Beth Fukumoto: This Stretch Of Hawaiʻi Is Edging Republican
West Oʻahu is showing signs of shifting toward the Republican party, moving away from its historically reliable Democratic voting patterns. Political analysts see new opportunities for GOP growth in the region.
The energy seems on the GOP side in part of West Oʻahu that is no longer reliably Democratic. Here, there are opportunities for Republican growth.
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