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.

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.)

The tale of a saddlebag without bottom, a donkey without dignity, and a governor who seems much too comfortable with both.

Lo, the giant came forth clad in $12 million of polished steel, a beast of artifice piloted by the Prince of PACs. But Della reached for her slingshot. Thus saith the cartoonist: Let the rock fly; let the giant fall.

Grab your red twine and head to the cork board. Hawaiʻi’s ongoing bribery scandal has devolved into a Scooby-Doo nightmare worthy of the Overlook Hotel.

Pay no attention to the mayor behind the curtain! Honolulu wants a better police chief. The mayor wants to be the Wizard. And the only one pulling back the curtain is a tiny dog with a Civil Beat pin.

NASA just found a black hole beyond the moon. Turns out the Hawaiʻi House of Representatives got there first.

Welcome to the 2026 lieutenant governor race—where one candidate is riding high; the other is treading water; and somewhere beneath the surface, a very well-funded shark is waiting.

Democracy should flow through a public hearing, not a private audience. Yet, in the people’s house, the most important conversations happen in the hallways—and they’re all off the record.