Primary Election 2014

P R I M A RY E L E C T I O N C A N D I DAT E S U.S. SENATOR Democrat ■ Brian Evans ■ Colleen Wakako Hanabusa ■ Brian Schatz (incumbent) Libertarian ■ Michael Kokoski Nonpartisan ■ Joy Allison ■ Arturo Pacheco Reyes Republican ■ Cam Cavasso ■ Harry J. Friel Jr. ■ Eddie Pirkowski ■ John P. Roco

U.S. HOUSE, DISTRICT 2 Democrat ■ Tulsi Gabbard (incumbent) Libertarian ■ Joe Kent Republican ■ Marissa D. Capelouto ■ Kawika Crowley

Nonpartisan ■ Misty Davis ■ Khis Dejean Caldwell ■ Richard Morse ■ Joseph R. Spatola Republican ■ Duke Aiona ■ Charles “Trump” Collins ■ Stuart Todd Gregory

STATE SENATE, DISTRICT 6

STATE HOUSE, DISTRICT 11

Democrat ■ Terez M. Amato ■ Roz Baker (incumbent) Libertarian ■ Bronson Kekahuna Kaahui Republican ■ Jared P. “Pika” Dubois

Democrat ■ Kaniela Ing (incumbent) ■ Marie Minichino Libertarian ■ Pat Brock

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

STATE SENATE, DISTRICT 7

Democrat ■ Clayton Hee ■ Sam Puletasi ■ Miles Shiratori ■ Shan S. Tsutsui (incumbent) ■ Mary Zanakis Independent ■ Les Chang Libertarian ■ Cynthia “Lahi” Marlin Republican ■ Elwin P. Ahu ■ Warner Kimo Sutton

Democrat ■ J. Kalani English (incumbent)

Democrat ■ Kyle T. Yamashita (incumbent) Republican ■ Richard H. Pohle

GOVERNOR Democrat ■ Neil Abercrombie (incumbent) ■ David Yutaka Ige ■ Van K. “Tanaban” Tanabe Independent ■ Mufi Hannemann Libertarian ■ Jeff Davis

STATE SENATE, DISTRICT 5 Democrat ■ Christy Kajiwara Gusman ■ Gil S. Coloma Keith-Agaran (incumbent)

Republican ■ Joe Kamaka

STATE HOUSE, DISTRICT 8 Democrat ■ Joe Souki (incumbent) Republican ■ Cranston Kaleialoha Kapoi

STATE HOUSE, DISTRICT 9 Democrat ■ James “Kimo” Apana ■ Justin Woodson (incumbent)

STATE HOUSE, DISTRICT 10 Democrat ■ Angus L. McKelvey (incumbent) Republican ■ Chayne M. Marten

About Election 2014 Editor’s note:

oday’s Maui News election supplement features state and Maui County candidates in contested primary races. These are partisan state races and nonpartisan county contests.

South Maui This supplement helps resi■ Don Couch (incumbent) ■ John M. Fitzpatrick dents make informed decisions ■ Robin S. “Sea Lily” Knox as they exercise their right to ■ Jerry Metcalfe vote on Saturday. It may be taken into voting booths as an Makawao-Haiku-Paia aid in casting ballots.

■ Alex Haller For this publication, candi■ Henry P. Kahula Jr. dates filled out and returned a ■ Mike J. Molina questionnaire seeking biogra■ Mike White (incumbent) phical information and their views on key issues. Not all * Council races with two or candidates chose to participate. fewer candidates will not apCandidates who automatically pear on the primary ballot and advance to the Nov. 4 general will advance directly to the election will be featured in anNov. 4 general election. other Maui News supplement published before that contest.

Read The Maui News this OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS week for more coverage of Maui County races in the 2014 Maui Resident Trustee primary election. (one seat) Copies of this guide to the ■ Carmen Hulu Lindsey (incumbent) candidates can be requested at ■ Mahealani Wendt the front desk of The Maui News offices at 100 Mahalani See OHA St. in Wailuku. Copies cost 50 on the next page cents.

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West Maui ■ Ka‘ala Buenconsejo ■ Elle Cochran (incumbent) ■ Rick Nava

STATE HOUSE, DISTRICT 12

STATE HOUSE, DISTRICT 13 Democrat ■ Mele Carroll (incumbent) ■ Barbara J. Haliniak

MAYOR ■ Alan M. Arakawa (incumbent) ■ Beau E. Hawkes ■ Alana Kay ■ Orion “Ori” Kopelman ■ Tamara “Tam” Paltin ■ Nelson Nahinu Waikiki Jr. MAUI COUNTY COUNCIL East Maui ■ John “JBB” Blumer-Buell ■ Bob Carroll (incumbent)

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S TAT E L E G I S L AT U R E C A N D I DAT E S wo winner-take-all Democratic primaries will determine who will take two House seats serving Maui County residents.

State Rep. Justin Woodson will contend with former Mayor James “Kimo� Apana for the 9th House District covering Kahului, Puunene, Maui Lani and the Old Sand Hills subdivision. And, Rep. Mele Carroll will face a challenge from Barbara Haliniak, the former president of the Molokai Chamber of Commerce, for the 13th House District covering East Maui, Molokai and Lanai.

Democratic state Sen. J. Kalani English is running unopposed for his 7th Senate District seat, which includes Upcountry, East Maui, Molokai and Lanai.

Three House contests advance to the Nov. 4 general election because both candidates are running unopposed for their parties’ nominations: Democrat and House Speaker Joe Souki will defend his 8th Wailuku-Kahakuloa-Waihee-WaiehuWaikapu House District seat against Republican Cranston Kaleialoha Kapoi; Democrat Rep. Angus McKelvey will face Republican Chayne Marten for the West Maui 10th House District seat; and Democrat Rep. Kyle Yamashita will see a challenge from Richard Pohle for the Upcountry 12th House District seat.

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The winner will go on to face Republican Joe Kamaka.

And, in the South Maui 11th House race, Democratic Rep. Kaniela Ing has a primary challenge from Marie Minichino, and the winner of that contest will go on to the general election against Libertarian Pat Brock.

Senate District 5 (Wailuku-Waihee-Kahului)

Christy Kajiwara Gusman (D)

Age: 36 Birthplace: Waimea, Kauai Residence: Wailuku Occupation: Owner/operator Kahiau Enterprises LLC, doing business as Maui Roll Offs, an environmental waste management and consulting firm, 2005 to present; indoor environmental professional consultant ENPRO Environmental, 2009 to present; highways inspector/assistant lab technician state DepartContinued on the next page

Candidates for state Senate and House seats were all asked to answer: â– Hospital privatization. What is your position on the privatization of Maui Memorial Medical Center and the Hawaii Health System Corp.?

And, they were asked to choose and answer one of the following: ■Health Connector. What do you think of the state’s rollout of the Health Connector? And what do you think should be done to “fix� it? Or should it be scuttled entirely? ■Political contributions. To what extent do you see political campaign contributions affecting Hawaii elections? Is there need for reform? If so, what would that be? ■Same-sex marriage. What do you think of the Hawaii Legislature’s passage of a bill to legalize same-sex marriages? Is this the end of this issue? ■Electricity costs. Hawaii electricity consumers pay the highest power rates in the United States. What, if anything, can be done about this? ■Sunshine Law. Do you think Hawaii’s Sunshine Law adequately protects the public’s right to know? If not, what change is needed? ■State unfunded liabilities. Do you think enough is being done to address unfunded liabilities?

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S TAT E L E G I S L AT U R E C A N D I DAT E S Continued from Page 3 ment of Transportation, 2010-12.

Education: Waimea High School, 1994; University Of Hawaii, Kauai Community College, Japanese language and culture, 2001; Kauai Community College, facilities engineering and welding technology, 2003; University Of Hawaii Maui College, automotive repair, 2009 Community service: Waihee Community Association, member since 2005, board of directors 2010 to present; National Federation of Independent Business, business member since 2010; Masters of Business Association Kings Cathedrals & Chapels, Kahului, 2011; American Red Cross First Aid/CPR certified disaster relief personnel, 2014; Maui County Council Boy Scouts of America, Kamehameha Schools Troop 87, Pack Leader, 2005-10 Family: Married, four children Hospital privatization: “I would consider Senator Josh Green’s (Big Island) bill that calls for a joint venture with a local private entity to operate our state-run hospitals. There has been a continuous and critical need for funding from the federal and state governments to upgrade existing facil-

ities and the time has come to have the political will to realize that we cannot continue to function from one financial crisis to the other especially when there are other serious competing needs such as education and infrastructure demands. This would be a responsible and cost-effective choice without placing the public health needs at risk. Legislation has continuously put health care at risk as we constantly are begging to keep our state hospitals open. Fifteen million dollars of emergency appropriations listed for state hospitals in this year’s budget proves this point!”

Health Connector: “The ‘roll out’ of the state’s Health Care Connector was poorly planned, poorly executed (much similarly to the state’s EES system for teacher evaluations) and for the few that could have been serviced by our Med Quest system it is quite a shame. Med Quest has proven itself beneficial for those in need of medical care. The state has spent millions needlessly, and I feel that the Health Care Connector needs to be scrapped in its entirety!”

Gil S. Coloma Keith-Agaran (D) Age: 52 Birthplace: Wailuku

Residence: Kahului Occupation/work experience: State senator (appointed January 2013); attorney, partner with Takitani Agaran & Jorgensen LLLP Political experience: State representative, 9th House District, 2009-12 Education: Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley; Yale College; Maui High School; Doris Todd Memorial Christian Day School Community service: Tri-Isle Resource Conservation & Development Council, vice president, 2009 to present, president, 2005-09; Friends of Maui Waena Intermediate School, board member, 2012 to present; Maui Food Bank, board member, 2007-13 Family: Married, one hanai daughter Hospital privatization: “Our Neighbor Island communities rely on the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation’s public acute-care hospitals (including Maui Memorial Medical Center for front-line health care. The goal of maintaining and improv-

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ing MMMC and other HHSC hospitals should be to provide our Neighbor Island communities with the best health care available. Our residents shouldn’t have to fly to Honolulu or the Mainland for quality hospital care. Legal barriers prevent wholescale public hospital privatization. (Kula Hospital is on ceded lands and Hawaii law presently does not allow sale of our hospitals.) However, it’s crucial and practical for HHSC to explore public-private partnerships with responsible allies who can bring to Maui additional financial, operational and medical expertise. The state displays growing resistance to indefinitely subsidizing HHSC financially so the status quo is not a viable option. We can structure a statutory framework for HHSC to explore alliances while addressing local stakeholder concerns about current employees and their benefits and allocating responsibilities for the existing debt service on the facilities. While some stakeholders and policymakers prefer partnering only with Hawaiibased private health care providers (i.e., Queen’s or Kapiolani), I would support giving HHSC flexibility to work with and Continued on Page 6

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S TAT E L E G I S L AT U R E C A N D I DAT E S Continued from Page 4 negotiate with Mainland nonprofit hospitals as well.”

State unfunded liabilities: “The state/counties’ ‘unfunded liabilities’ represent promises and commitments made to our neighbors who have retired from public service or have vested in the state retirement system/health fund. The growth of unfunded liability in pension and retirement health benefits did not occur overnight and addressing it requires an approach balancing the need to meet current government program funding and to pay down unfunded liabilities. Based on certain estimates, the amount of unfunded liability exceeds the current state approximately $6 billion general fund operating budget by up to 500 percent. It’s irresponsible to simply continue to ‘pay as you go’ (paying only current amounts needed to meet employee/retiree retirement and health costs), the state would need to raise taxes exponentially while still cutting most state programs, including public schools, the University of Hawaii Maui College, health programs and other social welfare safety-net areas, to pay the entire estimated unfunded liability immediately. The approach to pay down a significant portion of the unfunded liability incrementally is the prudent approach.

Moreover, the administration and Legislature have amended benefits packages for future hires. (There are legal issues with cutting benefits already earned and vested by existing employees and retirees.)”

Senate District 6 (West and South Maui)

Terez M. Amato (D)

Age: 38 Birthplace: San Francisco Residence: Kihei

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Hospital privatization: “The people of Maui need access to quality medical care. I support our hospitals forming partnerships with local hospital systems that we know and trust and that have a proven track record here in the state. A partnership with local hospital systems like Queen’s or Hawai‘i Pacific Health will ensure that we can maintain health services for the people of Maui, reduce taxpayer subsidies for our health care safety net, invest new resources to improve our hospitals, increase efficiency and meet our obligations to our hospital employees.

“The wrong thing to do is sell Maui’s hospitals to Mainland corporations with no experience providing health care in Hawaii and no commitment to the people of Maui.

Roz Baker supports legislation which would sell our hospitals out from under our workers without their consent and without input from our people, and would destroy thousands of good union jobs on Maui and leave our health care and hospital services in the hands of a Mainland corporation.

Our right to quality, affordable, accessible health care is too important to risk handing over to a Mainland corporation with no real commitment to the people of Hawaii.”

Political contributions: “Politicians who take money from corporations and lobbyists no longer work for the people.

It’s that simple. That’s why I have pledged to the people of Hawaii that I will never

take money from corporations or lobbyists, so the people of Maui will know that I am working only for them.

“When Roz Baker takes tens of thousands of dollars from corporations and lobbyists and then says it doesn’t affect the way she does her job and her positions on the issues, she just isn’t telling us the truth.

Corporations and lobbyists buy access and influence with all that money, and a politician who takes that money isn’t working for the people anymore, they are working to protect the interests of their big donors.

Corporations give huge sums of money to Roz Baker, and in return they expect to be protected. That’s what’s going on in our government in Honolulu. It’s a secret, exclusive club of politicians and lobbyists and they don’t want us to know how it works. They want to keep doing business as usual, then persuade us to elect them again once every four years with slick ads and shiny mailers paid for by their corporate donors.”

Roz Baker (D)

Age: 67 Birthplace: El Campo, Texas Residence: Lahaina Occupation: State senator Political experience: State House of Representatives (West Maui, Molokai, Lanai), 1988-93; appointed to Senate, Nov. 1993, by then Gov. John Waihee (West Maui, part of Central Maui, Molokai Lanai); state Senate 1994-98; 2002 to present Education: Bachelor of arts, political science and speech, with a secondary teaching certificate, Southwest Texas State University (now known as Texas State University at San Marcos), 1968; graduate studies in political science, University of Southwestern Louisiana (now known as University of Louisiana, Lafayette), 1968 to 1969 Community involvement: American Cancer Society, Hawaii-Pacific board immediate past chairwoman; American Cancer Society, High Plains Board, secretary; Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunrise, member and past president, 2007-08; Maui Economic Development Board, director; Hawaii State Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalition, past chairwoman, 2009-10) and quality of life team leader Family: Single Hospital privatization: “The business of health care has changed dramatically.

Costs are up and reimbursements are down. In order to infuse our communitybased health care system with additional

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capital and other resources, it is important to explore one or more public-private partnerships for Maui Memorial Medical Center and Hawaii Health Systems Corp. as a whole to continue improving and expanding health care services in Maui County.

Residents cannot be short-changed in health care services.

“I support more state resources going to MMMC and HHSC. Our Maui delegation has brought home millions of dollars for facility and equipment upgrades. However, it is doubtful that with competing needs and finite state resources that the state budget will be able to afford ever-growing operating and infrastructure expenses of our hospital system.

“Nurses, doctors, technicians and support staff, who are vital to delivering quality care and running the hospital, are key stakeholders in the care system and need to be actively engaged in this process.

MMMC has always been a unionized workplace. I definitely support the right of all employees to organize and bargain collectively with any new entity that might emerge. Going forward, I envision more opportunities for jobs, not less. Change is inevitable, but it should be thoughtful, sustainable and suited to Maui’s needs.”

Electricity costs: “Maui is making great progress going green — 30 percent in 2013 — but unfortunately that hasn’t been enough to reduce ratepayers’ bills. However, without green efforts, rates would be higher. Here’s what else needs to be done: “≤ Aggressively pursue utility-scale wind and solar projects so everyone benefits, not just those who can afford rooftop solar. “≤ Modernize individual island electric grids; smart grids allow greater use of solar and wind power. “≤ Full implementation of Act 37 (2013), which I authored, requires utility efficiencies and savings passed on to ratepayers. “≤ Utilize cheaper, cleaner liquefied natural gas as a transition fuel for power generation. “≤ Democratize use of photovoltaic systems by aggressively implementing the Green Energy Market Securitization programs for community solar, enabling renters and nonprofits to take advantage of rooftop solar.

“Although the community solar bill, which I actively supported, didn’t get out of 2014 conference committee, Public Utilities Commission can and must move expeditiously with this policy initiative.

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S TAT E L E G I S L AT U R E C A N D I DAT E S Continued from Page 6 now streamline its processes to better direct utility transformation from power generator to power distributor and reduce rates.”

House District 9 (Kahului, Puunene, Maui Lani and Old Sand Hills)

James “Kimo” Apana (D)

Age: 51 Birthplace: Wailuku Residence: Kahului Occupation: Businessman; Realtor, Windermere Realty Political experience: Maui County mayor, 1999-2002; Maui County Council, 1993-98 Education: University of Hawaii at Manoa, bachelor’s degree, liberal arts; Maui Community College, associate’s degree; Kamehameha Schools; Lihikai Elementary School Community service: Japanese Chamber of Commerce, president, 2008-12; Royal Order of Kamehameha; Filipino Chamber of Commerce; Maui Democratic Party, chairman Family: Married

Hospital privatization: “If privatization enables Maui Memorial Medical Center to expand services and infrastructure, I would support a state private-public partnership.

Being an island state, there are many challenges that our residents face in dealing with medical care. Maui Memorial Medical Center is currently the only Neighbor Island hospital that can provide for comprehensive cardiovascular service. On a personal level, my campaign co-chair recently experienced discomfort in his chest.

Within a day, he was diagnosed with a blockage and had a successful open heart procedure done the next day. In less than a week, he was at home recuperating with his family. Additional services would assure our residents quality medical care without the stress and expense of traveling to Oahu.

“If change is to take place, consideration should also be given to current employees.

Employees should be kept well informed so that rumors do not cause unnecessary anxiety. My mother, April (retired), was a nursing supervisor at Maui Memorial Medical Center, and my sister, Tammy, is currently an emergency room nurse. Their countless hours of hard work and dedication have earned them and their co-workers my respect and admiration.”

Electricity costs: “Government leaders must promote and support renewable energy sources. Hawaii ranks among the top six in the nation in its long-term solar potential. I am committed to supporting legislative mandates for renewable energy and financial incentives to promote the success of the solar power market and other renewable energy sources.

“As mayor of Maui County, I formed a partnership with Maui Electric to initiate a solar water heater incentive program to assist homeowners with the cost of purchasing and installing solar water heaters. Developing community partnerships gets results. Hawaii now ranks among the top states in installed solar water heaters.

“Photovoltaic panels, which generate electrical power by converting solar radiation into direct current electricity, provide a great reduction in monthly electric bills.

Utility companies need to take steps to upgrade their electric grid so customers who have been waiting long months can purchase and install PV systems.

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“Hawaii’s energy challenge is an issue that affects our entire community. Businesses, government, energy providers and the community must all work in partnership to seek solutions to our energy crisis.”

Justin Woodson (D)

Age: 37 Birthplace: Kansas Residence: Kahului Occupation: State representative, appointed January 2013; Woodson’s Eco Auto Wash, owner, 2012 to present; Realty Executives, Realtor, 2009-11; Prudential Locations, Realtor, 2007-09; Hawaii State Legislature, legislative analyst/committee clerk, 200607 Education: California State University Fullerton, bachelor of arts, political science Community service: Maui Economic Opportunity, Head Start Budget, SubCommittee member 2011; the Gospel of the Alpha and Omega International Inc., vice president, 2008 to present; Maui Filipino Chamber of Commerce, member, 2013 to present; Japanese Cultural Society of Maui, member, 2013 to present; Friends of Maui Waena Intermediate, member, 2013 to present Family: Married, four children Hospital privatization: “Privatization does not automatically solve all the challenges the Hawaii Health System Corp. faces. It’s important to note: the Maui Memorial Medical Center typically does much better financially than the other hospitals in the system. This is apparent as Maui Memorial has issued two emergency loans for millions of dollars to other hospitals within the HHSC system within the last two years alone. Efficiencies and other positive changes to Maui Memorial are helping reduce the costs of care while increasing the quality of care for the people of Maui County. We also are fortunate to have great medical professionals to service our tri-isle community, which also helps keep costs down by having more efficient service provided.

“Health care is a complex issue. More changes need to occur in Maui Memorial and in the larger system. However, it might be a good start to simply just examine the positive alterations Maui Memorial has made to better service the communities and then replicate those best practices to the other hospitals in the HHSC system.”

Electricity costs: “While recently visiting members around the community at their homes, the high costs of energy is of great concern to many families. The Renewable Energy Technologies Income Tax

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Credit allowed individuals, families and businesses to take advantage of a 30 percent income tax credit for solar panel installation. The credit was important to serve as a catalyst towards reducing energy costs and protecting our environment.

“All things considered however, costs to install solar panels on roofs to reduce energy costs are still too expensive for many.

The state Legislature has taken a fresh and effective approach in dealing with this issue. The Green Energy Market Securitization Act, which passed in the state Legislature last year, allows families to easily obtain low-interest loans to install photovoltaic systems on their homes. These loan payments are similar to the amount of current energy bill costs. However after the loan is paid, energy bills drop dramatically, on average to around $20 per month. Other creative efforts are currently being explored for those individuals and families who rent their homes or live in condos. New proposals like this will significantly reduce energy costs for families. The GEMS program will be available to the community shortly.”

House District 11 (South Maui)

Kaniela Ing (D)

Age: 25 Birthplace: Maui Residence: Kihei Occupation: State representative, since 2012; legislative researcher, Office of Hawaiian Affairs in Washington, D.C., 2010-11; legislative aide, Honolulu City Council, 2010 Education: University of Hawaii at Manoa, master’s degree, public administration, 2012; bachelor degrees in psychology and political science, 2010 Community service: University of Hawaii Student Body president, 2009-10 Family: Single Hospital privatization: “I sat in a recent meeting with Maui Memorial Medical Center administrators, doctors, nurses, staff and fellow legislators. Many divergent opinions were shared about the future of health care on Maui. The one thing we all agreed on is that major change in needed in order to accommodate a growing population and maintain quality health care for all of Maui’s residents. Our current paradigm is just not sustainable.

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S TAT E L E G I S L AT U R E C A N D I DAT E S Continued from Page 8 we need to be more fiscally responsible in the management and operation of these systems. This is why I believe the state should not consider complete privatization, but rather continue to evaluate the possibilities of public-private partnerships. Discussions are in the horizon with elite institutions like Mayo Clinic and with private local systems like Queen’s. However, this must be balanced with the protection and support of local employees, including medical professionals and all hospital support staff. The right partnership can go a long way.”

Political contributions: “When I first decided to run for office in 2012, I offered fresh politics that truly represented the people and not just the large special interests who write large checks to campaigns. This is why I knocked on over 15,000 doors, making the peoples’ concerns my priorities.

“Since then, I have felt tremendous pressure from lobbyists, political action committees, unions and community activists on all levels, especially before key votes.

However, knowing that I was only beholden to the people of South Maui people — the grass-roots force got me elected — allowed me to vote my conscience.

“In my first term, I passed the most significant election reform law in decades. It is expected to increase turnout by 5 to 8 percent by eliminating arbitrary voter registration deadlines, preventing voter fraud by modernizing election systems and helping solve recent election mishaps. This will likely grow and shake up the voting bases of our incumbents, thereby making us more accountable to the people.

“I am now focusing on a comprehensive public funding option for state candidates.

If a candidate raises $5 from 200 district

voters, that candidate will receive a competitive amount of public funding. This will tip the scales of Hawaii politics back to the public interest.”

Marie Minichino (D)

Age: 61 Birthplace: New Haven, Conn.

Residence: Kihei Occupation: Chief executive officer, Beyoungerforever, anti-aging, health and wellness, using indivisiotherapy; chief executive officer, Relief Pharmacists Community Service: Counseling homeowners in foreclosure since 2008 Hospital privatization: “Maui Memorial needs to be a privately run hospital. They just closed the children’s section for mental health.”

Political contributions: “Big contributions and corporate influence should be severely limited in political races. My race is completely self-funded.”

House District 13 (East Maui, Molokai and Lanai)

Mele Carroll (D)

Age: 50 Birthplace: Honolulu Occupation: State representative since 2005 Political experience: Two unsuccessful campaigns for Maui County Council Education: University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hawaii Community College, James

Campbell High School Community Service: Royal Order of Kamehameha I — Na Wahine Hui O Kamehameha, member (Maui Chapter), 2009 to present; Maui Economic Opportunity Inc., board member, 2011-13; Waikikena Foundation, board president, 2009-10; Golden Castle Foundation, board vice president, 2009-12 Family: Married, one infant daughter, one adult stepson, three step-granddaughters

Hospital privatization: “I am not in favor of privatization. First, there needs to be a meaningful conversation with everyone (including all parties involved with the hospitals) to discuss the situation pertaining to the Hawaii Health Systems Corp. I understand that not everyone is being included in the discussion regarding the possibility of a public-private partnership for Maui Memorial Medical Center. We need to identify the problems, the challenges, possible solutions and put a strategic and action plan together as to how we should proceed. This should be done before any proposals or legislation are introduced. We also need to look at past and current practices and what works and what doesn’t work and why.

We will need to explore other states that have successfully sustained their public hospitals and deliver quality patient care. A comprehensive evaluation report, including each facility, should be made available to all participants in the discussion before moving forward with possible proposals.

And perhaps, such proposals like the rail,

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where a half of a percent increase in general excise tax can be implemented for a period of time to help the state financially with upgrading our state hospital system where everyone contributes to sustaining our public hospitals and quality health care.”

Health Connector: “The Hawaii Health Connector was implemented by our executive branch and $22 million dollars of federal funding was used to roll out this program as a result of the Obamacare initiative. Hawaii is the only state that has a Prepaid Healthcare Act that successfully is serving over 800,000 people where the Hawaii Heath Connector is serving only 10,000 people. We need to have our executive branch request an exemption from the federal government so we can get rid of the Hawaii Health Connector and expand and utilize our state Prepaid Healthcare Act. We should also work with our community health centers and the private providers on providing quality health care to our indigent community. Let us not forget our veterans who have been without adequate and quality health care services as well. The federal government has said it is depending on our community health centers to deliver health care to those veterans that fall through the gaps because they will not be able to take care of every situation our veterans are challenged with.”

Barbara J. Haliniak (D) Did not respond in time to be included in this supplement.

M AYO R A L C A N D I DAT E S ayor Alan Arakawa is seeking reelection as Maui County’s chief executive. He served as mayor from 2003 to 2006 and again since 2011.

Five opponents stand between him and an unprecedented third four-year term as Maui mayor.

One would-be candidate, Neldon Mamuad, was disqualified for failing to turn in his financial disclosure on time. Mamuad’s name will appear on ballots (because they were printed before Mamuad was disqualified by 2nd Circuit Judge Peter Cahill), but votes cast for him on Saturday won’t count.

Another candidate, Nelson Nahinu Waikiki Jr., also was challenged, but on residency grounds. He fended off that challenge with a ruling by County Clerk Danny Mateo that found it was without merit. However, attempts by The Maui News were unsuccessful in contacting him to fill out and return a candidate questionnaire for this supplement.

Waikiki was arrested July 15 and was being held at Maui Community Correctional Center in lieu of a $100,000 cashonly bond. He was taken into custody for failing to comply with conditions of release as he awaits sentencing for convictions on four felony securities fraud charges connected to an investment scheme.

Information follows on Arakawa and challengers Beau E. Hawkes, Alana Kay, Orion “Ori” Kopelman and Tamara “Tam” Paltin.

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Alan M. Arakawa

Age: 62 Birthplace: Wailuku Residence: Kahului Occupation: Mayor of Maui County

Political experience: Mayor, 2003-6; Maui County Council, 199598 and 2001-02 Education: Maui High School graduate; studied business at the University of Hawaii, Manoa Community service: Member of Maui Okinawa Kenjin Kai, Maui Shriners, Hui Malama Learning Center, Kiwanis Club of Maui, Japanese Cultural Society Family: Married, two adult daughters Water development: “Back in the old days, all you needed to do to increase water capacity was dig a well and put in a pump station. Now it takes two years of going through a permitting process before you get one drop of water.

“The modern process is safer for the environment, public health and to manage our natural resources, but it certainly has driven the costs up for the community.

And I think that is what the community needs to understand, that running the Department of Water Supply gets more and more expensive for a number of reasons.

Besides more stringent state and federal standards that we have to meet, as fuel and electricity prices go up so do our costs because we need both to power our pumps and lifts.

“That said, County Council members and the Department of Water Supply have agreed upon a balanced approach, or as this question phrases it, a ‘middle ground’ of charging mid-range rates and development fees for water. We are committed to putting this plan into action. In the end, we are all neighbors and should share the burden whenever possible, which is what the council and the water department are

The BEST is yet to come.

Mayoral candidates were all asked to answer: ■ Water development. For water system development, there are varying answers to the key question of who pays? One view is to keep water rates low and to charge high water development meter fees. Another is to keep water meter fees low and charge higher water rates for all users. Or, there’s a middle ground of having having water rates and development fees in mid ranges. What is your view?

And they were asked to choose and answer one of the following: ■ Island economy. To what extent do you believe Maui County’s economy has rebounded from the Great Recession? Do you think the health of the economy has reached the point where higher taxes may be levied to pay for needed road repairs, water and sewage system improvements or other needs?

■ Permit processing. Maui County has a poor reputation in acting quickly on building, planning or other permits. Do you agree with the statement? Why or why not?

What do you believe should be done?

■ Launiupoko. What is your opinion of the difference of opinion between Mayor Arakawa’s administration and some members of the County Council regarding the county’s purchase of Launiupoko lands? What do you think of the outcome and what, if anything, would you have done differently?

■ Old Wailuku Post Office. What do you think of the controversy regarding the Old Wailuku Post Office demolition? What, if anything, would you have done differently?

■ GMO moratorium. What do you think of the proposed moratorium on genetically modified organisms in Maui County?

■ Most pressing issues. What do you see as the most pressing issues facing Maui County? What would you do, specifically, to address them? trying to accomplish.”

Island economy: “I wouldn’t say we have rebounded completely yet, rather that we are still in the process of rebounding.

In other words, although the economy in Maui County is better, we still have room for improvement.

“As far as the need for higher taxes for road repairs and other infrastructure improvements, I should point out that my administration has been doing that for the last three and a half years. We put more money in the budget to increase road repair. We increased water fees slightly every year to pay for new facilities and to make other upgrades and the same goes for our wastewater system. I believe the reason the public and the media have not noticed is because the increases we’ve asked for over the years have not been tremendous, but they have gone up slightly each year. This sort of gradual increase helps working families keep their bills down but at the same time provides the county with the means to provide better public service as well as pay for improved infrastructure costs.

“Raising taxes is one way to pay for

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additional costs, saving money is another.

We’ve done this by saving millions of tax dollars by getting a better bond interest rate because of our strong bond ratings.”

Beau E. Hawkes

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Age: 34 Birthplace: Idaho Residence: Makawao Occupation: Carpenter and artist Education: High school graduate; attended Boise State University Family: Married, two

Water development: “Development has many problems, water system issues are just one. We the people of Maui know that water system development is Kapu (forbidden). Additionally, any government requiring payment for access to water is violating our basic human right to sustain ourselves with food and water. We the united people of Maui call for complete water system reform. The Kanaka Maoli (indigenous huContinued on facing page

M AYO R A L C A N D I DAT E S Continued from Page 10 man being) guild us in restoring balance with kanaka (human) and Nature. We the people create and uphold balanced and transparent governing systems. A revolution has been necessary many times over the course of human evolution. This is a peaceful reLOVEution. We the people call for complete system reform.”

Most pressing issues: “The most important step has already been taken, and that is that we have united ourselves as one. We are all kanaka (human) and a part of Creation. We the people of Maui have the solutions to all of the pressing issues facing

Maui County. With the help and guidance of the Kanaka Maoli (original man) we create new paradigms by which to govern ourselves. We the free and sovereign citizens of Earth and the beautiful island of Maui, stand united to separate our self from unfit governments, corrupt corporations, and all other unsustainable social systems. We the people hold those whom have violated God’s law accountable.”

Alana Kay

Age: 54 Birthplace: Milwaukee Residence: Kihei

Occupation: Selfemployed; Prestige Cleaning Maui and Violet Phoenix Publishing Education: Working on bachelor’s degree in sustainable science management Community service: Board member, Kihei Community Association Family: Three children and five grandchildren Water development: “I would like to

see us follow the state and county laws that establish water as a public trust resource. At this time, approximately 70 percent of our streams are diverted and then we pay the recipients of the diversions to deliver that water to us. The costs for handling water in this fashion are costing the private sector a tremendous amount of money. There should be no increases for water service or meters to the people of Maui County. There are many ways that we could bring all of this into integrity and to make the system more equitable for all. I believe this is the only fair Continued on the next page

ROZ. GETTING THE JOB DONE. As Chair of the Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee, Sen. Roz Baker has drafted and helped pass many important measures to MQTVSZI LIEPXLGEVI ½KLX HSQIWXMG ZMSPIRGI TVIWIVZI XLI IRZMVSRQIRX protect consumers and upgrade public facilities.

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Anyone who is properly registered may vote in any election.

Only individuals who are United States citizens and residents of Hawaii are qualified to register to vote.

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thing to do.”

Most pressing issues: “The most pressing issue facing Maui County at this time is homelessness. It is difficult to get accurate counts because many people are unreported, and there are many who are doubling and tripling up in homes. Everywhere I go, people say they are getting priced out of housing. We need to create a free and easily accessible, easy-to-use job matching system. We also need to put more money and staff on homeless resources and implement creative solutions. Improving the intake process for homeless resources is important so that we can make better needs assessments. We also need to redefine affordable housing. Wages have not kept up with housing and other costs. This process would require a task force.”

Orion “Ori” Kopelman

Age: 52 Birthplace: Boston Residence: Kahului Occupation: Owner of Global Brain, a project management consulting firm Political experience: Ran unsuccessfully for Maui mayor in 2010 Education: Stanford University, bachelor’s degree in computer and electrical engineering, 1983 Community service: Rotary Club of Maui 2009-11; Toastmasters International, Advanced Communicator Silver, 2009-14 Family: Married

ally take the risk GMOs present? No! Not now. Better safe than sorry.”

Tamara “Tam” Paltin

Age: 36 Birthplace: Oahu Residence: Napili Occupation: Maui County ocean safety officer Education: Hilo High School, 1995; Northern Arizona University, bachelor’s of science in mathematics/education, 1998; Kapiolani Community College, first responder (now called emergency medical responder) 1999; Drive Safe Hawaii Emergency Vehicle Response, 2003; American Red Cross Lifeguard/First Aid/CPR instructor, 2003; University of Hawaii Maui College Ka Ipu Kukui Leadership Fellow, 2009; Emergency Management Institute training, 2008; United States Lifesaving Association Instructor, 2008; County of Maui Rescue Craft Technician, 2013 Community service: Save Honolua Coalition, president, 2009-14; Hawaii Government Employee Association Unit 14 secretary and treasurer, 2014; Maui Nui Marine Resource Council member, 2009-14; E Alu Pu network, 2009-14; Kahana Canoe Club member, 2009-14 Family: Married with children Water development: “I believe the current tiered system for water rates is a good way to encourage conservation and make water affordable to the average family.

The more water used (within a specified range) the more the user will be charged. Obviously there is a cost for water system development. I support new development paying its fair share through impact fees. Impact fees were first used in the United States in the 1970s and became more popular in the 1980s. An impact fee is a charge on new development to pay for the construction or expansion of off-site capital improvements that are necessitated by and benefit the new development. Impact fees must meet three main criteria. First there must be a reasonable connection between the ‘need’ for additional facilities and new development. Second it must be shown that the fee payer will ‘benefit’ in some way from the fee. And third, calculation of the fee must be based on a proportionate ‘fair share’ formula.”

Most pressing issues: “Declining quality of life is the most pressing issue facing Maui County. I would put an emphasis on support for economic development that is community based, community driven and community inspired. We need economic development that increases our self-sufficiency and sustainability such as natural farming, animal husbandry, eco-tourism, etc., and we need economic development that keeps profits in Maui County. We need good paying jobs that do not force us to choose between our health or environment and a living wage. We need to address the affordable housing crisis by engaging all stakeholders to brainstorm creative solutions such as Habitat for Humanity-type financing, zoning changes, tiny houses, etc. We also need to be able to trust that our local government values stewardship over self-interest. I would put the right people in the right positions, hardworking innovative leaders who can communicate clearly and are committed to finding solutions for the people of Maui County.”

Water development: “My view is to keep water rates low and to charge high water development fees. Like the air we breathe, we have to have water. It’s a basic need.

Therefore we should have low rates for our residents. At the same time, I understand how costly it is to develop water sources and to transport the water via waterways, aqueducts, etc. In business whoever makes an investment expects to make a fair return. We already have different rates for commercial and personal use. Large users of water should pay accordingly as they should factor it into their business model of making money and charge their customers appropriately.”

GMO moratorium: “I’m in favor of a moratorium. I’ve changed my mind from my position four years ago primarily because of convincing arguments made by Dr. Lorrin Pang, Maui District health officer, state of Hawaii. You can go to YouTube and watch Dr. Pang’s ‘GMO’s: Are We Gambling with Our Health?’ Several decades ago, there were conflicting reports on the safety of cigarette smoking. Today most of us recognize the dangers. My now deceased, beloved uncle attached to his oxygen tank recalled how I begged him to stop smoking as a teenager. On GMOs like on smoking in the past we have conflicting scientific studies. Some GMOs actually produce insecticidal proteins, pharmaceuticals or industrial agents within the plant themselves. There is great danger of these plants infecting other normal varieties intended for eating as pollen can blow and contaminate similar non-GMO plants. It might be that we’ll find a way to make GMOs safe. That’s why I’m in favor of a temporary moratorium of all genetic engineering on Maui until we learn to do it in a safe manner. Can we reA Supplement of THE MAUI NEWS – Sunday, August 3, 2014 – Page S12

M AU I C O U N T Y C O U N C I L C A N D I DAT E S oters will cast ballots in four Maui County Council races on Saturday. The contests for East Maui, West Maui, South Maui and Makawao-Haiku-Paia council residency seats have more than two candidates, and the primary election will settle which two top votegetters will advance to the Nov. 4 general election.

Voters will need to wait until the general election to weigh in on three head-to-head council contests. Council Member Mike Victorino will defend his WailukuWaihee-Waikapu residency seat, again, against challenger Joseph Blackburn II. Freshman Council Member Don Guzman will face former Council Member Joe Pontanilla for the Kahului residency seat, and council Chairwoman Gladys Baisa will contend with challenger Courtney Bruch for the Upcountry residency seat.

Council Members Riki Hokama of Lanai and Stacy Crivello of Molokai are running unopposed for their residency seats.

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Maui County Council candidates were all asked: ■ Island economy. To what extent do you believe Maui County’s economy has rebounded from the Great Recession? Do you think the health of the economy has reached the point where higher taxes may be levied to pay for needed road repairs, water and sewage system improvements or other needs?

And, they were asked to choose and answer one of the following: ■ Permit processing. Maui County has a poor reputation in acting quickly on building, planning or other permits. Do you agree with the statement? Why or why not? What do you believe should be done?

some members of the County Council regarding the county’s purchase of Launiupoko lands? What do you think of the outcome and what, if anything, would you have done differently?

■ Old Wailuku Post Office. What do you think of the controversy regarding the Old Wailuku Post Office demolition? What, if anything, would you have done differently?

■ GMO moratorium. What do you think of the proposed moratorium on genetically modified organisms in Maui County?

■ Most pressing issue. What do you see as the ■ Launiupoko. What is your opinion of the difference most pressing issues facing Maui County? What would of opinion between Mayor Arakawa’s administration and you do, specifically, to address them?

John Blumer-Buell

Age: 66 Residence: Hana Occupation: Homemaker and community advocate Political experience: Unsuccessful campaigns for mayor in 2006 and state Senate in 2008 Education: High school graduate; California Western University; Maui Community College; Grantsmanship Center Community service: Maui General Plan Advisory Committee, 2005-14; Committee for More Equitable Taxation, 1995 to present, currently co-chairman; Hana Advisory Committee to the Maui Planning Commission, 2012 to present, chairman one year; Hana Community Association Board of Directors, 1988-2013, chairman/secretary/treasurer; Na Mamo O Mu‘olea Board of Directors, 2007 to present Family: Married, two children, two grandchildren

with the bath water.’ I support a comprehensive longterm property tax plan.”

Most pressing issues: “We are not doing enough to protect our precious environment, implement the will of the communities, protect Native Hawaiian rights and create a progressive property tax system.

“Our environment is the basis of our lives, health and tourist economy. The Maui Island and Community Plans identify the issues. I support implementing our plans regarding vital environmental issues.

“I support community boards as a better way to get Continued on the next page

Island economy: “Maui County’s economy has partially rebounded from the Great Recession, but does not currently have a predictably stable future. The current wars and political instability in the Middle East and Eastern Europe could cause fuel supplies to become limited and prices to rise. If that were to occur, the Maui economy would likely slow down. Remember the OPEC oil embargo?

“Maui enjoys a good reputation as a safe place to visit in these unpredictable and dangerous times. This is a plus for tourism and the economy. Increased sustainable energy and food production would also be positive.

“I do not think the combined health of the county, state and federal economies have reached a point that justifies higher taxes for county property tax, state income and excise taxes and federal income tax. Needed infrastructure will be possible only by taxes paid to the county, state and federal branches of government. Unfortunately, our government debt is already staggering.

“The recent ‘gutting’ of the county ‘circuit breaker’ tax credit by the County Council is a sad example of unplanned tax policy. The council ‘threw out the baby A Supplement of THE MAUI NEWS – Sunday, August 3, 2014 – Page S13

M AU I C O U N T Y C O U N C I L C A N D I DAT E S Continued from Page 13 ‘hands on’ control of the issues. I support County Council meetings in the early evening and in the communities as better ways to make progress. “I will follow the law and respect Native Hawaiian rights. Water is a ‘public trust’ as defined in the Hawaii State Constitution. Current management of water resources is regressive and illegal.

The Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation and Earth Justice have been in court simply to protect environmental, water and cultural rights. “The failure of the County Council to comprehensively study the current property tax system is regressive. The progressive study proposed by the County Council in 1991 has never been done. In these uncertain economic times an all inclusive and progressive plan is more important to our community than ever.�

Bob Carroll

Age: 70 Birthplace: San Jose, Calif.

Residence: Hana Occupation: Maui County Council member

Political experience: County Council, 200006 and 2010 to present Military service: U.S. Army, 1962-65 Education: Hana School graduate Community service: Community Work Day Maui, board chairman; Maui Adult Day Care, board member; Hana Maui Trust, president; Juvenile Justice State Advisory Council, board member; Safe Communities of Maui County, board member Family: Married, two children, five grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren Island economy: “I believe that we are seeing an improved economy, and we will continue to work for a lower unemployment level. I don’t think it is necessary to raise taxes to provide various services. We must be more efficient in spending public monies.�

Most pressing issues: “Housing, housing and housing. I want young families, who want to have and want to contribute to a good standard of living, to be able to live in Hawaii. My view has been

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to acquire real property and work with private and public entities to build affordable housing where said young families can build equity. I support the policy of conditioning development to also provide affordable housing and workforce housing. The other issues range from renewable water resources to preserving our natural environment so that local residents and our visitors can experience Maui’s rich past and dynamic future.�

Nick Nikhilananda

Age: 63 Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Residence: Huelo Political experience: Unsuccessful County Council candidate in 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000 and 2006; U.S. House candidate in 2002 and 2003 Education: Master’s degree in public law/urban affairs, the American University Washington, D.C., 1975; bachelor of arts in political science, Bradley University, Peoria, Ill., 1972; Hawaii Facilitator Certificate, Mediation Services of Maui, 2008; Legal Research and Lexis/Westlaw Certificate, Maui Community College, 2002; mediation certificate, Mediation Services of Maui Inc., 1991; real estate salesman license, Hawaii Institute of Real Estate, 1987 Community service: Co-chairman, Green Party of Hawai‘i, 2009-14; producer/host, Maui Talks-TV, 2002-11 Family: Single Island economy: “The economy has definitely improved. Too many families lost their homes with the huge amount of foreclosures, thus affecting their credit, which is still tight and unavailable for too many. Currently, if you already have money, banks are available to assist. The middle/working class of Maui is still struggling. For many people, lives are harder and the recovery has not reached them. The housing market is picking up; yet many of the homes are being purchased with cash by outside investors.

For certain professions, their work is recession proof. Employment is up for minimum-wage earners, yet still down for others, plus when businesses are hiring, salaries are not keeping up with the cost of living, thus falling further behind.

Energy is still too costly for most people.

Nevertheless, our property tax system needs a drastic overhaul. Government receives its operating capital from fees and taxes. The water and waste departments are millions of dollars behind in maintenance and infrastructure. We must start

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assessing more expensive homes at a slightly higher tax rate, while protecting those who have been in their homes for years, yet impacted by the increased appraisal of neighbor’s homes who built expensive houses in their neighborhood.�

Most pressing issues: “The most pressing issue is the quality of life in our county. Our homeless population is growing. We lack affordable and workforce housing for our citizens. Houses are selling, mostly for cash to outside investors. Our economy is stagnant with salaries too low to keep up with the increasing cost of living. We have too many places under the county’s jurisdiction which do not meet ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) standards.

We have water features in dry regions of South Maui, while residents and farmers in Upcountry Maui are being told to curtail their usage of water. Water is being diverted from our streams while controlled by a for-profit, multinational corporation, which sells the water back to us, though our constitution requires that water be held as a public trust for the people. We have a proposed development dangerously close to Kanaha wetlands. We continue to dump sewage into our oceans through injection wells. We have uncleaned park restrooms, access to beaches being blocked, poisons being spread throughout the islands, cane smoke floating over residential communities. We have an undemocratic electoral system which allows residents to vote for representatives in other districts.

I will sponsor legislation and continue to advocate for these necessary changes.�

West Maui

Ka‘ala Buenconsejo

Age: 41 Birthplace: Hawaii Residence: Lahaina Occupation: Director of marketing for Old Lahaina Luau, Aloha Mixed Plate, Star Noodle and Leoda’s Kitchen & Pie Shop; Bank of Hawaii mortgage loan officer Education: Maui Community College associate’s degree; University of Hawaii Manoa, bachelor’s degree Community service: Rotary Club member; West Maui Youth Basketball; West Maui Girls Softball; Lahaina-Honolua Senior Citizens Club Family: Married, three children Continued on facing page

Continued from Page 14 Island economy: “I believe the county continues to struggle with a lagging economy, and I do not think we have reached a point where higher taxes can be implemented. Until we can successfully address the demand for balanced and sustainable affordable housing, jobs and public safety, we will continue to see the struggles of our community. I feel we need to really control spending and allocate funds that will generate revenue to pay for our weakening infrastructure.”

Most pressing issues: “The most pressing issue I feel that is affecting Maui County is affordable housing and rentals. I will make this my priority to work with our council members and developers to find solutions to provide housing our local families can afford. I know our current council is working on options and are considering adjusting our housing ordinances. However I feel besides just changing the workforce housing bill from 50/50 to 75/25 we need to also look at how we as a county can create and stimulate developments by providing the infrastructure needed but at the same time protecting our ocean front and natural resources.”

Elle Cochran

Age: 49 Birthplace: Lahaina Residence: Honolua Valley Occupation: Maui County Council member since 2011 Education: High school graduate Community service: Founder and president of the Save Honolua Coalition, 2006-

09; founder and member of Faith Action for Community Equity, FACE-Maui, 2007-09; past president of Maui Unite!, 2007-09; member and government representative on the board of Akaku: Maui Community Television, 2010 to present; Waiola church member and vice chairwoman of church subcommittee, Na Kia‘i o‘ Waine‘e, 2011 to present Family: Married Island economy: “I do believe we are better off now than during the worst of the recession. However, I don’t feel that we are quite where we would like to be. Home sales are up. Values are increasing. Small business sales are rising, and I think our residents are starting to feel a bit more secure about the future.

“I would not feel comfortable raising water rates or the vehicle weight tax just yet. I think people are still trying to heal from hardship and this is a crucial time for families to get back on their feet. To raise taxes now would add insult to injury.

“Until we have a better way to fund the needs of this community, real property tax is our main source for funding capital improvement projects. Thankfully we haven’t had to raise property taxes as much as the administration had wanted.

“I think if we are frugal, we can make a comeback and slowly fund improvements without taking more from the pockets of our community. I just heard here at the National Association of Counties that the Federal Highway Fund will be gone by August 2014. This tells me we still need to be prudent with our spending.”

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M AU I C O U N T Y C O U N C I L C A N D I DAT E S Continued from Page 15 makes sense to protect as much undeveloped land as possible, especially along the gateway to West Maui.

“Open space should be used to expand our existing beach parks, leave large buffer zones to absorb drainage from mauka development, avoid more shoreline hardening along Honoapiilani Highway, all the while protecting traditional use and access rights. However, I was extremely disappointed by the appraisal process.

“The question still remains whether our taxpayers were offered a fair price for the land.

“During deliberations there was a lot of misleading and erroneous information presented by the administration. It created a very confusing environment to work in, and I am not confident it did our deliberations justice.

“The ‘take it or leave it’ deal presented by the administration and the landowner was a far cry from the P2P Parkway Plan discussed in past planning meetings.

“While I do feel that it was necessary for the county to act, I also believe that the people are entitled to fair negotiations; and that the council, under less pressure, could have given the people what they wanted and deserved.”

Rick Nava

Age: 55 Birthplace: the Philippines Residence: Lahaina Occupation: President and owner of MSI Maui and Aloha Moment, a photography, video production and graphic design company Military service: U.S. Army active and reserve, 29 years Education: Lahainaluna High School Community service: Rotary Club of Lahaina, president, 2009-10 and 2003-04, member since 1993; Maui Chamber of Commerce, director, 2013 to present; Maui Filipino Community Council, director, 2012 to present; West Maui Improvement Foundation, director, 2007 to present; Lahaina After School Tutoring Program, tutor, 2012 to present Family: Married, two adult children

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Permit processing: “Yes I agreed that the permitting process is very slow. I believe stream-lining it and rebumping the procedure should be looked at closely and replace the first in first out policy. Permits should be classified based on the extent of what is to be built or developed.”

South Maui

Don Couch

Age: 58 Birthplace: Long Beach, Calif.

Residence: Kihei Occupation: Maui County Council member since 2011; information technology manager Education: Long Beach City College; Boise State University Community service: Vice chairman, Akaku: Maui Community Television, 2006 to present; board member and former president, Boys & Girls Clubs of Maui, 2003-12, 2014 to present; board member, Tri-Isle RC&D, 2005-11 Family: Married Island economy: “The national economy is still struggling, and it will continue to slog until we fix structural barriers and the ongoing dysfunctionality of the national government that are holding back housing and investment in new business ventures. Locally, our residents are still struggling, not so much because of the recession but simply because it costs too much for the average worker to live here. That’s why the council worked hard to allow some investment in facilities and services, while focusing on not increasing taxes. My ongoing goal is to find the balance, to be able to provide the services the people really need while not taxing the families out of their homes. That said, we are still struggling to figure out how to pay for the water source development, wastewater improvements and roads we need. Everyone wants great public facilities, but no one wants to pay for them. We have to get over that and make some hard choices.”

Most pressing issues: “The lack of housing our working class residents can afford is our most pressing issue. And right now it is acute. Maui County made a couple of critical errors about a decade ago from which we are still trying to recover. In 2006, just before the housing market collapsed, our council adopted one of the most stringent workforce housing codes in the nation, requiring that 50 percent of all residential projects to be subsidized by the other ‘market-priced’ 50 percent. This policy acted like a wall and drove residential investment away. At about the same time, the council put the responsibility for domestic water source development on developers. That compounded the disincentive created by the workforce housing policy. What am I doing about it? I am wholeheartedly supporting the reform of the workforce housing policy. I proposed a renewal of the county Affordable Housing Fund’s funding source. And I am actively supporting an initiative to create the water source the new homes will need. If we don’t create new water source, nothing much else is go-

ing to happen.”

John Fitzpatrick

Age: 32 Birthplace: Wailuku Residence: Kihei Occupation: Instructor of Oceanography, Environmental Ecology and Human Biology at the University of Hawaii Maui College; captain, Paragon Sailing Charters Education: University of Hawaii, Manoa, master of science in zoology (certificate in ecology, evolution and conservation biology, 2009; UHManoa, bachelor of science in marine biology, 2002-05; Maui Community College, 2001-02; Pacific University, Oregon, 2000; St. Anthony Junior-Senior High School Community service: Science Olympiad Judge of the Dynamic Planet and Water Quality events, 2014; Na Pua No‘eau Science Day at UH Maui College, 2014; Blue Aina Monthly Reef Clean Ups, 2012-13; Surfrider Foundation beach cleanups, 2012 to present; Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center BotCam Cruise to Penguin Banks in order to monitor bottom fish populations, 2009 Island economy: “I do believe Maui’s economy has rebounded drastically from the 2008 economic collapse that affected so many families throughout the world, the United States, Hawaii and here on Maui, myself included. At the time of the economic collapse, I graduated with a master’s in zoology and searched for months in order to find a position that was challenging, mentally stimulating and rewarding. I was given an opportunity at UH Maui College to share my knowledge and push my students to rise to a good challenge.

“Although the economy has recovered, middle-class families continue to struggle with the everyday challenges of providing for their families, buying a home, educating their keiki and caring for their parents or grandparents. For these reasons, I support a minimum-wage increase that better reflects inflation and productivity. Furthermore, it is no secret that many middle-class families pay a higher percentage in taxes than large corporations, which is why I am for measures that will ask those who can afford to contribute a little more financially to our society to pay the same percentage as their employees.”

GMO moratorium. “Nine thousand sixty-two citizens spoke clearly and made history. These concerned citizens are asking for a moratorium on GMOs and their perspective pesticides until a proper environmental impact statement is performed to show they are safe to be grown in our backyards. I will take actions that support their concerns surrounding GMO crops! Hawaii has become a test site for new GMO products because of our longer growing seasons compared to the continental United States.

Although GMOs promise to reduce pesticide use, increase nutrition and reduce water consumption, there is research showing they have yet to accomplish these goals. An obvious example is seen when Monsanto, Dow, DuPont and Syngenta fight so veraciously in order to prevent a pesticide and GMO disclosure bill on Maui, Molokai and Kauai. If GMO’s actually reduce the amount of pesticides being sprayed, one would think they

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would support such a bill and tell us when, where, what and why they are spraying. I do not view the bill that Elle Cochran introduced as anti-GMO or antiagriculture, but I see it as pro-health, pro-transparency and pro-environment. I support agriculture that intends to help tackle our food security challenges responsibly without poisoning our aina and our drinking water.”

Robin Knox

Age: 57 Birthplace: Baton Rouge, La. Residence: Kihei Occupation: Environmental scientist, owner of Water Quality Consulting Inc. Education: Bachelor of Science Agriculture and Environmental Health, 1982 Community service: Maui Nui Marine Resource Council, 2009-13; Maui Coral Recovery Team, 2012-14; coordinator, Southwest Maui Watershed Advisory Group, 2009-12; Hawaii Water Environment Association, 2009-14; Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Citizen Science, 2009-14 Island economy: “It appears to me that the economic recovery is slower than expected, but starting to pick up.

Without regard to the economy, there are infrastructure

needs that will only become more costly or cause harm to property, environment or human life if not addressed.

Whether it is raising taxes or fees, or cutting funding of something else, these needs must be addressed.”

Most pressing issues: “The most pressing issues are our quality of life issues — having adequate housing, food, water and land for everyone. I will support economic development that favors small local businesses, sustainable agriculture, affordable housing, infrastructure improvement and ecosystem restoration. I will introduce measures to integrate the management of water supply, wastewater, stormwater, drainage and flood control through watershedbased planning; wellhead protection measures; green infrastructure; and a countywide water quality monitoring program. I will establish a working group to find solutions to the issues surrounding genetically modified organisms and pesticide use.

“I will propose legislation requiring an annual environmental audit of the county’s operations, and require that environmental decision-makers be supported by consultation with qualified environmental professionals. I will support funding for professional environmental training and continuing education for county staff.

“I will propose EcoAgriCultural economic development districts with innovative, truly affordable housing such as Tiny Houses and Ecovillages to fill the need for truly affordable housing and land for individual and community gardens. I will work with social agencies to promote compassionate methods of caring for our homeless population,

including these innovative housing and subsistence agricultural options. I will promote development of sustainable jobs through these initiatives.”

Jerry Metcalfe

Did not respond to Maui News candidate questionnaire.

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Did not respond to Maui News candidate questionnaire.

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tion of paying higher fees and taxes because of unnecessary expenses that have run into millions of dollars. Montana project, federal building demolition, just to mention two items that were not mistakes but failure to agree as to what should have been done rather than doing and then having to pay the price, which

the people end up paying. Departments need to schedule inspections for all systems and schedule repairs as soon as possible in order to keep costs down.

Higher taxes is not always the answer.”

Most pressing issues: “Jobs. Promote entrepreneurship through contracting out maintenance projects like parks, grounds maintenance, building maintenance to create more independent businesses and save the county money!”

Mike Molina

Age: 54 Birthplace: Wailuku Residence: Makawao Occupation: Executive assistant, Mayor’s Office Political Experience: Maui County Council, 2001-10 Military: U.S. Air Force, Hawaii Air National Guard Education: Maui High School, University of Hawaii at Hilo, University of Hawaii at Manoa, degrees in sociology and education Community service: Veterans of Foreign Wars, 2010 to present; Maui Economic Opportunity Inc. board of directors, 2011 to present; Maui High School Centennial Committee, co-chairman, 2012-13; Makawao School Community Council, 2013 to present; Maui Evangelical Church board of directors, 2009 to present Family: Married, three children Island economy: “Although the housing market is showing signs of improvement and hotel occupancy rates are steady, our economy is still far from pre-recession levels as evidenced by the large amount of vacant retail space, small-business closures and decreased visitor spending. The economy has not rebounded to the point of justifying real property tax increases. However, because of the need to upgrade our water infrastructure to prevent leaks and provide safe drinking water, we need to consider adjustments to our water rates.

A rate structure should be established to reward those who conserve water.”

Old Wailuku Post Office: “Much like the delays with the Launiupoko land purchase, this was a political fiasco which resulted in a lot of time and public tax dollars being wasted. There appeared to be a deliberate attempt to trap the administration and politicize the proposal. I found it hard to believe the budget chairman claimed that he was not aware of the building being demolished even though both the administraA Supplement of THE MAUI NEWS – Sunday, August 3, 2014 – Page S18

tion and The Maui News provided information to the public about the post office demolition well before it started. If I were a council member, I would have demonstrated true leadership by demanding this matter be addressed BEFORE the building was knocked down and work with the administration to address all concerns from the council then proceed accordingly. The unnecessary delays and political finger pointing resulted in lost construction jobs and the county having to extend the lease to house various departments in the One Main Plaza building for at least another year with taxpayers having to pay an additional $150,000 a month.”

Mike White

Age: 65 Birthplace: Oahu Residence: Olinda Occupation: General manager of Ka‘anapali Beach Hotel and Maui County Council member Political experience: Maui County Council, 2011 to present; Hawaii State Legislature, 199398 Education: Bachelor’s of science from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, School of Travel Industry Management Community service: Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association, treasurer, founding member, board of directors, 2005-13; Hawai‘i Employers Council, board of governors, 2001 to present; Hawai‘i Hotel & Lodging Association, board of directors, 2000-13; Hawai‘i Tourism Authority, Hawaiian Cultural Program Advisory Council, 2004 to present; University of Hawaii School of Travel Industry Management Advisory Council, 2004-08 Family: Married, five grown children Island economy: “Although our economy is doing better than just a few years ago, key indicators continue to show our economy still lagging behind 2007 levels. Neighbor Islands have had a slower recovery compared to Oahu and the visitor industry, which provides over 75 percent of the county’s economic activity, is lagging at a time when it should be reaching its peak. It’s important to be cautious, especially since many residents are still facing significant challenges, including unemployment, underemployment and coping with rising costs.

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Continued from Page 18 “In my opinion, to encourage longterm economic growth, the county cannot continually burden residents and businesses with additional property taxes and fees. Therefore, as chair of the council’s Budget and Finance Committee, I led the discussion to reduce property taxes over 9 percent from the proposed budget and flattened most county fee increases for fiscal year 2015. “The reduction in real property taxes maintained county operating expenditures and allowed for a budget of $110.6 million in capital improvement projects to move many projects forward to meet the needs of our community.

“At this time, I feel raising tax rates is not the best way to address our infrastructure concerns and balancing our long-term economy.”

Permit processing: “I tend to agree Maui County does not have the best reputation in not only its permitting, but also entitlement process. I have personally experienced many challenges, and

it continues to be a major concern for businesses and families. Unfortunately, I believe the underlying issue stems from years of added regulation by different entities of government and lawsuits.

“The importance of an efficient process also directly relates to jobs.

New projects not only fuel short-term construction-related work, but also new permanent employment opportunities.

In our current state, those wanting to make investments in Maui County may not, due to the complex and time-consuming processes, which ultimately deprives the county of potential real property tax generation and additional options for residents.

“Over the last few years, the administration has made some progress, but there remains much more to be done.

The next step is comparing our county processes to other counties in Hawaii and other similar-sized jurisdictions to understand how they are able to approve permits in a faster manner and implement some of their best practices.

“Our county must view permitting as a driver of our economy and properly address this issue in a diligent manner.”

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“Mahalo Maui, for your aloha and support. I humbly ask to serve you in the years ahead in the U.S. Senate� “As your Senator, I will work tirelessly to protect your Social Security and Medicare, strengthen our economy, create jobs and to protect the jobs we already have, like the 800 jobs we saved at the HC&S mill on Maui. I will keep working to provide opportunity and hope for our young people, so that they can get a good education, find good jobs and raise families here in the Islands. I will always ensure that the voice of the Valley Isle is heard in our Hawai‘i delegation. Our values are what have always made Hawai‘i special, and we must never lose them.

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