Candidate Q&A: State House District 41 — David Alcos
“I would build an economy where our people only need one working job to make enough for a living.”
Candidate Q&A: State Senate District 25 — Chris Lee
“We must imagine the Hawaii we want to see and work backward identifying actionable steps to get there, letting go of the assumptions and sacred cows that traditionally hold us back.”
Candidate Q&A: State House District 24 — Andrew Sexton
“We need to build diversified, renewable  programs for sustainability in Hawaii.”
Candidate Q&A: Office of Hawaiian Affairs Hawaii Island Trustee — Lanakila MangauilÂ
“We can release the fears and prejudices that stifled us in the past and create a better future for ourselves and our keiki.”
Candidate Q&A: Kauai County Council — Billy DeCosta
“This is our prime opportunity to diversify into food security with developing community farms across Kauai.”
Candidate Q&A: State House District 51 — Lisa Marten
“Let police focus on fighting crime. Police should not be charged with managing problems like mentally illness and homelessness, unless an individual is violent.”
Candidate Q&A: State House District 51 — Kukana Kama-Toth
“We have an opportunity to reintroduce Hawaii to the world and it has already started through the protections of sacred spaces.”
Candidate Q&A: State House District 51 — Erik Ho
“Continued bickering and playing politics will only leave us stagnant and cause continued stress on our residents.”
Candidate Q&A: State House District 1 — Mark Nakashima
“Training and enabling of state employees to be solution-minded, out-of-the-box thinkers would help the state to retool and expand its products and services.”
Candidate Q&A: State House District 50 — Kanani Souza
“We need to help individuals build wealth so they can thrive in Hawaii, not merely survive.”