First, much of the impetus and energy comes from those who had supported Bernie Sanders.

Second, much of the struggle between moderates and the Sanders supporters is about the direction of the Democratic Party.

The Indivisible, a national Trump resistance movement, is active in Hawaii. The Hawaii Alliance for Progressive Action and Young Progressives Demanding Action Hawaii are new organizations aiming to taking Sanders support to a broader level.

What if the progressive groups take their fight to the gubernatorial race as a way of moving the state’s Democrats farther leftward?

For years there has been a tension between moderates and progressives among Hawaii’s Democratic stalwarts, but come election time, things settle down. The Democrats’ tent stays large enough to accommodate them all.