Easter is a Time of Renewal

Last week, I got an Easter message in the form of an email from one of the candidates I am supporting. But it wasn’t who sent it, but rather the message that truly resonated with me. In fact, the title of today’s post is a take on a line from that email: Easter and Spring are times of renewal.

The person who sent it was Kirk Caldwell (@kirkcaldwell), who currently serves as the City’s Managing Director, and is an announced candidate for mayor. How true those words are, especially during this campaign season. Three candidates I like and support took this time of renewal to renew their efforts in their campaign.

First, there was Senate President Colleen Hanabusa (@colleenhanabusa) who is running for the First Congressional District seat vacated by Neil Abercrombie (@neilabercrombie). She dropped an ad that was causing far more controversy than it truly deserved, but then followed it up with some VIP sign-waving as she had Hawaii’s Senior US Senator, Daniel K. Inouye on-hand to help drum up support. You can’t renew your commitment to your campaign much better than to have DKI on hand.

Then there is former Congressman Neil Abercrombie (@neilabercrombie) who is running for Governor. Of all the candidates running for anything, he definitely has his Social Media act together. He’s already had a personal Facebook page and several other social media properties for a while. But he chose Easter as a time to renew these efforts with more pages. I noticed the following:

• http://bit.ly/bigislandforabercrombie
• http://bit.ly/mauiforabercrombie
• http://bit.ly/molokaiforabercrombie
• http://bit.ly/lanaiforabercrombie
• http://bit.ly/kauaiforabercrombie

And of course, there is Kirk Caldwell (@kirkcaldwell), who started me down this path of observing Easter and renewal. Here’s his Easter message in it’s entirety:

Aloha Friends,

Growing up in Hilo, Easter was always a special time of year for my family. It meant waking up Easter morning to treasures of candy and toys left by the Easter Bunny; looking for beautifully colored Easter eggs where our parents had hidden them; honoring our faith at an Easter service. Most important, Easter was a time to spend with family and friends in celebration of the season.

Easter and Spring are times of renewal. As Honolulu faces some of our greatest challenges,  I reflect on this renewal and know that our resilience will get us through these times. Working together we will make Honolulu an even better city than it is today.

I hope you spend this Easter weekend enjoying the company of your loved ones, neighbors and friends. Whether you celebrate in a place of worship, at one of Honolulu’s beautiful beaches or parks, or in your home, please make your celebration a safe one.

From my family to yours, have a happy and safe Easter!

Mahalo,
Kirk

I hope everyone had a Happy Easter. And now that Easter has passed, it’s time for us to move on…to Spring Cleaning!

Mahalo!

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