Candidate Q&A: State House District 37 — Eric Sarrafian
“I would implement term limits to make sure new blood gets into office that can handle the new challenges of an ever-changing world.”
Candidate Q&A: State House District 42 — Lori Goeas
“We have performance appraisal reviews (PAR) and evaluations for almost every other state position; why not institute a PAR for legislators?”
Candidate Q&A: State Senate District 5 — Gil Keith-Agaran
“The frank and blunt debates on issues among the Senate majority caucus reflect a diversity of thoughts and ideas.”
Candidate Q&A: State House District 27 — Gary Gill
“I will work to restore trust in Hawaii’s government with measures to reduce the power of money over elections and lawmaking.”
Candidate Q&A: State House District 9 — Sam Peralta
“We should be looking at upcoming modern biotechnology in agriculture, cryptocurrency, international trade and most of all educating our youth in Hawaii ways.”
Candidate Q&A: State Senate District 10 — True St. Thomas
“Farming, fishing, water and natural environment development need to be heavily invested in and a clear plan for development charted.”
Candidate Q&A: Lieutenant Governor — Tae Kim
“We can and must be energy-independent, and gaming will bring billions of dollars to the state.”
Candidate Q&A: State House 40 — Michael Starr
“The best education needs to be determined locally — we know what our keiki are good at, need help with, and can accomplish, better than any bureaucrat halfway around the world.”
Candidate Q&A: Kauai County Council — Fern Holland
“I think we need to continue with development projects like the Lima Ola affordable housing project and support the development of additional family units and rentals on existing properties.”
Candidate Q&A: Kauai County Council — Felicia Cowden
“The importance of retaining our generational population with heritage skills and environmental knowledge cannot be overstated.”