Makawao, Maui — Time really flies, especially in politics.  In just a few days, we’ll be coming up on three wasted months since the all-new (sorta new) leadership team was installed at the state party’s convention on Kauai back in May.

Sadly for all Republicans across the state, the team led by Mufi’s cousin Art Hannemann appears stuck on the side of the road in a ditch; failing to impress the leader of Hawaii’s second largest county GOP organization: Tammy Ash Perkins of Maui. So frustrated and disgusted is she with the lesser known cousin of that crooked guy we all blame for Honolulu’s rail transit boondoggle, that she by e-mailed her thoughts to every Republican Party member on Maui with the official Maui GOP newsletter presented below in its entirety by HIRA News; pissing off Mufi’s cousin and his sidekicks in the process.

Rumor has it that Art’s gang of losers are so upset with Ms. Perkins and her honest and highly critical assessment of their incompetence and hyper-controlling ways that an emergency meeting of these losers was hurriedly called via Zoom last night to hastily manufacture a brand new “Disciplinary Committee” designed to terminate the positions of party officers like Perkins who have the $&#@ing nerve to speak up and speak out as precious time evaporates between now and General Election 2026.  [Most folks in Hawaii favor civil defense warnings of looming disaster.  But establishment RINO’s hate, hate, hate any and all warnings to party members that a disastrous election campaign is already under way.]

Without further ado, here is Perkin’s controversial (and verifiably accurate) newsletter which has sent old guard RINO’s and other closet Democrats at Hawaii GOP headquarters into a frenzy, where retaliation against her and others is reportedly being planned (while absolutely nothing else is being done to unseat Democrats from office).

It would be a mistake to call this situation a ‘circular firing squad’ or mere ‘infighting’ or even a ‘he said-she said’.  Based on HIRA News’ own independent reporting, the actual situation inside the Hawaii Republican Party is quite dire and we cannot see fit to make any corrections to Ms. Perkins’ assertions.  Yes, in just three months, the Hawaii GOP has gone from bad to worse.

Here’s the severely eye-opening newsletter . . .

Dear Fellow Members,

I write to you not out of anger, but out of duty—to expose the truth behind what has become of our Hawaii Republican Party.Today, the Party is no longer functioning as a grassroots-driven, member-led organization. It has been captured—seized by a political establishment more interested in preserving its own power than defending conservative principles. These individuals operate behind closed doors, exploiting the structure of the party to suppress dissent and centralize control.  Let me be clear: this is not just poor leadership—it’s a deliberate manipulation of our Bylaws and a betrayal of the trust placed in them by you, the members.

❖ Bylaw Violations and Power Abuse

• Section 109 of the HRP Bylaws outlines the only proper way to amend or interpret bylaws—through votes of the State Convention, not through unilateral decisions by a Rules Chair or hand-picked committees.  Yet this process is routinely bypassed to create new “Standing Rules” that directly contradict the governing documents.
• Article III, Section 302, clearly identifies the State Committee as the governing body between conventions, yet power is often stripped from it through procedural manipulation and secret agendas.
• Article IV, Section 412, gives the Executive Committee limited authority between State Committee meetings, not unlimited discretion to rewrite policy, censor members, or authorize unchecked spending. Despite this, the State Executive Committee operates without transparency or proper oversight.

The State Executive Committee operates without transparency or proper oversight. They have transformed the party into a closed system—unaccountable to the very people who fund and support it.

❖ A Culture of Silence and Control

Instead of cultivating debate, our current leadership weaponizes censure and discipline to silence members who dare to ask questions or oppose unethical decisions. This is not order—it is authoritarianism, wrapped in parliamentary language.

• RONR §63:3 clearly states that even a censure must follow due process and cannot be used as a political tool. Yet members have been censured in meetings and messages to others erased without cause, with no opportunity to defend themselves, simply for challenging leadership or defending the bylaws.

Meanwhile, they hide behind procedural smokescreens, refuse to provide financial transparency, sidestep contracts, and make budgetary decisions that benefit insiders – not the grassroots. Members are left in the dark while the leadership class acts with impunity—spending party funds with no contracts, no itemized disclosures, and no accountability. This is a gross violation of basic fiduciary duty and undermines the trust that makes any organization functional.

❖ Now They’re Coming for the Counties

The power grab doesn’t stop at the state level. The same establishment that seized control of the State Party is now attempting to take over the County Committees through backdoor politics and secret meetings—often with individuals not in good standing, in violation of the Party’s own rules.

These meetings are not announced publicly. They are conducted in secrecy, with the intent to subvert local autonomy and erase what little democratic control remains at the grassroots level.

This kind of political colonization is not just unethical—it’s unsustainable. When County organizations no longer have the ability to govern themselves or follow their own bylaws, we no longer have a Republican Party—we have a regime.

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❖ The Weight of the Lies

What makes this worse is that most members have been manipulated through layers of lies, half-truths, and Hollywood distractions. They are given surface-level explanations while the real decisions are made in secret. These distortions have created confusion, division, and apathy among people who once genuinely believed in the mission. I am sick of watching good people misled, silenced, or shamed for simply asking questions or demanding integrity. It’s exhausting, and it’s infuriating. And it must end.

❖ A Party Captured in Full View

What we are witnessing is not mismanagement. It is a deliberate takeover of our party by those who share more in common with machine politics than with Republican ideals. They punish conservatives, reward cronies, and push out anyone who dares to speak truth to power.

This is how corruption becomes institutionalized—by silencing the strong and manipulating the weak. They do not want an informed base; they want a compliant one. They have pulled the wool over the eyes of many good-hearted members while quietly turning the party into a personal playground and political laundering operation.

❖ A Call to Reclaim the Party

We are not powerless. The Hawaii Republican Party Bylaws were written to protect member rights and ensure accountability. But they mean nothing if we allow them to be ignored.

We must:

• Demand immediate transparency in financial matters and internal decision-making.
• Rescind all rules and policies created outside of proper Bylaw channels, including those in conflict with Section 109.
• Restore due process and member rights under RONR §61 and §63.
• Defend the autonomy of County organizations from hostile and unauthorized interference.

Right now this is not the Republican Party we pledged to build. This is not a home for freedom-loving Americans who believe in limited government, fiscal responsibility, and constitutional rights. Instead, what has taken root is a shadow organization that rewards loyalty to power, not principle—an inner circle that behaves more like political opportunists than true conservatives.

We must confront the hard truth: many of those pulling the strings are Republicans in name only—ideologically aligned with the very forces we oppose. They have cloaked their agenda in party labels while executing tactics that would make any true patriot cringe. Their actions are not only dishonest—they are destructive.

We cannot allow these distortions to define who we are as Republicans. If we don’t stand up now, we may lose the party completely to those who only wear the name but betray its principles.

I urge you: speak up, get involved, and help restore the Hawaii Republican Party to its rightful place—by the members, for the members.

The future of Hawaii’s Republican movement depends on courageous individuals like you. Let’s bring the truth to light and take our party back—one honest step at a time.For liberty and for Hawaii,

Mahalo

Tammy

Tammy Ash Perkins
chair@mauicountygop.com
MCRP Chair

Whew, that was quite a truth bomb from the Maui GOP county chairwoman, previously identified by HIRA News as a troubling antisemite!  Naturally, REAL Republicans who are tired of losing in Hawaii will find it quite refreshing.  But do-nothing, self-dealing RINOs don’t like to be exposed for their incompetence and corruption.  So, clearly, Ms. Perkins needs to be squashed like a bug . . . which appears to be precisely what the RINO’s led by Mufi’s cousin Art and his sidekick (or the actual string-puller?) Shirlene Ostrov have in mind.  Indeed, in order to do that very squashing, ‘Team Art’ has taken harsh steps to cover up their transgressions during recent months by pouring Clorox on their history of rulebreaking and other corruption by forcibly erasing formal censures that Art and other RINOs received earlier this year . . . as if these censures (still posted today on the Honolulu county GOP’s website HERE) of Art Hannemann, national committeewoman Laura Nakanelua, and RINOs partners-in-crime Kim Witt and Art’s vice chair Jackie Beckman never even happened at all.

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Pouring Clorox??  That’s right.  Former party treasurer and former state senate candidate Mary Smart, the zero-integrity henchwoman of failed candidates turned party officers — Mufi’s cousin Art Hannemann and Boyd Ready — made the absolutely unheard of decision to personally ‘overrule’ a majority vote by HRP’s ‘rules committee’ to leave the censures in place, even if Art’s gentle feelings are hurt and his self-esteem takes a blow.  When one person abuses her power to unilaterally ignore the will of the voters to protect Mufi’s cousin’s reputation from well-deserved criticism, you know that it will be near impossible to criticize Democrats for undermining voting integrity or anything else when the same blood is on our hands.  Auwe!

Finally, it really needs to be said that the failed leadership of Team Art is different from the failings of Team Tamara, Team Dalhouse, Team Finnegan and Team Ostrov.  While Art Hannemann’s predecessors were all quite incompetent and corrupt, most were doing the job for free as volunteers.  Today, however, Mufi’s cousin Art is paying people to do jobs which aren’t getting done or even started.  Tens of thousands of donor funds and thousands of man hours appear to have been flushed down the toilet since “Team Art” took over the Hawaii GOP back in May.  When these party leaders tell us in 15 months that they wish they had more time and money to make a difference in Campaign 2026, remember what Tammy Ash Perkins tried to warn party members about.  Until that 1st Tuesday in November ’26, know that Island Democrats continue to sleep well at night with no fear of losing their grip on power, while Mufi’s cousin and his comrades systematically destroy any hope for a political revolution in our lifetimes, let alone 2026, all just to ensure their grip on power at a powerless party is as tight as possible.

***** COMING NEXT WEEK *****

STAY TUNED FOR OUR EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE OF THE TRIAL OF GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE KELEI TAYLOR, THE POLITICAL ACTIVIST ‘WIFE’ OF HRP’S TWICE -NOMINATED CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE JOE AKANA.  YOU MIGHT NOT BELIEVE ALL THE CRAZY DETAILS BECAUSE THEY ARE SO CRAZY !!!  REMEMBER THAT HIRA NEWS VETTED AND WARNED YOU ABOUT THEM, WHICH IS WAY MORE THAN THE HAWAII GOP EVER DID TO WARN YOU.