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With campaign season well under way for the Aug. 13 primary, we’re publishing the views of candidates for offices throughout Hawaii.

The Kaneohe investor calls for “getting the federal dollars needed to the state to encourage high tech and clean industries to come to Hawaii.”

“Hawaii’s transportation, housing, communications, and coastal infrastructure require additional funding,” says the incumbent Democrat.

UPDATED: A lawsuit alleges that Sen. Laura Thielen filed incomplete nomination papers with the state Office of Elections.

The mayoral challenger says Chuck Totto’s resignation was “the direct result of political pressure from the administration.”

Ben Cayetano, Walter Heen and Ann Kobayashi want change at Honolulu Hale, even if their favored candidate is a Republican.

Pat Saiki says that retired U.S. Air Force colonel Shirlene Ostrov is “a candidate who can win.”

The Hawaii congresswoman continues to oppose “regime-change wars,” and pushes for better defense against North Korean missiles.

The Hawaii senator faces 11 challengers but no major opposition in his re-election bid.

The former Hawaii lieutenant governor says the former congressman “has the integrity and intelligence to restore trust at City Hall.”