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The lieutenant governor is the second highest position in the Aloha State. But what does the LG do?

“New development should be required to implement water-saving measures, solar and energy saving devices.”

“In almost every case of flooding on Kauai, houses that were elevated according to current flood regulations were not breached … This demonstrated that the regulations that take natural systems into account can save lives and property.”

“Lock this island down. Allow us to heal and become self-sustaining, as we the people know and have known generations ago.”

“The citizens initiative process has more potential for good than evil, especially after a streak of disappointing legislative sessions where the Legislature has repeatedly failed to represent the interest of the general public.”

“As a former public school teacher, education is a top priority for me, as it secures our state’s future workforce. We need to invest more in education so that students are ready to hold a job upon graduation.”

Statewide, females make up 38 percent of candidates this year, compared to 32 percent in the prior election cycle.

“We need to have a truly independent audit of our spending and then act accordingly. Doing the audit will help us find the funding we need to meet our obligations.”

“Democrats can no longer afford to start our negotiations from the middle, when far-right politicians like Ted Cruz and Donald Trump are gaining ground and will only pull our nation closer to authoritarianism.”

“The wave of xenophobia, bigotry, and racism ushered in by the current administration should have no role whatsoever in immigration policy.”