Public schools on Oahu have the day off. Not sure why, I don’t recall ever getting a holiday for Election Day when I was a kid, but the times they are a changing. Not having to get up and get Robbie ready for the bus allowed me to sleep in. To 6:45 when Cub woke up. Hey, any extra minutes help. ;) I stumble downstairs a little after 7:00 and turn on CNN. But the volume wasn’t working! Darn cable, it’s always something here. I realize it’s going to be a pretty long day, so I take a deep breath, mumble the title of this entry, and turn my attention to morning chores. When I check about 30 minutes later, all is good. Whew! Crisis diverted for now.
Polls in Hawaii opened at 7:00, and I’m going to go out on a limb and call Hawaii for Obama. Lately Hawaii and Illinois have been fighting over the rights to call itself Obama’s home state. I consider myself neutral, and I don’t think Illinois has much more to claim than that’s where he settled as an adult. But that’s just me. As you may have read, Obama’s Grandmother passed away yesterday. Tributes are flowing in to the media outlets here. All I can think is that she must have desperately tried to make it even 36 more hours. No reports yet for Obama to come back for any services.
There are a few closely-watched local issues of note. Oahu residents are voting “Yes / No” on light rail. Windward residents (and taxi-cab lobbyists) are against it. Most Leeward residents are more or less for it. The mayoral race isn’t close, but interesting. The incumbent is pushing for rail, the challenger flip-flopped on the rail issue within the last month and now supports some whacked elevated freeway plan that would run from Kapolei to downtown. Driving through downtown traffic on Halloween evening Noel and I saw Dog the Bounty Hunter and his wife Beth. They were stumping for Mufi, the incumbent mayor, near the City Hall building. Holding campaign signs and waving to passing motorists. That’s campaigning, local style! I was driving and my camera was in the trunk. Doh!
I’m not sure how long I can stay in the house today watching the TV news. I could very well go bonkers, so may take a break and go stimulate the economy at the Mall with some early holiday shopping. We’ll also be helping the state economy this weekend when we head over to Maui on the Superferry! Dog sitter lined up, hotel reserved; I think we’re a go.
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