Today in Honolulu, Michael Steele (finally) admitted his awesomeness. Reporters, he said, “find me fascinating to write about and to opine on.” To feed the beast, he held a brief press conference. The gist of the questions: Um, Chairman Steele, why are you in Hawaii? CNN has more:

Steele sighed and said he was “frustrated” with the criticism. Singling out strong Republican candidates for governor and Congress in the state, Steele claimed that Hawaii, the birthplace of President Obama, “is a competitive state” for the Republican Party.
“We have not had the opportunity in the past to showcase the success of Republicans here in Hawaii, not to mention elsewhere among the territories in Guam, in Northern Marianas and the like,” he said. “So that was another way for us I thought to put a spotlight on the western part of the country and certainly in the Pacific Rim.”

After New Jersey, Virginia, and Massachusetts, I’m willing to give Steele the benefit of the doubt. The Pacific Rim could be in play. Guampedia has more about the Guam GOP, here.

Surf on, dude.