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Candidates 2022

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Candidate Q&A: State House District 8 — Makai Freitas

Candidate Q&A: State House District 8 — Makai Freitas

“I also will fight to bring back home Transient Accommodation Tax revenue to the counties to mitigate the impact of visitors – from emergency services to our public facilities and special places.”

Candidate Q&A: State Senate District 18 — Emil Svrcina

Candidate Q&A: State Senate District 18 — Emil Svrcina

“Get government out of the business of running businesses and picking the winners and losers.”

Candidate Q&A: State House District 11 — Netra Halperin

Candidate Q&A: State House District 11 — Netra Halperin

“The biggest contributor to the housing shortage, which is completely within the control of the government, is the time it takes to get a building permit.”

Candidate Q&A: State Senate District 11 — Ian Ross

Candidate Q&A: State Senate District 11 — Ian Ross

“Decisions being made at the Legislature in the next session will profoundly influence who can afford to own a home, start a family, or create a business in the Aloha State.”

Candidate Q&A: State Senate District 16 — Bennette Misalucha

Candidate Q&A: State Senate District 16 — Bennette Misalucha

“We can create a digital paradise here. We do not need to sacrifice our best graduates to the mainland to compete in the digital world.”

Candidate Q&A: State Senate District 7 — Walter Ritte

Candidate Q&A: State Senate District 7 — Walter Ritte

“Most of us have chosen to live in the country and I offer a needed voice to keep the country country.”

Candidate Q&A: State House District 3 — Shannon Matson

Candidate Q&A: State House District 3 — Shannon Matson

“I would like our top priority in diversification to be improving support for local, small-scale, sustainable agriculture.”

Candidate Q&A: State Senate District 1 — Laura Acasio

Candidate Q&A: State Senate District 1 — Laura Acasio

“There is no lack of ideas on how to build wealth in lower and middle socioeconomic classes; what’s lacking is a will to act on those ideas.”

Candidate Q&A: State Senate District 6 — Tamara Goebbert

Candidate Q&A: State Senate District 6 — Tamara Goebbert

“Term limits should be implemented because they will provide the Legislature with new members who will bring fresh ideas to the table.”

Candidate Q&A: State Senate District 6 — Shaina Forsyth

Candidate Q&A: State Senate District 6 — Shaina Forsyth

“In recent history, the Kingdom of Hawaii produced all the food that its people needed, and we can strive to go toward that again.”