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The Legislature should require greater transparency for campaign finance reports. Right now candidates don’t have to file them until eight days before the election.

“Our waste water treatment plant is at a tipping point and must be updated. We also need to find an executable solution for the issues created by cesspools that are leaching toxins into the ocean and water table.”

“I would have lay person’s notes from each council meeting published to a website that is exclusively meant for public access.”

Statewide citizen initiatives aren’t authorized in Hawaii. But each of the four counties allow voters to place proposed laws directly on the ballot.

“We need to revamp the budget approval process to be more collaborative and transparent; also, committees need to be assigned to council members according to experience, not political alliances.”

“The Legislature should return our fair share of the TAT; additionally, we need to find ways to increase our revenue base and stream exponentially. A legalized lottery should be allowed.”

From all-mail balloting to term limits, there’s a lot we need to discuss in a venue other than the Legislature.

Teachers have a half-million dollars of their own to support the proposal, while unions organize opposition to a constitutional convention.

“As a physician and policymaker, I intend to take ownership and responsibility of the homeless crisis, the opioid crisis, and a plan to achieve affordable, quality, accessible health care for all of the people of Hawaii.”

“Cut taxes first, help the business community first. The Hawaii small business is the engine of the Hawaii economy, let them keep their money so they can hire more people, including the homeless.”