HI-02: Kahele Can't Campaign For Congress Right Now. Does It Matter?
WASHINGTON — Kai Kahele’s lips are sealed.
The state senator is running as a Democrat for Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District, which became an open seat after U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard decided to forgo reelection to focus on her unsuccessful bid for the White House.
But between now and Hawaii’s primary Aug. 8, you likely won’t see Kahele sign-waving along busy highways, hitting his talking points during live televised debates or even participating in media interviews to discuss his reasons for running.
That’s because he’s forbidden from doing so by a U.S. Department of Defense directive, according to his campaign.
There’s also a question of whether he’d even need to put in the effort given the surprisingly meager list of alternative candidates vying to represent rural Oahu and the neighbor islands in Washington....
Kahele is a lieutenant colonel in the Hawaii Air National Guard and is on federal active duty to help the state respond to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It’s a voluntary assignment, one he signed up for in April, but it comes with strict rules when it comes to his campaign.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2020/07/kahele-cant-campaign-for-congress-right-now-does-it-matter/
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where I run everyday. It's comforting.. in 2018 gabbard had her sign there and I would go out of my way not to look at it.
It's like the blue Banner here only on the fence.. course it was put up before the CV Struck.
Mahalo for this inforamation, RSF!
