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.”
Candidate Q&A: State House District 19 — Kathy Feldman
“I fully support a statewide citizens initiative process, because I feel our residents have a right to have a voice and need to be heard.”
Candidate Q&A: U.S. Senate — Timothy Dalhouse
“We must elect citizens to office who have more experience than just being a government officeholder.”
Candidate Q&A: Honolulu City Council District 8 — Charmaine Doran
“For decades, new homes have been built for rich speculators, not kamaaina.”
Candidate Q&A: Honolulu City Council District 8 — Dion Mesta
“Foreign investments could be taxed at a higher rate of property tax and assessed a greater percentage upon sale of the property.”
Candidate Q&A: Honolulu City Council District 8 — Keone Simon
“We need to be self-sustaining because you never know when hard times will come and we need to be prepared to take care of our families and friends. “