There’s been lots of talk about how this year’s elections — at least locally — are rather on the dull front. Few dramatic challenges to incumbents are on the horizon. If you’ve been watching television, you might have noticed advertisements for Congresswoman Mazie Hirono, but those appear designed to scare others off rather than deal with a serious electoral threat.

But if the political races are low-key, there’s a chance the public will get energized by two non-personality matters which might be on the ballot. The first is a proposal for a Constitutional Convention, which will sharply pit the force that like things the way they are verus folks who think nothing will change around here unless the rules themselves (the Constituton) is changed.

The other is the possibility that rail transit will be on the ballot in Honolulu. If the initiative fails for legal reasons, it will still be the dominant question through the candidacy of UH Professor Panos Prevedouros, whose campaign is a surrogate for the anti-rail people.

And finally, if that’s not enough, local folks will be more than normally energized by a presidential campaign between a ar hero with Hawaii ties, John MCain and a Hawaii born kamaaina, Barack Obama.

Are you going to get involved?

Tags: Constitutional Convention, McCain, Obama, Prevedouros, transit

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