https://punaweb.org/forum/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:09:55 +0000 MyBB https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=24009 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:44:44 -0500 HereOnThePrimalEdge]]> https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=24009 https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/hawaii...ll-decide/

State Amendments
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/10/senate...-vote-yes/

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/should...ll-decide/]]> https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/hawaii...ll-decide/

State Amendments
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/10/senate...-vote-yes/

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/should...ll-decide/]]> https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=24007 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:21:47 -0500 HereOnThePrimalEdge]]> https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=24007
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-...challenger


Oahu OHA Kalei Akaka vs. Hinaleimoana Wong

https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-...l-election


Office of Hawaiian Affairs
AT-LARGE
Scroll towards bottom of the Civil Beat page for names and links

https://www.civilbeat.org/elections-2026...an-affairs
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https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-...challenger


Oahu OHA Kalei Akaka vs. Hinaleimoana Wong

https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-...l-election


Office of Hawaiian Affairs
AT-LARGE
Scroll towards bottom of the Civil Beat page for names and links

https://www.civilbeat.org/elections-2026...an-affairs
 ]]> https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=24001 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:29:55 -0500 HereOnThePrimalEdge]]> https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=24001
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/candid...ttenhagen/


Gregor Ilagan

https://ballotpedia.org/Greggor_Ilagan]]>
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/candid...ttenhagen/


Gregor Ilagan

https://ballotpedia.org/Greggor_Ilagan]]> https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=24000 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:48:29 -0500 HereOnThePrimalEdge]]> https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=24000
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/07/candid...k-f-fogel/


Joy San Buenaventura

https://ballotpedia.org/Joy_A._San_Buenaventura]]>
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/07/candid...k-f-fogel/


Joy San Buenaventura

https://ballotpedia.org/Joy_A._San_Buenaventura]]> https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=23999 Sun, 11 Oct 2026 15:53:43 -0500 HereOnThePrimalEdge]]> https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=23999 https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/07/candid...een-ohara/

https://ballotpedia.org/Eileen_Ohara_(Ha...ign_themes


Lloyd Enriquez
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/07/candid...-enriquez/

https://ballotpedia.org/Lloyd_K._Enrique...date_2026)]]> https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/07/candid...een-ohara/

https://ballotpedia.org/Eileen_Ohara_(Ha...ign_themes


Lloyd Enriquez
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/07/candid...-enriquez/

https://ballotpedia.org/Lloyd_K._Enrique...date_2026)]]> https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=23998 Sun, 11 Oct 2026 15:47:39 -0500 HereOnThePrimalEdge]]> https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=23998 I’ll add threads for other Puna related races for your comments and opinions.

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/counci...ient-puna/]]> I’ll add threads for other Puna related races for your comments and opinions.

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/counci...ient-puna/]]> https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=23969 Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:37:18 -0500 MyManao]]> https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=23969
https://elections.hawaii.gov/election-results/

For the island of Hawaii.. printed on: 08/08/2026 at 07:03:19 pm

https://elections.hawaii.gov/wp-content/...ry/coh.pdf

and the one race everyone in lower Puna's been talking about..

State Representative, Dist 4 - D
ILAGAN, Greggor 2,158 63.7%
HUNT, Tamlyn (Tam) 1,050 31.0%
Blank Votes: 112 3.3%
Over Votes: 3 0.1%]]>
https://elections.hawaii.gov/election-results/

For the island of Hawaii.. printed on: 08/08/2026 at 07:03:19 pm

https://elections.hawaii.gov/wp-content/...ry/coh.pdf

and the one race everyone in lower Puna's been talking about..

State Representative, Dist 4 - D
ILAGAN, Greggor 2,158 63.7%
HUNT, Tamlyn (Tam) 1,050 31.0%
Blank Votes: 112 3.3%
Over Votes: 3 0.1%]]> https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=23962 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:11:24 -0500 ChunksterK]]> https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=23962
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/07/hawai%...dictments/

Neither of our two Puna legislators, Joy Sanbuenaventura and Greggor Ilagan, are among the members shown on the group's facebook page:

The Good Government Caucus is composed of Representatives Terez Amato, Della Au Belatti, Elle Cochran, Joe Gedeon, Tina Nakada Grandinetti, Ikaika Hussey, Kim Coco Iwamoto, Jeanne Kapela, Lauren Matsumoto, Amy Perruso, Julie Reyes Oda, Garner Shimizu, Kanani Souza, and Senator Karl Rhoads.

I guess that means Joy and Greggor are in the "Business as Usual" caucus.  Imagine that.]]>
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/07/hawai%...dictments/

Neither of our two Puna legislators, Joy Sanbuenaventura and Greggor Ilagan, are among the members shown on the group's facebook page:

The Good Government Caucus is composed of Representatives Terez Amato, Della Au Belatti, Elle Cochran, Joe Gedeon, Tina Nakada Grandinetti, Ikaika Hussey, Kim Coco Iwamoto, Jeanne Kapela, Lauren Matsumoto, Amy Perruso, Julie Reyes Oda, Garner Shimizu, Kanani Souza, and Senator Karl Rhoads.

I guess that means Joy and Greggor are in the "Business as Usual" caucus.  Imagine that.]]> https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=23961 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:25:47 -0500 HereOnThePrimalEdge]]> https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=23961
Anyone know more about Aynessazian, other than she worked at United Way? And what is on her website and the Civil Beat Q&A?]]>
Anyone know more about Aynessazian, other than she worked at United Way? And what is on her website and the Civil Beat Q&A?]]> https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=23960 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:09:22 -0500 Rob Tucker]]> https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=23960
I had the pleasure of meeting him recently and sharing information.  In my opinion he would be the best candidate for the position that we have had in a number of years.  I don't expect to agree with him all the time, that's not a requirement.  I do expect him to take the best interests of his district to heart sincerely and evenhandedly.

And he has a nice dog.

I am not inviting criticism of my endorsement.  You all may do as you will.

Aloha,]]>
I had the pleasure of meeting him recently and sharing information.  In my opinion he would be the best candidate for the position that we have had in a number of years.  I don't expect to agree with him all the time, that's not a requirement.  I do expect him to take the best interests of his district to heart sincerely and evenhandedly.

And he has a nice dog.

I am not inviting criticism of my endorsement.  You all may do as you will.

Aloha,]]> https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=23958 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:55:16 -0500 HereOnThePrimalEdge]]> https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=23958
https://www.civilbeat.org/category/elect...ates-2026/]]>
https://www.civilbeat.org/category/elect...ates-2026/]]> https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=23955 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:44:47 -0500 Punatang]]> https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=23955 ]]> ]]> https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=23951 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 02:02:57 -0500 MyManao]]> https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=23951 (07-17-2026, 06:48 AM)HiloJulie Wrote: I get the feeling that if one asked Greggor where Hawaii gets its oil from, his answer would be NAPA Auto Parts or Aloha Gas Station. I am sure Greggor will do wonders for the Puna resident in getting more studies for a boat ramp that will never be built and a road that also will never be built. And you can't go wrong with his stance on PGV and other geothermal possibilities as being "as long as it's done right."

At any event, Tam Hunt for Hawaii House District 4. A good read on Tam's take of Hawaii's new HB 1728, now Act 209, signed into law on July 8th: (Greggor co-introduced this bill. Did he ever mention it to any of you? Get your take on it? Involve you?)

How HB 1728 opens the door to government over-reach on watch catchment | by Tam Hunt | Jul, 2026 | Medium
Might as well do your politicking on the politics board..]]> (07-17-2026, 06:48 AM)HiloJulie Wrote: I get the feeling that if one asked Greggor where Hawaii gets its oil from, his answer would be NAPA Auto Parts or Aloha Gas Station. I am sure Greggor will do wonders for the Puna resident in getting more studies for a boat ramp that will never be built and a road that also will never be built. And you can't go wrong with his stance on PGV and other geothermal possibilities as being "as long as it's done right."

At any event, Tam Hunt for Hawaii House District 4. A good read on Tam's take of Hawaii's new HB 1728, now Act 209, signed into law on July 8th: (Greggor co-introduced this bill. Did he ever mention it to any of you? Get your take on it? Involve you?)

How HB 1728 opens the door to government over-reach on watch catchment | by Tam Hunt | Jul, 2026 | Medium
Might as well do your politicking on the politics board..]]> https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=23946 Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:27:13 -0500 leilanidude]]> https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=23946
This is my DRAFT statement on PGV after significant dialogue with the community and various people who have followed this plant and its issues for many years. 

Please let me know your thoughts in terms of errors, oversights, etc. 

I'm genuinely interested in your feedback. 

Here's the quick summary:
▪ We need to hold PGV accountable — after decades of it getting a free pass, time and time again.
▪ This is a pocketbook issue, not just a Puna issue. You do not have to live within a mile of the plant to pay for it. Every household on this island pays for PGV on its electric bill — about 15–20¢ per kilowatt-hour all-in, against 8–9¢ for the solar-plus-storage we should be building instead.
▪ Thirty years and about $100,000 in fines. A $23,700 state penalty and a $76,500 federal one — at a plant that will collect $28.2 million a year through 2052. That is not accountability. It is a rounding error.
▪ A higher bar. PGV will probably serve our grid for many more years. It must finally meet binding emissions limits, real-time public monitoring, funded enforcement, host-community authority, and aquifer protection.
▪ No further expansion, and no new drilling in Lava Zone 1. Beyond the repower regulators have already approved, new generation on this island should be solar, wind, and storage — cheaper, safer, cleaner, and not sitting on an active rift zone.
▪ Stop spending public money to prove the resource. $15 million requested for exploration on DHHL lands, and $40–50 million in proposed test drilling, are dollars that could go to Hawaiian homestead allocations, roads, and classrooms.]]>
This is my DRAFT statement on PGV after significant dialogue with the community and various people who have followed this plant and its issues for many years. 

Please let me know your thoughts in terms of errors, oversights, etc. 

I'm genuinely interested in your feedback. 

Here's the quick summary:
▪ We need to hold PGV accountable — after decades of it getting a free pass, time and time again.
▪ This is a pocketbook issue, not just a Puna issue. You do not have to live within a mile of the plant to pay for it. Every household on this island pays for PGV on its electric bill — about 15–20¢ per kilowatt-hour all-in, against 8–9¢ for the solar-plus-storage we should be building instead.
▪ Thirty years and about $100,000 in fines. A $23,700 state penalty and a $76,500 federal one — at a plant that will collect $28.2 million a year through 2052. That is not accountability. It is a rounding error.
▪ A higher bar. PGV will probably serve our grid for many more years. It must finally meet binding emissions limits, real-time public monitoring, funded enforcement, host-community authority, and aquifer protection.
▪ No further expansion, and no new drilling in Lava Zone 1. Beyond the repower regulators have already approved, new generation on this island should be solar, wind, and storage — cheaper, safer, cleaner, and not sitting on an active rift zone.
▪ Stop spending public money to prove the resource. $15 million requested for exploration on DHHL lands, and $40–50 million in proposed test drilling, are dollars that could go to Hawaiian homestead allocations, roads, and classrooms.]]> https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=23942 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 01:13:30 -0500 kalianna]]> https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=23942
https://tamhunt.medium.com/why-hpp-shoul...0422af46c0]]>
https://tamhunt.medium.com/why-hpp-shoul...0422af46c0]]>