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Some races have so many candidates that it’s difficult for the media to accommodate them all and still provide meaningful information.

Political novice Ron Hochuli says satisfying special interests has left the city “in very dire straits.”

“I believe we are exporting all our precious commodities and shipping them away because we get more money doing so.”

“To make it possible for Hawaii’s young people and future generations to have a good life, we must expand the housing supply.”

“The majority party has controlled Hawaii for more than 60 years yet the same problems (cost of living, education, homelessness) remain unsolved.”

“The real problem is when elected officials become more responsive to special/moneyed interests and less responsive to their constituents.”

UPDATED: The Legislature plans to amend the vetoed measure next week to provide severance pay to unionized workers, address legal flaws in the legislation and honor union contracts.

“What city runs a rail from the outside in without the infrastructure of other modes of public transportation?”

“We need to restore a sense of trust at Honolulu Hale and it starts with fixing the mess with rail.”

“Too often politicians become entrenched and more concerned about themselves being re-elected than the very people they are suppose to be serving.”