Get in the swing of this year’s elections with these thoughts from three of our most quotable political experts.

University of Hawaiʻi experts emphasized solving the state’s housing crisis requires building new housing because it frees up old housing as well.

Civil Beat met up with the Hawaiʻi senator when he was home in Honolulu last week for a freewheeling discussion on the state of national affairs.

The recently retired Hawaiʻi Supreme Court chief justice is working with national legal advocacy groups, publishing articles and teaching a law class at UH Mānoa.

More financial support for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and tackling federal immigration and customs enforcement are top priorities for the chairs of the judiciary committees in the Hawaiʻi Legislature.

The good-government advocate talks about improving the elections process and enacting more state government reforms.

The group is engaged in a series of critical issues impacting the islands.

Coordinator Christin Johnson and Chair Mark Patterson discuss funding challenges, staffing shortages, safety issues, investigations and rehabilitation at the state’s prisons and jails.

While their constituents worry about services during the government shutdown, U.S. House members haven’t convened since Sept. 19.

The county’s chief executive and head of the Maui Office of Recovery discuss federal funding for the rebuilding of Lahaina and Upcountry.