Candidate for Hawaii House of Representatives - District 47 in 2024 Hawaii General Election.
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Get StartedReducing restrictions for industrial hemp farming and offering incentives for the farmers and product export industry. Industrial hemp farming would create new industries for items such as clothing, shoes, rope, nets, carpet, tarps, building materials (Hempcrete! - fire resistive, doesn't mold, great insulator and no termites), mulch, composting, animal bedding, oil, food supplements, birdseed, soap, beauty products and moisturizer, etc. This will create more jobs in the various markets. Learn more
Credit card companies charge interest on your monthly statement. The following month they charge interest in the previous months interest (again). Hawaii residents would benefit from the elimination of compound interest for credit cards issued to Hawaii residents. Learn more
Hawaii currently ranks 36th in the Nation for education. We need to bring this rating up. Set a projected goal for a better or best National rating. Whatever the difference is between the current rating and the goal we divide that number by 4 for benchmarks. As the rating increases and we reach a benchmark, income tax is reduced by 25%. When the goal is reached, k-12 teachers’ pay no income tax. Learn more
Teachers are the foundation of the building blocks that are given to our keiki. Our educators struggle and I find that unacceptable. I would like to encourage the State to continue to support educators and increases in salary. It is my belief the salary increase of state legislatures cannot surpass the salary increases given to K-12 educators. If K-12 educators get a 2% increase, legislatures can only get a 2%. Learn more
Hawaii has one of the highest electricity rates in the Nation. Residents have one choice and are forced to pay whatever that is. The current provider is a publicly traded company and therefore has a duty to make as much revenue as they can. Hawaii resident would benefit from a utility rate cap for publicly traded single service utilities. Learn more
I support term limits for Hawaii legislatures. I believe people should be free to make a career in politics, but it shouldn’t be done in the same position. Learn more
Allow for a more friendly permitting process for the use of shipping container homes. Encourage lending institutions to offer home loans for shipping container homes. We can use Hawaii's new industrial hemp industry to make hempcrete for container home insulation and wall covering. Container homes cost less than a traditional home and the homeowners insurance “should” cost less. Learn more
The installation of parking meters along the North Shore may reduce the number of cars coming to the area. Parking meters are now solar powered, cashless, use cellular service for transactions and can be done with individual meters or a main collection point. Residents of Hawaii will be exempt from the meter fees via an issued sticker or rear-view mirror tag. Learn more
Farmers are vital in making sure we have food. Hawaii farmers shouldn’t pay a tax on foods that are sustaining our lives. We rely heavily on imported crops, and we shouldn’t have to. We have nutrient rich lands and the climate to grow our own food. Eliminating the tax on crops sold by our farmers will help to offer a little relief to an important Hawaii industry. Learn more
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