Candidate Q&A: Kauai County Council — Billy DeCosta
“This is our prime opportunity to diversify into food security with developing community farms across Kauai.”
Candidate Q&A: State House District 51 — Lisa Marten
“Let police focus on fighting crime. Police should not be charged with managing problems like mentally illness and homelessness, unless an individual is violent.”
Candidate Q&A: State House District 51 — Kukana Kama-Toth
“We have an opportunity to reintroduce Hawaii to the world and it has already started through the protections of sacred spaces.”
Candidate Q&A: State House District 51 — Erik Ho
“Continued bickering and playing politics will only leave us stagnant and cause continued stress on our residents.”
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Candidate Q&A: State House District 1 — Mark Nakashima
“Training and enabling of state employees to be solution-minded, out-of-the-box thinkers would help the state to retool and expand its products and services.”
Candidate Q&A: State House District 50 — Kanani Souza
“We need to help individuals build wealth so they can thrive in Hawaii, not merely survive.”
Candidate Q&A: State House District 50 — Patrick Branco
“We can create an economy that benefits from tourism as a bonus, not a lifeline.”
Candidate Q&A: State House District 30 — Tess Abalos Quilingking
“I have been watching for some years now how our community has been so dependent on an unsustainable economy based solely on tourism and government.”
Candidate Q&A: State House District 49 — Michael Danner
“I would start with a budget cut of 10% across the board.”