There’s only a few issues on which I’ve worked during my career that will stick with me. SB2471 Relating to the Powers of Artificial Persons is one of them.
Fuck Citizens United. Celebrate Community.
A Word on Resistance
This is the text of a speech I gave at the ACLU of Hawaiʻi’s 3rd Annual Community Iftar Dinner: Cultivating Peace and Refuge, on February 28, 2026.
The Duality of Me
While meeting with a couple friends the other day, I was in the span of a minute called both curmudgeonly and warm and friendly. Both I would say are true and accurate. This is the duality of me.
Years of therapy made me face myself, quirks and all. And as I’ve gotten older, I’ve internalized them all and have come to accept and be comfortable (mostly) with all the idiosyncrasies that make me, me.
Testifying in Support of a Ceasefire in Gaza
Friday, March 8, 2024
SCR13 / SR6: Urging Members of Hawaii’s Congressional Delegation to Support the Ceasefire in Gaza Resolution Introduced by U.S. Congresswoman Cori Bush
Testifying in Support of a Ceasefire in Gaza
Aloha Chair Wakai, Vice Chair Elefante, and Members of the Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee:
I am Jewish. And I acknowledge the goal of Hamas is the eradication of Jews and the Jewish State. But my Judaism will not and cannot excuse Israel’s vengeful over-reaction and retaliation against Hamas for their attack on October 7th.
Happy Belated Birthday to Me
At the end of May, I turned 45. Somehow this birthday seems more of a milestone than 40 did. And though I like to take time around my birthdays to reflect on life, the universe, and everything, it’s been a couple of years since I wrote a birthday post.