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New cartoon coming this Monday, 1/6, in Honolulu Civil Beat!

“‘Run for a second term,’ they said. ‘It’ll be fun,’ they said.”

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A tightly-cropped close up detail of a forthcoming editorial cartoon featuring a cartoonish, painterly illustration of Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi looking *extremely* nettled by something.
January 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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In The Doghouse | Will Caron
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March 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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You can read more about the situation and the #cartoon for free here:

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Say Hello To My Little Friend | Will Caron
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March 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Sold Out | Will Caron
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April 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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New public post up on patreon. Check it out for free!

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Throwback Thursday: Chronicling an historic political upset for my first official Civil Beat cartoon | Will Caron
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March 7, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Life’s a beach. But at least there’s a new cartoon coming this Sunday in Honolulu Civil Beat.

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Preview of my forthcoming cartoon this Sunday, 2/23/25, depicting a cute lil crab on a beach tossing my signature up into the air. Behind him is the partially-buried in sand, metallic Seal of the State of Hawai‘i, which normally hangs over the State Capitol building entrance.
February 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Not exactly thrilled to have to draw this next one 😬

“Demagoguecracy,” coming this Sunday, 1/26/25, to Honolulu Civil Beat.

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Detail of a forthcoming editorial cartoon, depicting the Great Seal of the United States, all in gold, with “E Pluribus Unum” (From Many, One) replaced with “From Fear, Power.” In the foreground is a hint of blond, sprayed-solid hair under a crown.
January 25, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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"Ethical Relativity"

NASA's Artemis II found a black hole out beyond the moon. Turns out the Hawaiʻi House of Representatives got there first.

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Somewhere beyond the moon, the Artemis II crew has just encountered something they did not expect. Not aliens. Not a rogue planet. Not even the vast, crushing silence of deep space. A black hole. And floating next to it, lit up like a highway billboard in the void, a sign that reads: "Hawaiʻi State House Records Disposal Only." The crew radios back to Houston, incredulous. "Uhh... Houston, you are not going to believe what we are seeing out here." They have traveled farther from Earth than any humans in half a century, and what do they find? The same black hole of government transparency they left behind.
April 13, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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“Bonfire of our Sanity,” 2/2/25, Honolulu Civil Beat.

A state senator wants to be able to punish journalists for coverage she (via the commission) deems “unethical.” What could go wrong?

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My editorial cartoon in Civil Beat for today depicts HI State Senator Donna Kim as a Lord High Inquisitor of the Catholic Inquisition burning me, the Civil Beat Cartoonist, at the stake inside the walls of the “Journalistic Ethics Commission” she wants to create via a bill she introduced (Senate Bill 1618). She asks “Do you confess to your crime of unethical and mean-spirited coverage of me?” To which I, engulfed in flames, respond “I confess only to seeking the truth and reporting it fairly.”
February 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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#TuesdayTease of next Sunday’s editorial cartoon in Civil Beat.

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Detail from forthcoming Civil Beat editorial cartoon showing an older man with a gray, short-cropped beard and blue sunglasses looking dismayed.
March 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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*record scratch*

Yep. That’s me. You’re probably wondering how I ended up here. You’ll have to read Civil Beat’s Sunshine Sunday edition on 2/2/25 to find out!

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Detail from my forthcoming editorial cartoon in Honolulu Civil Beat, depicting myself as the Civil Beat Cartoonist, tied to a stake and being burned alive (lol). If you wanna find out why this is happening to me and maybe throw some water over the flames, please read Civil Beat this Sunday. Please? The heat is tremendous!
January 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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“Demagoguecracy,” 1/26/25, Honolulu Civil Beat

“From fear, power.”

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My 1/26/25 editorial cartoon for civil beat depicts Donald Trump as a king sitting in a gold throne on his phone while Elon Musk, depicted as a shriveled Nazi head piloting a robot body whispers in Trump’s ear. In the foreground on one side, billionaires Bezos, Zuck and Thiel depicted as 1500s European nobility prepare to write checks to gain favor. On the other side, Joe Biden, depicted as a fool, has dropped the balls he was juggling. In the background on either side of trump, flanking him, are right wing death squad members. JD Vance peers fretfully out from behind an American flag he’s hiding behind. Behind Trump is the US seal, but “E Pluribus Unum” (from many, one) has been replaced with “From Fear, Power.”
January 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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“You’re going to give me your vote, and I’m going to beat the shit out of you.”

“Don’t you mean ‘or?’”

“I know what I said.”

Coming to Civil Beat, 1/6

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Tightly cropped close up detail of a forthcoming cartoon for Honolulu Civil Beat featuring perennial local politician Colleen Hanabusa with her fist balled up and a look on her face that says: “I’m going to fuck you up, Jack.”
January 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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“Field of Dreams,” 3/23/25, Honolulu Civil Beat

The state wants to redevelop Aloha Stadium, predictably for as little $ as possible. The developer wants double that to add all the bells and whistles. We all just want healthcare.

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My Honolulu Civil Beat cartoon depicts an imagined Aloha Stadium, redeveloped into a giant Rube Goldberg machine (but also with a pretty epic concert stage in the middle). Towering above this field of dreams is the project developer, Stanford Carr, looking like he really hopes this is as impressive as he thinks, as well as Senator Donna Kim and Rep. Andrew Garrett, perhaps the loudest detractors from the project, both looking less than pleased. Kim has a hand over her eyes and bridge if nose, and Garrett is making the yikes emoji face. A price sticker on the stadium reads $650 million, which is the new asking price from Carr.
March 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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“We Go Beach,” 2/23/25, Honolulu Civil Beat

The State Capitol could be closed for years for critical renovations. Lawmakers and gov will likely end up in a convention center, but I’ve got a better idea.

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My cartoon for Honolulu Civil Beat today depicts HI Governor Josh Green sitting on a beach recliner under a beach umbrella, nose covered in sunscreen, sunglasses on, shirt unbuttoned and a laptop on his lap. He has a sick tan going and a sign on the umbrella pole reads “E Komo Mai (Welcome) Office of the Governor.” Behind him on the left, a ways off, the State Capitol building undergoes renovations. On his right, much closer to him, the giant metal Hawai‘i State Seal that normally hangs from the Capitol entrance is partially buried in the sand. A cute lil crab tosses the artists signature into the air with its pincers nearby. A blue Hawaiian sky reflects off skyscrapers in the background. Those who know Honolulu’s topography might realize that the ocean appears much farther inland than it is at this moment, partially so that the image would work for me, but perhaps also a nod toward impending climate change related sea level rise.
February 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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When there’s something dank in your neighborhood, please do not call Steve Alm. That’s just me gearing up for my next editorial cartoon 🥴

Coming Sunday, 2/18/25, in Honolulu Civil Beat

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Screenshot detail from my forthcoming editorial cartoon in Honolulu Civil Beat, depicting Honolulu Prosecutor Steve Alm dressed like Eliot Ness in the Untouchables, and looking cocky as he walks past a goon selling guns out of a trench coat in front of a bar housing slot machines for gambling. A badge on Alm’s chest reads “Top Cop.” There’s also a “One Way” sign tipping over behind him for some reason. You’ll have to check back on Sunday to find out what the heck is going on!
February 14, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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Submitted for your approval. One Kenji Honolulu, everyday condo owner. Bonsai tree hobbyist. Voter.

This Mon., Nov. 25, 2024, in Honolulu Civil Beat, he’ll find himself the editorial device of a jaded and cantankerous cartoonist.

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Detail preview of a forthcoming editorial cartoon slated for Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. We see part of the body and left had of everyman and condo owner Kenji Honolulu holding a watering can, which is tilted and appears to be watering something just off screen. The condo is lit up by bright yellows and oranges. It is unclear what exactly is going on, but “fire” would be a good hint.
November 23, 2024 at 2:59 AM
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“Snake Oil & Tin Foil,” 2/4/25

#RFK jr on track to oversee public health with committee vote cleared? We live in the dumbest timeline, so yep 👍

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An editorial cartoon I created which both myself and Civil Beat have decided to shelve in favor of something else for next Sunday given that the RFK vote happened today on 2/4/25. Releasing this into the wild on its own, unlike the critters RFK uh, *finds*. The cartoon shows RFK bursting into a BSL lab, shirtless, a dead bald eagle carcass over his shoulder. He tells the lab techs “Listen up nerds! You’re not doing vaccines any more, got it? From now on you’re figuring out how to grind up this critter I…uh…found to turn into supplements.” Hawai`i Governor Josh Green, an actual real doctor, lobbied hard on Capitol Hill to block the nomination, but came up short. He’s shown in the image trying to stop RFK from entering the room, but to no avail.
February 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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“Price of Paradise,” 12/9/24, my latest in Honolulu Civil Beat.

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First third of the cartoon, featuring a blond woman in a blue pantsuit labeled “Successful American Haves” shoving her hand into the face of a nerdy looking guy with brown hair in a light blue shirt labeled “Public Policy ‘Geniuses’” as she says: “One house, two houses, my house… also my house. I’ll keep them empty if I choose.” Next third of the cartoon, in which we can see the nerd getting stiff-armed still and can also read what he is saying: “No! Houses should be used as homes for people!” We also see part of a local Hawaiian family looking sad as they walk toward panel right. A sign behind them reads “Home Sweet Second Home” but “Second” is crossed out for “Third.” The final third of the cartoon, in which we can see the local Hawaiian family sadly walking toward a sign that reads “Airport ➡️.” Their shirts are labeled “Hawai‘i’s,” “Spirit,” “Families & Culture,” “Hope,” and “Future.” The father is saying “‘Aloha’ used to mean more than just ‘goodbye.’” The full cartoon all together.
December 9, 2024 at 6:18 PM
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Full #cartoon this Sunday, 2/9/25, in Honolulu Civil Beat 👊

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Screen shot detail of my forthcoming editorial cartoon for Civil Beat. Former mayor Kirk Caldwell appears to be dressed as janitor and is walking past what look like movie posters wheat pasted to the wall. The poster directly behind him has three black silhouettes against an orange print screen background. The three figures are shrugging, scratching their head or have arms folded, and a title above them reads “Tres Chiflados” which means “Three Stooges.” Check out the cartoon Sunday 2/9/25.
February 8, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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“Crazy Train,” published 1/6/25 in Honolulu Civil Beat (@civilbeat.bsky.social)

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Left half detail of “Crazy Train” focusing on Colleen Hanabusa (chair of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit and a prominent local politician who was a congresswoman and also ran unsuccessfully for governor), always ready to beat the crap out of someone, and the three most recent Honolulu mayors, including the current one, stacked on top of each other. The past two mayors, who began and pushed for the Rail project, are weighing down the current mayor, who is sort of stuck trying to wrap the project up. Behind them, the actual rail train, painted to look like a snail, is about to topple over through the unfinished portion of track. Right half detail of “Crazy Train” showing the mayors again, as well as a contractor in safety gear representing Hitachi, the contractor company suing the city and the rail authority over ongoing project delays. Behind the the rail track stretches west toward Ewa where it began snaking around Aloha Stadium, with “Aloha!” splashed prominently on its side. The full cartoon, in which all parties look like they are going insane, and are shouting at one another as traffic continues in the background, unabated by the unfinished rail project.
January 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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“Don’t Fear the Reefer,” 2/16/25, Honolulu Civil Beat

Honolulu Prosecutor Steve Alm continues to put the weight of LaW eNfOrCeMeNt behind stopping cannabis legalization in #Hawaii instead of focusing on things that are actually dangerous

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My editorial cartoon for today in Honolulu Civil Beat depicts Honolulu Prosecutor Steve Alm walking through a busy sidewalk full of criminal activity—a man hastily and poorly covers a metric ton of illegal fireworks with a tarp; a drunken sailor assaults his date; Jules and Vincent from Pulp Fiction are buying ghost guns off a guy selling them out of his trench coat; a pimp forced a woman into a building with a “massage” parlor above a bar hosting illegal gaming machines; and a politician drunk drives down a one way street the wrong way, looking as though she is about to run over Alm and crash into the fireworks (based on a real incident involving Sharon Har, look it up). There’s also a line of people waiting to buy alcohol and tobacco from a convenience store. Not illegal, but way more dangerous to public health and safety than cannabis. You get the point. Alm is oblivious to all of these dangers, focusing only on cannabis. While starring right at the fireworks guy, he says “I won’t rest until that dangerous marijuana bill is dead. Only then will this city be safe.”
February 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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“Once Upon A Time In Honolulu,” 2/9/25, Honolulu Civil Beat

News that three former public officials will be pleading guilty to #corruption charges means an end to the 11-year #KealohaScandal. So says Kirk Caldwell.

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“Once Upon A Time In Honolulu,” 2/9/25, Honolulu Civil Beat News broke last week that a former Corp counsel for the city and two former police commissioners will plead guilty to federal corruption chargers stemming from the decade-long Kealoha scandal. The scandal was one of the biggest public corruption cases in Hawai‘i history and saw its former police chief and his prosecutor wife put away in prison for a wide range of nefarious deeds. Former Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell—who appointed the police chief, the counselor, and the commissioners in question—was quick to proclaim that the most recent news signaled an end to the saga. Perhaps too quick! It’s hard for me to imagine the mayor had no idea what was going on, and there are often more layers than we in the public sphere can perceive. But for now, this is my attempt at chronicling some of the major chapters in what is definitely a worthy modern day addition to Hawai‘i‘s surprisingly sordid history of corruption and organized crime, with a desperado theme. Movie posters in the style of spaghetti westerns plaster the wall of the now defunct Special Public Corruption Unit of the DOJ. They read: “Last Drop at the Mailbox,” “Coverup at High Noon,” “A Fistful of Pain Pills,” “The Bought Don’t Talk,” and “Tres Chiflados” (Three Stooges, referencing the guilty pleaders). Former Mayor Kirk is dressed as a custodian, walking out of dream with an indignant look on his face. He’s holding a bucket of wheat paste he’s just used to mount the posters to the wall. A can of freshly used spray paint rests on the ground behind him below the words “THE END.” A crack in the wall forms an obvious “?” after the words, however.
February 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM