Civil Beat Staff
Civil Beat
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Candidate Q&A: Maui County Council — Kelly King
https://www.civilbeat.org/2016/08/hawaii-elections-2016-general-election-ballot/“We have community plans for Maui, Molokai and Lanai that were created with environmental protection as a shared value.”
Candidate Q&A: Maui County Council — Don Couch
“We either start building homes our people can afford, or this crisis is only going to get worse.”
Candidate Q&A: House District 11 — Deidre Tegarden
“Managing growth is essential to South Maui’s future and it will take hard work and collaboration between government, developers and the public.”
Candidate Q&A: House District 50 — Cynthia Thielen
“Compliance with Kailua’s hard-fought zoning laws is key to retaining both our residential character and the integrity of our watershed and marine ecosystem.”
Candidate Q&A: Maui County Council — Stacey Moniz
“I am a candidate of the people and would be very open to hearing from my community and advocating on their behalf.”
Candidate Q&A: Maui County Council — Robert Carroll
“I won’t give up on making sure that East Maui families have a place to call home.”
Candidate Q&A: House District 12 — Tiare Lawrence
“I would support … satellite testimony so people from neighbor islands have the ability to connect with our legislators and testify on important matters.”
Candidate Q&A: Senate District 2 — Fred Fogel
“As it stands now, only politicians in Hawaii can put initiatives on the ballot. If they can, the people should be able to, too.”
Candidate Q&A: Senate District 2 — Russell Ruderman
“I will continue my efforts to fund a medical center in Puna, and for new libraries … I will continue to advocate for highway improvement, and better schools.”