Unlike most of you who made comments here, the majority of the voting public here in Hawaii have been conditioned to vote Democrat by their parents,  teachers, media, work and union  organizations.  I don't think the voting majority really knows what democratic and GOP ideals are, except for what the media spoonfeeds them on a regular basis. As a kid, before I educated myself in politics , I thought Republicans were out of touch, rich, racist crackers as portrayed by the media. The GOP had evil ulterior motives and the democrats were the heroes of the people is what blared out of all news outlets and all respectable democratic statesmen mouths  in Hawaii.  I don't think what I experienced as a kid is far off from what the perception of the majority of the voting public in Hawaii is.  The GOP needs to educate their leaders and politicians to debunk this false perception by the media and sell the benefits of conservative government.  The Fukumoto fiasco only demonized the party further.