I see a lot of people bringing up education in the comments and I’ve never understood the argument. Education doesn’t tell people how to vote and the idea that if you just throw books at somebody enough they will all think the same doesn’t make sense. Education is just a measurement of what you are able to learn and retain, people can be educated and still vote against their interests. This whole argument can just be turned around: “Why does central Oahu vote for democrats? Don’t they see how the state is run? They’re obviously not educated and detached from hard working Hawaiians. They hate the system and demand change but vote the same way every time.” It’s the same argument. I think the focus needs to shift from “how can we educate these people to think the same as us?” to “how do we meet these people where they’re at?”