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“I propose to provide more opportunities for our youth by creating a voucher program that would drastically reduce the cost of attendance to a private school.”

Former legislators try to regain their seats in Waianae and Ewa, while a candidate who narrowly lost in 2016 runs again in Manoa.

“I think District 9 has incredible potential to be the bread basket for our island, and Hawaii Island to be the breadbasket of the state.”

“The County Council is in need of more aloha. Aloha is a fundamental value in our state and I believe that it can make a difference in how the leadership runs the council.”

“Hawaii Island is expected to have the highest growth rate of all the islands, with our population doubling in about 35 years. We need to plan for this growth.”

Personalities, not ideologies, are at the heart of the contest between incumbent David Ige and Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa.

Can Carol Fukunaga’s hyperlocal approach overcome the islandwide perspective of three challengers, including one with widespread union backing?

Could younger Micronesian-Americans, many of whom will eventually have the right to vote unlike their parents, be Hawaii’s next big voting bloc?

At a time of upheaval on the Big Island, two Democrats and two Republicans talked about how to build a better future.

“We need to build more housing in town to take pressure off of the windward side. The urban core is best situated to accommodate higher density development.”