Jesse Palmer

Jesse Palmer grew up in Hawaii and earned a Ph.D. in East Asian Studies from the University of California, Irvine. He is involved with the Democratic Party as a local district chair, and works as a real estate agent and in construction.
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Why Doesn’t Hawaii Prioritize Its Natural Resources? Flickr

Why Doesn’t Hawaii Prioritize Its Natural Resources?

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We need a paradigm shift to reframe how we value our natural areas, which are big draws that boost the economy

How To Fix Hawaii’s Broken Democracy Cory Lum/Civil Beat

How To Fix Hawaii’s Broken Democracy

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Proportional representation is one solution, but it will require a constitutional convention.

Let’s Stop Voting For The Lesser Of Two Evils Brian Tseng/Civil Beat

Let’s Stop Voting For The Lesser Of Two Evils

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Ranked choice voting can make our government more representative and accountable to the people.

Common Sense For Vacation Rentals Airbnb

Common Sense For Vacation Rentals

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Legal short-term units will provide Hawaii with tax revenue and a community to enforce rules against nonconforming rentals.