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“There’s still time to make a change before the final (rail) contract is signed. I support stopping at Middle Street and improving and increasing bus service as well as ride hailing and ride sharing.”

“The council should propose incentives for creation of new industries – with higher-paying jobs – in the Kapolei-West Oahu region, so that employment clusters are distributed more evenly between urban Honolulu and West Oahu.”

Strategies 360 won’t reveal a single client or issue it’s supporting in the islands. But the company has assembled a stable of well-known local talent.

“We currently have the ability to have the ideal human experience on our islands … Yet, we choose to live in an economy that funnels wealth to the top while we watch our families suffer and move away.”

“The continued proliferation of nonresident-owned and illegally operated transient vacation rentals continue to drive up the cost of housing sales and rentals in direct competition with the local housing market and local residents.”

This explainer video on OHA kicks off our new series aimed at helping you understand politics, government and democracy in the Aloha State.

“It is not difficult to estimate the comfortable number of tourists our economy can handle. Those numbers should be dictating how hard we market to tourists to come to Hawaii.”

“I absolutely support a state constitutional convention … Our state constitution is very young. Amendments and re-examination with checks and balances are critical to democracy and proper governance.”

“We must partner with the business community to find more efficient solutions to finding affordable housing for all.”

“I support tax cuts, and I oppose tax increases. Businesses will invest, expand and create more jobs when their tax burden is low.”