Episode 33 - Toilet Paper USA

The Blue Hawaii Podcast

33! Ryan is on his way back from the mainland, so Josh is flying solo into the new year. After recapping the outstanding event that friend of the show Dr. Akiemi Glenn and the Popolo Project put on at the Honolulu Museum of Art, featuring Ta-Nehisi Coates and two excellent films, Josh examines Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's troubling views on Native Hawaiian rights (shoutout to Mazie Hirono and Civil Beat's Nick Grube), a new twist in Honolulu's biggest law enforcement corruption case, and the sad passing of Maka, the world's oldest monk seal, -- at the Waikiki Aquarium. Then, it's our big feature story of the week: who is the Hawaii GOP bringing to its Constitution Day fundraiser, and why should you care? Josh shares the illustrious biographies and "greatest hits" of Stephen Moore, Candace Owens, and Turning Point USA's Charlie Kirk, and discusses how Trumpism and the conservative media victim/grifter complex might consume our local Republicans just as they have devoured the national Republican Party. UPDATE: After recording, we found out Kirk and Owens are going to be at UH Manoa Campus Center on 9/20, hosting a TPUSA event/troll session called "White Privilege Is a Myth: Change My Mind." So that should be....interesting? We had no idea there was a TPUSA Chapter at UH, but it's probably just for the kids who couldn't name enough breakfast cereals to join the Hawaii Proud Boys. We conclude with a special shoutout to a previous guest and a new track ("My Vibe") from our good friend TTA. Ryan will be back next week, but until then, please like, share, subscribe, and rate us wherever you get your podcasts! PS: Stay dry tomorrow everyone!