Hawaii...Do You Need a Change?

  Hawaii is made up of a small group of islands that have only 2 congressional districts.  It is the birthplace of incumbent President Barack Obama and most likely will send their four electoral votes his way again in 2012.  But is that the best answer for your home state?  Is Obama a man of his word, or the lame duck POTUS that will only be fought by opposing parties with nothing getting accomplished for four more years?
     Whether it is Obama for a second term or Mitt Romney for an initial run at leading our country, we must decide who will be backing that man up in the Senate and the House of Representatives.  No POTUS can run this land by himself with the checks and balances in place.  Do you know who your Senators and Congressmen are in your state and how they vote for or against you?  Have you taken the time to do the research on those that will become your elected officials?  Quick refernces and information are at your fingertips.  You can always go to http://portal.ehawaii.gov/index.html in order to register to vote, research your representatives and educate yourself on how they use their electoral votes.  We, the people must take this opportunity to take back the government by voting wisely and understanding who we are voting into office.
     Without this knowledge, all that is left is the mudslinging, lies and misunderstanding that is thrown about in the world of social media.  We need to weed out the lies and decide for ourselves what exactly is the truth.  A good way to do this would be to visit factcheck.org and learn what the truth really may be.  It is okay to want to vote GOP or Democrat as an affiliation, but is that candidate truly the best decision for what your state and this country really needs?  Through education as a nation, we may actually be able to reign in our elected officials and let them understand that we want and will force change through the vote.
     Your state motto is Ua mau ke ea o kaina i ke pono. which means "The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness."  Do you actually live by that motto?  Do you believe that any of our elected officials live by that and have the best interest in heart for all of their constituents?  Well now is the time to test that theory and vote for the righteous of the group.  But the only way to find the truth about the candidates is to actually do the research.  Certain information that you will be exposed to will most undoubtedly be false and misleading.  If you see sites that are not cited and can be referenced, then most likely they will be false.
     Look for organizations such as fact check that are not backed or affiliated with any of the parties and will give a fair and factual account about the questions that you may ask.  If you want to read the actual healthcare law and see for yourself the facts, you can always visit healthcare.gov  and decide for yourself if the law is as bad as Romney is trying to make it.  Then you can go to the Romney Powerpoint on Healthcare  and see that he, himself was a strong proponent of the same healthcare.  You can also read some of my other blogs that cite other articles and fact checked statistics and truths about the candidates.
     One thing is for certain though.  If you do not take the time to weed out the lies, then your vote will not mean a thing.  Do not allow this to be a #saddayforusa2012 with an election of uneducated voters with so much truth and information to be had. Register and vote, Hawaii.  But use your vote wisely because this could be a very long four years if you do not.  Your country needs you now, just as it needs all states to stand up for economic growth and stability and the only ones who can make that change are us, the people of this great nation.