Squid Pro Quo
Dark money and Super PACs are strangling democracy and depressing voter turnout. ut staying home is exactly what the billionaires want. New cartoon on the engineered trap of voter apathy.
Navel Superiority
“Drain the swamp,” they said. Then Trump gutted the FBI’s corruption unit while a bribery probe into Navatek sat unfinished. New cartoon on the case that died so the Epstein cabal could walk.
Don of the Dead
How can Brenton Awa be better for Native Hawaiians while carrying Trump—and the GOP’s assault on Hawaiian programs—on his back?
Let There Be Irony
HECO promises to “shed some light on the situation.” The lights immediately go out. My new cartoon on the utility that can’t keep the power on but can always find a way to raise your rates.
Artful Dodgers
They’ve got the money, the name recognition, and the nerve to skip every debate. My new cartoon on Hawaiʻi’s Debate Dodgers—and why “showing up” should be the bare minimum.
The Eh Team
A washed-up bounty hunter, a TV private eye, a comedian/wannabe politician, and a disgraced cop head to Manila to hunt down fugitive lobbyist Tobi Solidum. What could go wrong? (Everything.)
Never Forget
Twenty-five years later, we still mourn the 2,977 lives lost. The Military Industrial Complex mourns nothing—it just cashes the check. My new cartoon on 9/11, the war machine, and the millions of names that have yet to be counted here in the heart of the crumbling empire.
Panda Excess
This Labor Day, the working people of Honolulu need relief, not a gilded spectacle. We deserve leaders who take our struggles seriously, and who treat the cost of living like the crisis it is.
Vote By Maelstrom
The Pony Express was retired in 1861. We, uh, might need to bring it back. My new cartoon on Trump's assault on democracy and the complacency that's letting him get away with it.
Earth, Wind and Empire
An avatar of empire, clutching the instruments of our destruction, exhaling hurricanes toward the islands. The climate crisis is not natural—it is manufactured, and it is profitable.
A Definition of Insanity
Nematode futures are up, but voter turnout is down. My new cartoon on voter apathy, incumbent power, and the importance of the Democratic Primary to the future of Hawaiʻi.
Troubled Waters
When it comes to Council term limits, Honolulu’s City Charter has a loophole big enough to drive a bus through. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what’s happening—and it’s the voters who will pay the price.
Power and Blight
It’s GO-JERA vs. HECO-KONG: A monstrous fight for Hawaiʻi’s energy future. No matter who wins, we lose.
To Bee Or Not To Bee
Sometimes the most powerful defenders of the planet come in the smallest packages. A court decision has put Hawaiʻi's endangered native bees over a luxury hotel expansion.
Trustee Turbulence
A plane, four parachutists, and a whole lot of questions about who’s really trying to keep the Office of Hawaiian Affairs in the air.
Some Strings Attached
America’s most sensitive secrets, overseen by the puppet of a fringe cult leader. Former DNI Tulsi Gabbard’s strings lead straight to a guru who preaches bigotry from a Lanikai mansion.
Welcome to the Club
It’s a big club, and you ain’t in it. Hawaiʻi’s Senate leadership is holding all the cards—and voters don’t even have a seat at the table.
The Fraud Prince
The fraud that is most dangerous is not the fraud of the poor, but the fraud of the powerful—the fraud that convinces the working man to vote against his own bread.
Dust-Up At The East Oʻahu Corral
Pay raises, missing bikis, and a lasso full of bad juju: the East Oʻahu Corral is fixin’ to get messy. Because, on this side of town, no one knows how to just ride off into the sunset.