Candidates 2024

“I have seen the hard work of experienced and expert staff getting undermined by administrators and trustees playing a political game for their own personal benefit.”

“Hawaiian self-determination is a fundamental right for Native Hawaiians to shape their political, cultural and economic future.”

“Kanaka are still being held in jail illegally, unlawfully. Release them.”

“A pivotal part of any self-governance dialogue has to include reconciling the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1893.”

“Native Hawaiians are deprived of their ancestral lands after years of witnessing their Hawaii sold repeatedly to the benefit of others and not Hawaiians.”

“Let us not forget that the state failed to resolve the management of Mauna Kea.”

“I will prioritize initiatives that support the creation of more high-paying jobs. I will put particular emphasis on trade schools, jobs in medicine and health care and green energy.”

“If we don’t have the will to fix Waikiki Beach, how can we fix anything else?”