The Hawai’i Republican Party announced today that Shirlene DelaCruz Ostrov has officially resigned after four years as Chair, effective 31 January 2021.
Ms. Ostrov was a driving force behind the revitalization of the Republican Party in Hawai’i. She said, “I believe the policies of the last four years will stand the test of time. But having won many battles to continue improving America through conservative principles, we are at a crossroads. Since our 46th President was inaugurated, our party is redefining itself. We have a stark but important choice to make: either we rededicate ourselves to our Constitution and continue to defend and uphold our best American institutions and traditions or we get distracted by conspiracy theories and social media wars.”
The Republican Party of Hawai’i is no stranger to this challenge. Just last week, Ms. Ostrov chose to accept responsibility for several unauthorized tweets that garnered national and international criticism. The party officer concerned resigned, but Ms. Ostrov thought she should also resign to allow the party to recover from the controversy and focus on finding excellent candidates and fighting for policies that improve the quality of life for Hawaii’s hardworking families.
Over the last four years as Chair, Ms. Ostrov invigorated the Republican brand in Hawai’i. She brought national resources to build better candidates, improved processes for educating and registering voters and increased the number of elected Republican representatives in our state legislature. Of the party’s many wins, the most valuable was electing a new Republican State Senator in 2018, ending a years-long drought in the Senate. The Republican message is getting through in Hawai’i: the party saw a 60% increase in the number of Republican party voters in 2020.
Ms. Ostrov is followed by Boyd Ready, elected First Vice Chair by the Republican Party’s Executive Committee and who is now acting Chair. In May of 2021, the Party will elect a new Chair and Executive Committee, as was already planned by party rules. Ms. Ostrov remains committed to the Party’s success and will serve on the Executive Committee as Immediate Past Chair and assist in future party efforts to elect even more Republicans to represent and improve the lives of the families of Hawai’i.
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