Issues

PRIORITY ISSUES FOR HAWAII’S FUTURE

EDUCATION:

    - Ensure a safe environment, equipped with the best classroom tools.

    - Provide qualified, caring teachers.

    - Efficiently manage the Department of Education.

    - Empower principals and teachers.

    - Effectively utilize the resources and capital offered by the federal government.

SOCIAL SERVICES:

    - Encourage the homeless to use the established facilities and programs.

    - Consider innovative solutions to address different groups within the homeless population.

    - Assure that families with children receive priority in housing opportunities and social services programs.

ECONOMY, JOBS & BUSINESS:

    - Streamline the procurement process to get state projects moving.

    - Accelerate infrastructure modernization planning.

    - Capitalize on opportunities for federal dollars.

    - Invest in sustainable businesses.

    - Support a diversified economy and relevant jobs for today and the future.

    - Protect and support working families and small business.

ENVIRONMENT:

    - Support local agriculture to insure Hawaii is self-reliant in cases of emergency and for food security.

    - Advocate self sufficiency by producing clean, renewable energy with wind, geothermal and other alternative sources.

ANTI-CRIME:

    - Introduce legislation to protect residents from criminals who break into houses while the occupants are in their homes.

    - Support stricter criminal laws and harsher punishment for repeat offenders and career criminals.

    - Continue to organize new and expand existing Neighborhood Security Watch groups.

    - Hold law enforcement agencies and prosecution offices accountable for targeting problem areas such as illegal drug interdiction and violent felons.