Hawaii Tea Party

Hawaii Tea Party
Headquarters Hilo, Honolulu, Lihue, Kona, Kahului, Ewa (Beach), Wahiawa; Hawaii
Ideology

Fiscal conservatism (Hilo, Ewa)
American constitutionalism(Hilo)

American conservatism (Wahiawa)
National affiliation Tea Party
Colors red, white, blue
Seats in the Upper House
0 / 25
Seats in the Lower House
0 / 51
Website
http://mauiteaparty.com/
Politics of the United States
Political parties
Elections

The Hawaii Tea Party are regional grassroots affiliates with the Tea Party each of which are broken down into seven smaller parties Hilo Tea Party Patriots (Hilo), Honolulu Professionals for Change (Honolulu), Kauai TEA Party (Kauai) Kona TEA Party (Kona), Maui Tea Party (Maui) Oahu Tea Party (Ewa Beach) Tea Party Wahiawa (Wahiawa).

Political positions

The Hawaii Tea Party has accused the government of being “socialist” and called for smaller government and privatization of existing government services. The group says it would lower taxes.

The Hawaii Tea Party has called for lawmakers to govern based on a strict constructionist philosophy of the U.S. Constitution.

The Tea Party Wahiawa is looking to recruit military families and to promote the “conservative message”.

Voter base

The main base of the Tea Party has come from employers and small business owners who claim their rights have been overshadowed by Hawaii Democrats’ emphasis on employee protection and workers' rights.