Sam Slom means well but HIS Republican Party (the GOP of Nelson Rockefeller and Everett Dirksen and Gerald Ford ) died a long time ago.  What Slom refuses to acknowledge (and perhaps accept) is that the "brand"  is now the Cheney, Rubio, Tea Party band of dictatorial, scorched-earth politicians who have replaced compromise with anger and hate. Today's Republicans oppose ANY sort of progressive, people-based legislation. They want no taxes on big business, to take away any controls on banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, blind opposition to basic freedom of association, such as Gay Marriage. Nothing for us.The Republican-led Congress has spent the last 8 years of our lives trying to destroy President Obama as opposed to doing the Peoples' business.  Slom apparently just doesn't see that the "brand" does NOT represent the views of most of Hawai'i.  As for Fukumoto Chang,  what a nice surprise..an office holder who bases positions and votes on what her DISTRICT wants. Wow !!