Is The Hawaii Elections Commission Being Prevented from Electing Its Own Chair

Honolulu, Hawaii — The Hawaii Elections Commission was scheduled to meet on June 24, 2026, to elect either a permanent chair or a temporary chair to facilitate the election of a permanent chair. At the Commission’s June 10 meeting, Deputy Attorney General Jordan Ching advised that if the Commission elected a temporary chair, it should be solely for the purpose of electing a permanent chair.

Before that meeting could occur, Chair Michael Curtis cancelled the June 24 meeting, stating that the Commission was unlikely to obtain the six votes necessary to elect his successor and that new appointments effective July 1 would change the Commission’s composition.

Mr. Curtis also stated that the new chair would be “appointed/elected as prescribed by law.”

Following the cancellation, several commissioners requested that a meeting be convened on July 1 so the newly appointed commissioners could exercise their statutory authority to elect a chair. No meeting was called.

Deputy Attorney General Ching subsequently issued a legal opinion concluding that if the Commission does not elect a chair within fifteen days, the Chief Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court would fill the vacancy.

Some commissioners disagree with that interpretation, noting that HRS §11-7(a)(5) provides that the chair “shall be selected by the members of the elections commission” and that HRS §11-7(d) authorizes the Commission to act by majority vote and establish its own procedures. They argue the Commission must first be given a meaningful opportunity to meet and vote before any role by the Chief Justice is considered.

The Commission cannot elect a chair if the Commission is not permitted to meet.

The Commission’s own history demonstrates that there is another path. When the Elections Commission was first established in 2004, it was unable to immediately elect a permanent chair. Rather than turning to the Chief Justice, the Commission elected temporary chairs to conduct its meetings while continuing to work toward selecting a permanent chair. The Commission operated under two different temporary chairs before ultimately electing a permanent chair during its third year.

That history demonstrates that the Commission has previously relied on temporary leadership to preserve its ability to function while respecting the Legislature’s directive that the chair be selected by the commissioners themselves. The current dispute is not about who should serve as chair. It is about whether the Elections Commission will be allowed to exercise the authority that HRS §11-7 assigns to it.

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CNN anchor Victor Blackwell used his Saturday morning show to attack one of America’s most sacred founding documents, calling the Declaration of Independence “soiled with a slur” against Native Americans.

The segment aired as Americans prepare to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4.

Blackwell focused on a specific passage in the Declaration’s list of grievances against King George III, which states that the king “has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.”

The host told viewers it is important to remember that the Declaration contains this “slur.”

Blackwell admitted he was not familiar with that section until recently and stressed the need for more people to acknowledge what he described as historical racism against Native Americans.

Native American activist and writer Rebecca Nagle joined the segment as a guest and criticized the idea of celebrating the Declaration’s “lofty ideals” without also confronting what she called the founders’ “deep hatred for indigenous people.”

Nagle suggested that many Native Americans have difficulty embracing the anniversary because of the country’s history with indigenous tribes.

“We’re living through a political moment where a lot of people are asking questions like, how could this be happening in the United States? What happened to our democracy? How did we get here?” Nagle said. “And what I would say to that is, that I think right now in our country, we are struggling with how America got to where we are, because actually we don’t know how it started.”

The phrase Blackwell targeted appears in the middle of the Declaration’s 27 grievances. It refers to British efforts to incite Native American tribes to attack American colonists on the frontier during the Revolutionary War.

At the time, many tribes allied with the British and conducted raids that involved brutal attacks on settlements, including women and children.

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This vile segment was clearly intended to try to make Americans ashamed of their founding rather than proud of the document that established the principles of liberty and self-government.

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Sophie Cunningham, Caitlin Clark’s Teammate and Enforcer, Calls Out WNBA for Attacks

Sophie Cunningham, teammate of Caitlin Clark, called out the WNBA for the constant attacks on Caitlin Clark.  Cunningham launched a withering attack on the WNBA and its referees after the Indiana Fever star was punched in the throat by an opponent this week.

Last year, Cunningham came to Clark’s rescue after Clark was brutally attacked by three opposing players in a game.

Cunningham was traded to the Indiana Fever in the 2025 off-season.  She showed what a great move that was for all involved last year. Cunningham became the enforcer at the end of one game as she took down Connecticut Sun’s Jacy Sheldon with 47 seconds left.

Finally a teammate got Caitlin Clark’s back after the assault she’s taken tonight. Sophie Cunningham you are a G. #wnba pic.twitter.com/YABrJPsMO1

— Matthew Barnett (@MatthewBarnett) June 18, 2025

This was in retaliation for Sheldon and the Sun’s harassment and assaults of Caitlin Clark during the game.  The Sun players bounced Clark around like a beach ball. (Clark ended up getting a technical foul on this series of events – wth – the WNBA refs are horrible).

Imagine not kicking Marina Mabrey out after she assaults the face of the league? Just a common tech? Sick league @WNBA Also shouldn’t have been a tech on Caitlin since that girl got in her face after gouging her eyes. pic.twitter.com/bnqKCt9voO

— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) June 18, 2025

Cunningham looked like she liked what she was doing when she threw Sheldon to the court just like a rag doll.

Cunningham reportedly received a black belt when she was a young girl.  She showed it in the exchange with Sheldon.

she been ready pic.twitter.com/hS2uB8f6wP

— Sophie Cunningham Central (@sophiecham_fan) June 18, 2025

Cunningham reportedly put this up after the game.

Sophie Cunningham’s IG Story. pic.twitter.com/cLEn83snic

— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) June 18, 2025

There are other reasons many fans like Cunningham.  She was the perfect trade for the Fever, the fans, and the league.

mornin pic.twitter.com/eIS8Ow9ltl

— Sophie Cunningham Central (@sophiecham_fan) June 18, 2025

In a recent game, Cunningham made fun of a Sun player – this went viral.

The fact that Sophie triggered almost an entire league with just a simple point of a finger is just crazy motion pic.twitter.com/7paK3NxFLC

— Ashwin (@Sudharsan_ak) June 27, 2026

This week, Caitlin Clark was brutally assaulted again during a game. She suffered injuries and was unable to play last night. The assaults continue and the WNBA, the refs, management, its parent – the NBA, and players, and her coach seemingly promote it.

Caitlin Clark’s Assailant’s May Have Targeted Her Based on Her Race and Sexual Preference

Cunningham shared the following after Clark’s assault this week.

Sophie Cunningham and Caitlin Clark:

“ unfortunately this type of sh*t happens every game to her. And the League and the refs do absolutely nothing about it.”

“ they are definitely targeting her & the league and the refs do nothing to protect her”
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— X coach anderson X (@coachandere6xa) June 27, 2026

The WNBA is not a serious sporting organization. This stuff never happened to Jackie Robinson.

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Two Michigan residents are facing decades in prison in one of the most disturbing child abuse cases imaginable.

As Fox 2 Detroit reported on Friday, Damien and Jessica O’Brien were charged with second-degree murder after the death of their morbidly obese 7-year-old.

The O’Briens also face torture and child abuse charges.

Last November, the O’Briens called 911 from their Flint Township home after their young son, Casper, stopped breathing. Per Fox 2 News Detroit, police discovered that he was completely bedridden, unable to speak, and living in absolute filth.

Casper later died at the hospital from a heart muscle disease compounded by morbid obesity. At the time of his passing, he weighed 255 pounds.

Police also discovered Casper’s 5-year-old sister in the house of horrors, and she was in rough shape as well.

David Leyton, the Genesee County prosecutor, described the girl’s condition as follows:

When the police arrived, the 5-year-old little girl was running around naked and, for lack of a better term, she was like a feral child.

The little girl was removed from the home by Children’s Protective Services. S

She is now in temporary foster care.

Fox 2 Detroit notes that while Damien and Jessica O’Brien were employed and had health insurance, neither Casper nor his younger sister received medical care.

Making this abuse even more evil is the fact that Casper was non-verbal and likely on the autism spectrum, meaning he absolutely needed specialized care.

Even more alarming, Leyton noted that the O’Briens were called the veterinarian when their dog fell ill the same morning Casper went into cardiac arrest.

“They knew enough to call the veterinarian the very morning the child went into cardiac arrest because the dog was sick,” he told Fox 2 Detroit. “But yet they don’t take the kids to the doctor.

“Doesn’t make any sense to me.”

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Over the weekend on ‘Overtime with Bill Maher,’ the host was joined by radical leftist Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and comedian, writer, producer, and actor Larry Wilmore.

During the discussion, Maher noted recent comments from Democrat strategist James Carville, who fretted over the far-left shift in his party and suggested it might be time for the party to split.

Carville stated,  “Miss Chevalier, The New York Times reported, and I have the quote right here, I’ll get to it, she is against… (unintelligible) she has attacked interracial relationships and the American flag.”

“Lady, I ain’t in the same party as you. I’m sorry. I just not.”

“And I actually do think it’s time for Democrats to talk the S-word, schism. I really do.”

Noting Carville’s concern, Maher said, “Yeah, he is very funny. And he’s also very wise, I think about— I mean, this is what he said. He was talking about this Darializa Avila Chevalier.”

“He said, he says, she has attacked interracial relationships, which is true. She doesn’t like race mixing, formerly the position of the Ku Klux Klan. But now this is the far left……”

Wilmore cut in, “I believe it’s still the position of the Ku Klux Klan.”

Maher responded, “Yes, it is. But now it’s apparently also the position of the far left.”

“Okay. He says, she’s against that, she’s against the American flag. He said, ‘Lady, I ain’t in the same party as you.’”

“He said, ‘Democrats, we’re a coalition, we’re a big tent, and there’s just some sh** I can’t be in the same tent with. I’m done. I’m not in that fu**ing political party.’”

“Okay, so Tucker Carlson has quit the Republicans, and James Carville has quit the Democrats. WTF. What’s going on? Really?”

Wilmore responded, “Well, Bill, the far left, they always take things too far. The far right, they just make sh** up. That’s the difference between the far left and the far right. Far right, you know it’s the far right if they’re making sh** up, and you know it’s the far left if they just take things too far.”

“Because there’s always well-meaning underneath some of these things, and I don’t know why things have to go to the extreme in order to get something done. That doesn’t make sense to me.”

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Bill Maher: [James Carville] said [Democratic Socialist Darializa Avila Chevalier] has ATTACKED interracial relationships, which is true. She doesn’t like race mixing. Formerly a position of the Ku Klux Klan [KKK]. Now this is the far-left.”
⁰Larry Wilmore: “I believe it’s… pic.twitter.com/8rJ7lNqekf

— RedWave Press (@RedWavePress) June 28, 2026

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Rep. Thomas Massie (RINO-KY) had an interesting run-in with a reporter late last week, which included an interesting inquiry after being confronted with allegations made by a former congressional staffer.

As Fox News previously reported, a former congressional staffer who once worked for Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) said Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky boasted to her about having sexual relations with Boebert within weeks of his wife’s death.

The staffer, Cynthia West, also alleged Massie offered her $5,000 to drop a wrongful termination lawsuit she was pursuing against Spartz.

These allegations emerged a week before Massie lost his House seat in the May 19 Republican primary to pro-Trump businessman Ed Gallrein.

A Fox News reporter met up with Massie on the streets of DC and asked him to respond to these allegations. Massie first inquired which organization the reporter was with before denying the allegations.

The reporter continued to pester Massie, asking him whether he thought West’s allegations were motivated by the timing of the primary. A confused Massie then demanded to know when Fox News became a tabloid, to which the reporter responded that he just wanted Massie’s side of the story.

Massie then paused for a moment before pointing his phone at the reporter and starting to record. Then, he asked an odd question.

“So, let me ask you, I heard that you like gay porn,” Massie said. “Is that true?”

The reporter did not respond.

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Rep. Thomas Massie lashed out after a Fox News Digital reporter asked him about allegations made by a woman who claims to be his ex-girlfriend.

The woman alleges that Massie offered her money and asked her to sign a non-disclosure agreement related to a wrongful termination… pic.twitter.com/aT3Wsvr2zj

— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 28, 2026

The reporter then gave up and walked away as Massie began trolling him.

“Are you a real loser?” he asked the reporter.

“No, come back, man,” Massie said. “Are you with Fox?”

“Is that a legitimate news organization? Is this what you do for a living?”

Earlier this month, Boebert was confronted by the same Fox News reporter about the Massie sexual affair allegations. She quickly grew livid.

“F**k you, first of all!” Boebert said to the reporter.

“No, no, no,” the reporter protested.

“If you’re going to bring me into this, like this sexist stuff is out of control!” she continued. “So, there’s the clickbait you’re looking for.”

“F— you, first of all!”

Rep. Lauren Boebert unleashes against a Fox News Digital reporter after being asked about affair allegations between her and Rep. Thomas Massie, an incumbent critic of President Trump who lost his Kentucky primary race last month. pic.twitter.com/cLI5RZLUqR

— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 7, 2026

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