/tru…

International law prohibits extrajudicial killing. This norm is codified in every major human rights treaty…In the U.S. the Torture Victim Protection Act establishes civil liability for extrajudicial killing. garyhooser.blog/2025/09/06/its…

The student loan crisis is a result of what was/is a predatory lending scheme worse than the subprime mortgage fiasco. Lenders shoveled money to anyone that asked and then loaded up the compound interest AND the got the feds to exclude student loans from bankruptcy protections

Words cannot describe his pompous, sneering arrogance. It’s so bad. It’s gag me with a spoon, throw up, walk away, throw a brick through the television bad. garyhooser.blog/2025/09/28/did…