“The availability of water for subsistence living and growing food for sustainability and food security on this island,” is cited as the most pressing issue.

“Stricter regulation of lobbying practices … has the capacity to balance the weight of public and special interests,” says the Mililani resident.

https://www.civilbeat.org/2016/08/hawaii-elections-2016-general-election-ballot/“Although we look like a middle class community, many are struggling economically,” says the Democrat of her Central Oahu district.

The Honolulu resident calls for “a complete, independent fiscal forensic audit of all holdings and resources” of OHA.

“OHA must be held accountable to all the people, rather than represent the interests of merely a few,” says the Grassroot Institute CEO.

“We have arrived at a critical state where we must be proactive in health and safety issues,” says the Kurtistown resident.

“I would like to see more collaboration between the County Council and the mayor’s administration,” says the Waimea resident.

“Now more then ever with the slow but sure warming of our oceans, coral bleaching has become an epidemic,” says the challenger from Waikiki.

For the homeless, “We need realistic solutions that include both compassionate and ‘tough love’ strategies working simultaneously,” says the Waikiki incumbent.