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
“Get government out of the business of running businesses and picking the winners and losers.”
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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“In recent history, the Kingdom of Hawaii produced all the food that its people needed, and we can strive to go toward that again.”