Insights on PBS Hawai‘i is sponsored by Carlsmith Ball University of Hawaii Cancer Center and Aloha State Daily AS VOTERS FILL OUT THEIR PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOTS, RESIDENTS WHO LIVE IN WAIPAHU CAN HEAR FROM THE CANDIDATES WHO WANT TO REPRESENT THEM IN THE STATE HOUSE.

THE DISTRICT 36 SEAT HAS HAD A LOT OF TURNOVER IN RECENT YEARS AND THREE DEMOCRATS ARE RUNNING IN THE WINNER TAKE ALL RACE.

FIND OUT WHERE THEY STAND ON STATEWIDE ISSUES, AS WELL AS SPECIFIC PRIORITIES FOR THE WAIPAHU COMMUNITY.

TONIGHT'S LIVE BROADCAST AND LIVESTREAM OF INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAI'I START NOW.

♪ ALOHA AND WELCOME TO INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAI'I.

I'M LAUREN DAY.

WITH THE PRIMARY ELECTION JUST OVER A WEEK AWAY, TONIGHT'S CONVERSATION FOCUSES ON THE CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 36.

IN THE PAST DECADE THE WAIPAHU SEAT HAS HAD FOUR DIFFERENT REPRESENTATIVES, BOTH DEMOCRAT AND REPUBLICAN.

TONIGHT, YOU'LL HEAR FROM THE THREE DEMOCRATS ON THE PRIMARY BALLOT.

WITH NO OTHER CANDIDATES RUNNING FROM A DIFFERENT PARTY, IT'S A WINNER TAKE ALL RACE.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR PARTICIPATION IN TONIGHT'S SHOW.

YOU CAN EMAIL OR CALL IN YOUR QUESTIONS AND YOU'LL FIND A LIVE STREAM OF THIS PROGRAM AT PBSHAWAII.ORG AND THE PBS HAWAII YOUTUBE PAGE.

NOW, TO OUR GUESTS.

ERIC BARSATAN IMMIGRATED FROM THE PHILIPPINES TO HAWAI'I WHEN HE WAS 9-YEARS OLD AND HAS LIVED IN WAIPAHU FOR 35 YEARS.

HE HAS EXPERIENCE IN GOVERNMENT, SMALL BUSINESS AND HEALTHCARE SECTORS, INCLUDING MORE THAN A DECADE AS HEAD OF PHYSICIANS RELATIONS, HELPING TO OPEN THE QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTER-WEST O'AHU.

MAURICE MORITA WAS BORN AND RAISED IN PA'IA, MAUI AND IS A LONGTIME WAIPAHU RESIDENT.

HE'S A FORMER PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER AND ALSO WORKED AS A LOBBYIST IN GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FOR 25 YEARS.

HE SERVES ON THE WAIPAHU NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD AND IS THE FOUNDER OF DANCE INC.

HAWAII, A BALLROOM DANCE CLUB.

AND DAISY HARTSFIELD IS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF WAIPAHU AND THE CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE FOR DISTRICT 36.

SHE WAS APPOINTED TO THE SEAT BY GOVERNOR JOSH GREEN IN JANUARY.

SHE IS AN ATTORNEY WITH EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, FAMILY LAW, SOCIAL WORK AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE WITH A SPECIALTY IN CHILD WELFARE CASES.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

I WANT TO START WITH YOU.

YOU WERE A POINTED TO THE SEAT.

WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO RUN IT THIS ELECTION?

>> SURE.

I WAS APPOINTED ON JANUARY 12 OF THIS YEAR AND SWORN IN ON JANUARY 21 AND SINCE THEN, AS A LEGISLATOR, I'VE SEEN HOW INEFFECTIVE LAWMAKER CAN REALLY HELP THEIR COMMUNITY.

HOW AN EFFECTIVE LAWMAKER CAN REALLY HELP THEIR COMMUNITY.

BECAUSE OF THAT EXPERIENCE I DECIDED THAT I WANT TO CONTINUE DOING THE WORK AT THE LEGISLATURE AND I BRING SPECIAL TYPE OF EXPERIENCE BASED ON MY BACKGROUND THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS.

AND BECAUSE OF THAT, UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS, BASE IS IT ON MY BACKGROUND I CAN REALLY ADVOCATE FOR WAIPAHU AND KNOW HOW TO ADVOCATE THE SYSTEM TO BE A STRONG LEADER FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND WAIPAHU DESERVES THE BEST.

I WANT TO CONTINUE REPRESENTING WAIPAHU.

>>Lauren: GET INTO THE ISSUES AND ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU WANT TO CONTINUE IN JUST A BIT.

SAME QUESTION FOR YOU.

WHY RUN FOR OFFICE?

>> I WANT TO RUN FOR OFFICE BECAUSE I LIVE IN WAIPAHU FOR OVER 35 YEARS.

I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN.

SINCE I'VE BEEN IN WAIPAHU SO LONG I'VE SEEN ALL THE.

>> WHETHER IT'S ECONOMY, COST OF LIVING, BUSINESS GO THROUGH, WORK FAMILIES GO THROUGH I KNOW EVERYTHING.

I KNOW WE CAN DO BETTER.

THAT'S RUNNING FOR OFFICE.

WE DESERVE BETTER.

I DO HAVE THE BACKGROUND I TRAINING.

PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY KNOWS THAT A DONE OF WORK IN THE COMMUNITY OVER THREE DECADES.

GOVERNMENT BACKGROUND USED WORK THE GOVERNOR OVERSEEING STATE BOARD COMMISSION RAILINGSED OVER 170 BOYS.

MAYOR IN MAUI DOING OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RAISE OVER 170.

I WAS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST.

BUT ALSO HAVE BACKGROUND IN HEALTH CARE.

WHICH YOU MENTIONED EARLIER I DID HELP QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTER AS THE HEAD STATE BOARDS.

I'M SORRY, STATE, PHYSICIAN STAFF SERVICE FOR QUEEN'S.

I LOVE WAIPAHU AND AGAIN WE KNOW WE CAN DO BETTER BECAUSE WE DO DESERVE BETTER.

>>Lauren: TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES IN A SECOND.

FOR YOU, WHY RUN?

>> REASON THAT I WANT TO RUN FOR 25 YEARS, I'VE BEEN HOBBIEST.

PASSED FOUR BILL, BUT I KILLED A LOT OF BILLS.

AND I KIND OF KNOW ALLOW THE LEGISLATURE WORKS IN THE HOUSE.

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, NEEDS 26 VOTES TO BE A SPEAKER AND HE CONTROLS THE HOUSE.

IN A SENATE, SENATE PRESIDENT ELECTED BY FRACTIONS.

THREE OR FOUR FRACTIONS.

SO THE SENATE PRESIDENT IS NOT AS POWERFUL OSB AS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN IN THE SENATE.

KNOW IS FRACTION HOW THE LEGISLATURE WORKS, I WANTED TO BE ON THIS SIDE THIS SOMETIME TO SEE IF I COULD PASS SOME BILL THEY'S WANT TO SO PASSING VERSUS WHEN I LOBBYIST, CALL US BROWN NOSE.

I DON'T WANT WAT TO SAY IT ON TV.

YOU KNOW, WE KISS YOU KNOW.

AND YOU TRY TO BE NICE.

EXPLAIN TO THEM WHY THE BILL SHOULD PASS.

I WANT TO BE ON THE OTHER SIDE TO SEE IF I COULD PASS BILLS.

>> IT'S CLEAR, TALKING TO THE THREE OF YOU, THAT ALL YOU HAVE LOVE WAIPAHU.

WITH YOU TALK TO YOUR COMMUNITY PE MEMBERS HE NEIGHBOS ANYONE CAN ANSWER THIS QUESTION.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE THE BIG BIGGEST ISSUES THAT WAIPAHU IS SEEING TODAY.

>> BIGGEST ISSUE REALLY IS THE COST OF LIVING RIGHT NOW.

EVERYBODY IS STRETCHED.

PEOPLE ARE LIVING PAYCHECK BY PAYCHECK.

EVERY SINGLE PERSON TALK ABOUT COST OF LIVING.

PEOPLE ARE HURTING.

AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I WOULD REALLY ADDRESS RIGHT AWAY.

IMMEDIATELY.

LOOK FOR TAX CUTS.

IN THE PAST ACTUALLY IMPOSED TAXES THAT MAYBE INAPPROPRIATE OR WE DON'T DESERVE HAVE TAXES.

LOOK AT THOSE THINGS.

WE CAN DO IMMEDIATELY TO CUT TAXES AND MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE DO ACTUALLY IS REALLY GOOD FOR COMMUNITY TO HAVE A BETTER LIFE.

QUALITY OF LIFE.

BY REDUCE BEING SOME OF COST OF LIVING.

>> FOR ME INTERESTINGLY, I EXPECTED AT THAT THAT WOULD BE THE RESPONSE FOR MOST RESIDENTS.

SURPRISINGLY MOST OF THEM ARE CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY ON THE ROADS.

THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT CHILDREN WHO ARE SPEEDING ON THEIR eBIKES, CONCERNED ABOUT CARS SPEEDING DOWN THE RESIDENTIAL STREETS.

CONCERNED ABOUT SIDEWALKS NOT BEING NEAR SCHOOLS AND POSSIBILITY OF CHILDREN GETTING HURT.

AND THEY DON'T FEEL THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT IS BEING RESPONSIVE IN TERMS OF THEIR CONCERNS REGARDING STREET SAFETY.

SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I WAS NOT NECESSARILY AWARE OF BECAUSE I JUST THOUGHT PERHAPS LIKE MR.

ERIC BARSATAN SAID, THEY WOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE COST OF LIVING.

SO SAFETY NOW THAT I KNOW THAT SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT, IS SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I CAN ASSIST WITH IT ELECTED BACK INTO OFFICE.

ALSO I WANTED TO JUST SAY, FOR GOVERNMENT WORK, MY GOVERNMENT WORKER RECENT.

I DON'T KNOW WHEN MR.

BARS' WHICH GOVERNOR HE WAS APPOINTED BY.

WORKING IN THE GOVERNMENT NOW REALLY GOOD PEOPLE AT THE LEGISLATURE.

WHO ARE DOING GOOD THINGS FOR COMMUNITY.

ADDRESSING THINGS LIKE SAFETY, HEALTH ISSUES, AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO BRING FOR WAIPAHU AS WELL.

BECAUSE I AS YOU MENTIONED, THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE IN TERMS OF REPRESENTATION AND WAIPAHU NEEDS THAT STABILITY BECAUSE YOU NEED THAT TYPE OF EXPERIENCE AND SENIORITY TO BUILD TRUST WITH OTHER PEERS SO THAT YOU CAN SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATE FOR WHATEVER YOU FEEL IS BEST IN YOUR COMMU COMMUNITY.

MAURICE MORITA YOU DO NEED TO HAVE SUPPORT FROM IT YOUR PEERS IN ORDER TO PASS BILLS.

BECAUSE IF YOU CAN'T GAIN THE SUPPORT, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ENOUGH VOTES TO GET WAIWANTPASSED.

THOSE EXISTING RELATIONSHIP THAT IS I HAVE.

>>Lauren: WOULD YOU ADD ANYTHING ON ISSUES?

>> I AGREE.

WITH ERIC COST OF LIVING.

I HAVE A LOT OF FILIPINOS, LIKE MY DANCE CLUB, LIKE IT'S 99% OF THE VOLUNTEERS ARE FILIPINOS.

AND I KNOW A LOT OF THEM WORK TWO OR THREE JOBS JUST TO PAY FOR THEIR HOUSE.

AND I THOUGHT THAT WITH MY PREPARE ON LOTTERY FOR EDUCATION, THAT IF I CAN GET IT ON THE BALLOT AS A INITIATIVE TO PASS, IF A STUDENT GETS NATIVE HAWAIIANS 3-POINT GRADE POINT AVERAGE GRADUATES FROM HIGH SCHOOL, HE OR SHE CAN GO TO ANY COLLEGE IN HAWAII FREE.

AND THERE'S ONLY ONE STATE THAT DOES IT.

GEORGIA.

AND I WENT THERE AND EARLY 2000S, I TRY TO GET A BILL PASSED AS A LOBBYIST, BUT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LEGISLATORS WERE NOT TOO IN TUNE.

>> WANT TO OBJECT THE OTHER SIDE WHERE I CAN TO BE ON THE OTHER SIDE.

PUSH THI THIS CAN SAVE A LOT OF MONEY IF IF HE DON'T HAVE TO SAVE MONEY TO SEND KIDS TO COLLEGE.

PATIENTS RICH OR POOR APPRECIATE THEIR CHILD CAN GO TO COLLEGE FLEET STATE OF HAWAII, PUTS FREE STATE OF HAWAII, PUTS LESS BURDEN ON THEM IN INCOME,.

>>Lauren: STICKING ON THAT TOPICS, I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT COST OF LIVING.

WE'VE DONE A BUNCH OF THESE ELECTION SHOWS HERE PBS HAWAII.

EVERYONE SAYS COST OF LIVING IN HAWAII.

>> TALK TO OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY I THINK EVERYONE WOULD SAY THAT.

FOR THE THREE OF YOU WHAT ASSPECIFICALLY WOULD YOU DO.

DIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE INTO THAT.

WHAT SPECIFICALLY THREE OF YOU DO TO TRY TO HELP WITH THE RISING COST OF LIVING HERE IN HAWAII?

COST OF FOOD, CHILD CARE, MEDICAL, EVERYTHING AT THAT EVERY DAY FAMILY ALSO ARE FACING.

>> WELL, AS FAR AS TRYING TO HELP THEM, ONE WAY IS I WAS LOOKING AT G.E.T., WHICH BRINGS IN LIKE $4.5 BILLION PER YEAR.

IF WE CAN HELP WITH THE NOT TAXING THE G.E.T.

FOR FOOD, AND MEDICAL, THAT MAY HELP BRING DOWN THE COST.

THAT WILL BE ONE WAY.

BECAUSE I KNOW INCOME TAX IS NEXT $3.8 BILLION BRINGS IN AND THAT CORPORATE TAX ABOUT 200, 200 MILLION.

THREE TOP CATEGORIES OF INCOME THAT THE STATE GETS FUNDS FROM.

IF WE CAN HELP THE PEOPLE, BY NOT PAYING G.E.T., FOR FOOD AND MEDICINE, IT WILL HELP THEM AT HOME.

>>Lauren: ANY OTHER IDEAS?

>> SURE.

I DO LIKE THAT IDEA.

LIKE OREGON DON'T HAVE A SALES TAX.

IF WE HAD SOMETHING SORT OF SIMILAR WHERE IF IT'S FOR FOOD, OR MEDICATION, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LOOK INTO IN TERMS OF SUPPORTING.

BUT THE COST OF LIVING IS SUCH A COMPLEX ISSUE.

THERE'S NOT JUST ONE EASY SOLUTION TO IT.

AND IF WE CAN FIND PEOPLE JOBS, SO THAT THEY HAVE A STABLE INCOME, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO TO HELP ADDRESS IT.

THE OTHER ISSUE IS HAVING MORE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE.

BECAUSE IF PEOPLE ARE HEALTHY, THEY CAN WORK.

AND THAT WILL HELP THEM AS WELL.

AND THEN ALSO, ABILITY TO AFFORD STABLE HOUSING.

I'VE LIVED IN WAIPAHU ALL MY LIFE.

I'M AN ATTORNEY BUT I STILL CAN'T AFFORD TO B BUY MY OWN HOME.

NOT FORTUNATE, I HEARD RECENTLY BOUGHT A HOME IN LAS VEGAS.

CONGRATULATIONS.

SO PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING.

YOU HAVE THE OTHER END BECAUSE OUR COMMUNITY IS SO DIVERSE, DO HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT NECESSARILY STRUGGLING THAT ARE MILLIONAIRE NEXTDOOR, AND SO WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO HELP THEM AS WELL.

OUR BUSINESS OWNERS WE CAN FIND WAYS TO SUPPORT THEM AS WELL.

SO THERE'S A BROAD RAY OF THINGS THAT WE CAN DO.

EVEN FOR FOOD STABILITY.

HELPING OUR FARMERS AND AGRICULTURE SO THERE'S NO DIVERSITY AND SO PEOPLE CAN HAVE MORE ACCESS TO LOCAL FOOD AND WE DON'T HAVE TO HE RAYA TOO MUCH ON THINGS SHIPPED IN THE MAINLAND AND TOURISM.

AGAIN, I KNOW IT'S BROAD BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO ADDRESS LOWERING COST OF LIVING IN HAWAII.

>>Lauren: WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO CHIME IN ON?

>> YEAH.

OVERWHELMING THAT I DO A LOT OF DOOR-TO-DOOR, OVERWHELMINGLY EVERYBODY HAS ISSUES WITH THE COST OF LIVING.

SO I THINK IT PRIORITY FOR LOWERING COSTS FOR DISTRICT 36.

I FEEL IT MYSELF.

IN TERMS OF COURSE COST OF LIVING.

PURCHASE A HOME IN LAS VEGAS, MY CHILDREN PREPARE IN THE FUTURE, THAT ARE SAYING THERE'S NO WAY.

FRIENDS AS WELL.

CLASSROOM, THERE'S NO WAY THEY CAN AFFORD IN HAWAII.

ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I RUN FOR OFFICE.

MAKE SURE THAT OUR OHANA DON'T LEAVE.

WE ARE ONE OHANA ONE FAMILY.

I WANT MY FAMILY BE HERE.

COAST TO FOUR CHILDREN WANT THEM TO BE CLOSE LIVE IN THE SAME AREA WITH US.

LOOKS LIKE WHAT THAT LOOKS IN THE FUTURE IS NOT HAPPENING OF THE WHY PEOPLE ARE LEAVING ISLANDS.

BUYING HOMES OR RELOCATING.

THAT'S REALLY SAD.

BREAK OUR FAMILIES.

HAVE TO SACRIFICE.

HAVE TO DO.

WHAT'S WE DID PURCHASEING A HOME IN LAS VEGAS.

FOR ME DOING A LOT OF DOOR TO DOOR.

PLACES WHERE POLITICS WON'T GO.

ANEANE PLACE.

PUPU KAHI, THOSE AREAS WHERE REALLY LOW INCOME.

AND TELL ME, NONCOMPENSATED ONE EVER COMES HERE.

ONLY YOU.

THEY TELL ME.

NO ONE EVER COMES HERE.

I DON'T SEE THEY BANNERS DON'T SEE ANY PAMPHLETS OR BROCHURES.

I FEEL SO GOOD THEM TELLING ME THAT, AT LEAST WE'RE THERE TO ACTUALLY HEAR THEIR VOICE.

AS A RURVE RURVE REPRESENTATIVU HAVE REPRESENTATIVE ALL VOICES, ALL WAYS OF LIFE IN WAIPAHU.

NO NOT JUST SELECT FEW, SO EXCLUDING PEOPLE IS NOT A GOD AD IDEA.

FOR ME REPRESENTATIVE BE THE VOICE FOR EVERYBODY I WANTED TO DISAGREE WITH THAT I SPEND MY P WEEKEND THERE ON SATURDAY.

CLEAN-UP AS WELL AS, WITH FARM.

>> I'M SAYING THAT PEOPLE ARE TELLING ME THAT.

THES ARE RESIDENTS ARE SAYING YOU MAY HAVE GONE THERE TO CLEAN BUT NOT TALK TO THEM.

THAT'S MY NEIGHBORHOOD.

THAT'S WHERE YOU GROUP.

THAT'S MY AREA.

SO I GREW UP.

I TAKE OFFENSE SAYING THEY'RE NOT HEARD.

>> WHAT THEY ARE TELLING ME.

IN FACT ONLY CANDIDATE TO HAVE A BANNER OVER THERE.

YOU DON'T SEE ANY POLITICS.

YOU MAURICE, ANYBODY.

I'M THE ONE GOING THERE.

AND SO HOW MANY DOORS DID YOU KNOCK OVER THERE AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT THAT?

BESIDE THIS.

>>Lauren: SOME OF ISSUES.

YOU SAY THAT'S YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

WHAT ELSE ARE YOU HEARING FROM THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> >> SURE.

START OFF WHICH STARTED CANVASSING EARLY ON.

I STARTED AS A PUBLIC SERVANT DOING CHILD WELFARE INVESTIGATIONS.

SO I HAVE EXPERIENCE OF GOING TO PEOPLE'S DAO DOORS AN KNOCK ON THEM.

I DID NOT REALIZE UNTIL THAT CAMPAIGN THAT I STILL HAVE SOME TRAUMA FROM THAT EXPERIENCE THAT OCCURRED DECDECADES AGO.

SO FOR ME, I HD TO GET OVER THAT I DIDN'T REALIZE I HAD TRAUMA STILL.

BUT I WOULD APPEAR PEOPLE'S DOORS, MY HEART WOULD JUST START RACING.

I WOULD JUST GET ANXIOUS.

TOOK ME A WH FIGURE OUT WHERE IS IT COMING FROM.

I REALIZED IT WAS FROM THE TRAUMA ALL THOSE DECADES AGO THAT WAS RESURFACING.

I DIDN'T REALIZED THAT IT WAS THERE.

SO I HAVE KNOWLEDGE.

I HAVE NOT BEEN AS MANY DOORS AS I WOULD HAVE PREFERRED, BUT I HAVE BEEN WALKING THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO PEOPLE.

AND TO LEAD TO, KNOCK ONG MORE DOORS MORE BANNERS, I THINK PEOPLE ARE REALLY LOOK FOR IS CONNECTION TO CANDIDATE, SOMEBODY THAT THEY CAN TRUST.

>> SOMEBODY WHO THEY CAN REREALTD WITH, KNOWS WAIPAHU RELATE WITH TALKING TO PEOPLE MY MOM WENT TO SCHOOL IN THIS YEAR R COME TO FIND OUT CLASSMATE WAS MY AUNTY.

THOSE KIND OF CONNECTION THAT SEEMS LIKE THE RESIDENTS OFFER OUR DISTRICT ARE YEARNING FOR REALLY WANT A REPRESENTATIVE WHO IS GOING TO BE THERE WHO CAN LISTEN THEM, AND WHO CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT IN HE EXPERIENCED.

SO I THINK THAT'S THE KEY I DON'T THINK NUMBER OF BARNS OUT THERE OR THE NUMBER OF DOORS THAT YOU KNOCKED ONMENT BANNERS) I THINK IT'S CONNECTING WITH THE PEOPLE, AND REALLY LISTENING TO WHAT THEY SAY AND BEING ABLE TO RELATE TO THEIR EXPERIENCE SO THEY KNOW THAT WHEN THEIR REPRESENTATIVE IS THERE AT THE CAPITAL, THAT THEIR REPRESENTATIVE KNOWS THEIR RESIDENCE AND KNOWS WHAT THEY WANT.

SO THAT IS WHAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT.

>>Lauren: ON THAT NOTE AS YOU PROBABLY SAW, GETTING A LOT OF ORANGE PAPERS THAT MEANS A LOT OF VIEWERS AT HOME HAVE QUESTIONS FOR YOU GUYS.

TRY TO IF WE CAN GET THROUGH AS MANY AS POSSIBLE.

SO SOME ARE DIRECTED TO SPECIFIC PEOPLE.

BUT FOR THIS ONE, FELICIA WHAT IS THE FIRST BILL YOU WOULD INTRODUCE IF ELECTED TO THE LEGISLATURE?

>> I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE ALL THREE OF YOU ANSWER.

START WITH YOU.

>> MY FIRST BILL WOULD BE THE LOTTERY FOR ER EDUCATION.

I REALLY GO BELIEVE TO HELP THE STUDENTS, IF A STUDENT KNOWS THE PATIENTS CANNOT AFFORD THEM GO TO COLLEGE, THEY KIND KAIPO UP.

THOSE ARE THE KIDS THAT MAYBE CUT SCHOOL KEEP UP OR GET IN TROUBLE.

IF THE KIDS KNOW HOW NOW TAKES OWN INITIATIVE TO GET A 3 POINT GREAT POINT ARRANGE AVERAGE, ATTEND ANY COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY FREE AS AS LONG AS STAY STATE OF HAWAII.

KIND OF LEVELS PLAYING FIELD.

THAT MY PARENTS DON'T HAVE TO BE RICH.

THAT MY PARENTS COULD BE AND I STILL CAN ATTEND COLLEGE BECAUSE I WANT TO BE SOMETHING CAN BE POOR, MAKE SOMETHING OUOUT OF MYSELF UP TO THE STUDENT.

>>Lauren: THERE'S A LOT.

>> BASED ON THE FIELD BACK THAT I RECEIVED FROM THE COMMUNITY, FEEDBACK I WOULD WANT TO INTRODUCE BILL THAT WOULD BETTER SUPPORT CAREGIVERS.

A LOT OF FOSTER HOMES IN WAIPAHU.

AND I HAVE HEARD TIME AND TIME AGAIN, THAT THEY'RE NOT GETTING PAID ENOUGH.

AND THE REASON WHY I WOULD INTRODUCE THAT BILL FIRST IS BECAUSE THAT THEY PROVIDE SERVICE THAT IS IMPORTANT.

NOT JUST TO OUR COMMUNITY, BUT TO OUR STATE BECAUSE AS OUR POPULATION AGES THEY WILL FEED CARE FROM OTHERS OUTSIDE OF THEIR FAMILIES.

AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO BETTER SUPPORT OUR CAREGIVERS IN WAIPAHU AND IF WE CAN GET A BILL SO THAT THEY CAN GET PAID MORE, FOR WHAT THEY DO, THAT'S SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO DO.

>>Lauren: WHAT WOULD BE YOUR FIRST BILL THAT YOU WOULD INTRODUCE.

>> FIRST OF ALL LIKE TO SAY THAT CONDUCTING WITH THE CONSTITUENTS VERY IMPORTANT.

AND KNOCK DOORS.

AS MANY DOORS AS YOU CAN IS ACTUALLY THE WAY TO DO THAT.

BEEN DOING A LOT OF THAT.

AGAIN, JUST LIST HE CAN TO MY CONSTITUENTS LISTENING TO MY CONSTITUENTS, PRIORITY IS COST OF LIVING.

EVERYTHING I CAN TO SEE WHERE WE CAN CUT TAXES, OR GIVE CREDITS BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS IS REALLY THEIR PRIORITY.

AND I WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT SEE WHAT WE CAN DO RIGHT AWAY TO EASE THEIR BIGGEST ISSUE.

TAKING EVERYBODY.

THAT'S ONE THING.

>>Lauren: COST OF LIVING.

>> COST OF LIVING.

>>Lauren: DO YOU HAVE A HOSPICSPECIFIC BILL YOU WOULD INTRODUCE, A LOT OF THINGS PROBABLY REDUCE SOME OF TAX WAS FOOD, ALSO MEDICATIONER, SO HEALTH OF THE KUPUNA.

ALSO LIKE TO DO MORE RESEARCH IN TERMS OF, WHAT ARE THE BEST PRACTICES OUT THERE BECAUSE IT'S NOT ISSUE FOR WAIPAHU ITSELF.

IT'S NATIONWIDE.

I WOULD WANT TO LOOK AT WHAT THE PRACTICES, WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING REALLY EFFECT.

EFFECTIVE.

>>Lauren: LYNN FROM HONOLULU ASKING, MOVING TO THE TOPIC PUBLIC SAFETY.

START WITH YOU.

BECAUSE SHE ADDRESSED QUESTION TO YOU.

BUT I THINK GOOD ONE FOR EVERYONE TO ANSWER.

ERIC BARSATAN STATED IN INTERVIEWS AN ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT HE WANTS TO IMPROVE SAFETY, WHAT SPECIFICALLY IS IS HE GOING TO DO TO MAKE WAIPAHU SAFER.

>> MAKE SURE ROADS ARE SAFE.

RIGHT NOW, ACTUALLY WAIPAHU STREET, ACTUALLY A ONE WAY WITH ACTUALLY BECAUSE OF THE AS WE SAW, ONE OF THE SEVERE WEATHER THAT CAME.

AND IT'S BEEN A PROBLEM FOR SO LONG.

IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE.

BECAUSE IT'S A ONE WAY STILL PEOPLE DRIVING, ACROSS, AGAIN, TO YOUR RIGHT NOW, THAT A LOT OF MY CONSTITUENTS ARE SAYING ACCEPTABLE.

IF THIS ISSUE WAS IN KAHALA OR HAWAII KAI, WOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED WEEKS AGO.

SO TO ME, PUBLIC SAFETY IS INCLUDING TO MAKE SURE ROADS ARE SAFE, ALSO WE HAVE HOMELESSNESS IS AN ISSUE AS WELL.

>>Lauren: SAFETY BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE VIEWER ASKED.

FOR YOU, WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO SPECIFICALLY MAKE WAIPAHU SAFER?

>> WELL, ONE WAY I KNOW CARS ARE SPEEDING, SO LIKE WHEN I WALK ON HIAPU STREET, ONE PERSON BETWEEN PAIWA AND MANAGER'S DRIVE TOLD ME CARS ARE SPEEDING ON THAT ROAD.

SO HE SUGGESTED WE GET SPEED BUMPS.

SPEED BUMPS MAY HELP, TO SLOW THE CARS DOWN.

SO IN SOME THE AREAS WHERE THERE ARE A LOT OF TRAFFIC CARS, SPEED BUMPS MAYHEM.

HAVE THEM SLOW DOWN.

MAY HELP A LOT OF KIDS THERE THAT GET OFFICER BUS AND CROSS THE STREET AND THIS PERSON TOLD ME THAT SOMETIMES THE CARS ARE JUST SPEEDING.

DOWN THE STREET.

BECAUSE IT'S A STRAIGHTAWAY.

RIGHT BY YOUR HOUSE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

>> YEAH.

THERE'S LOT OF THINGS WE CAN DO TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY SAFER.

IT'S A LOT.

>>Lauren: YOU MENTIONED THIS AS BEING THE ONE THAT YOU HEAR THE MOST.

> >> YEAH.

TRAFFIC SAFETY.

BUT THERE'S ALSO SAFETY IN TERMS TRYING TO REDUCE THE CRIME IN WAIPAHU.

SO I WANTED TO PIVOT AND TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.

BECAUSE RECENTLY THERE WAS AN INCIDENT WHERE INDIVIDUAL YIELDED A M MACHETE HARMED ANOTHER RESIDENTS FROM WAIPAHU.

WE HAD THAT TIME OF SERIOUS CRIME THAT IS OCCURRING.

AND IF ELECTED TO THE LEGISLATURE, WHAT I WOULD LIKE DO IS TO CONSIDER WORD-NET WHETHER OR NOT WE NEED TO DO SOME, REFORM IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AS AN ATTORNEY.

ALREADY HEARD FROM OTHER ATTORNEYS THAT THEY FEEL THAT THE TIME IS WIPE TO TAKE A LOOK AT OUR LAWS AND SEE WHAT WE CAN CHANGE AND NOW MIGHT BE PERFECT TIME TO DO THAT TYPE OF REFORM.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO AS WELL.

BECAUSE IF WE CAN STRENGTHENING OUR LAWS IN REGARDS TO THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, THEN HOPEFULLY, WE CAN HAVE LESS CRIME IN WAIPAHU AND PROVIDE OUR RESIDENTS WITH A SAFER COMMUNITY AS WELL.

>>Lauren: THIS VIEWER WROTE IN, ASKING ABOUT ADULT RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES.

THEY'RE ASKING WAIPAHU IS HOME, FOR CONTEXT.

WAIPAHU IS HOME TO ONE OF THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATIONS ADULT CARE HOME AND FOSTER CARE OPERATORS IN HAWAII.

MANY THESE HOME-BASED SMALL BUSINESS OPERATORS FACE SKY ROCK HING OPERATION COSTS, SKYROCKETING H HIGHLY SENSING OVERHEAD RATES.

WHAT SPECIFIC POLICIES OR TAX RELIEF WOULD YOU ADVOCATE FOR SUPPORT OUR LOCAL HOME CARE OPERATORS AND KEEP LONGTERM ADULT CARE AFFORDABLE?

ANYONE WANT TO GO FIRST.

>> MENTIONED THAT WOULD BE A BILL.

THAT I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE.

AGAIN, LIKE MANY OF THESE ISSUES, SO COMPLEX THAT THERE'S JUST NOT ONE SIMPLE SOLUTION TO IT.

GOING TO TAKE NUMBER OF THINGS TO TRY AND ADDRESS IT.

SO WE COULD OFFER INCENTIVES, TAX CUTS AS WELL, COULD WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO BETTER SUPPORT THESE CAREGIVERS.

THERE ARE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL TO BETTER SUPPORT THEM.

AND I SEE ERIC NODDING HIS HEAD.

SO THERE'S A AND RAY OF THINGS THAT WE CAN DO.

ARRAY OF THINGS FIRST THING WE NEED TO DO MAKE IT A PRIORITY WITH OUR OTHER LAWMAKERS AT THE CAPITOL SO THAT THEY CAN SEE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING IMPORTANT AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN PUSH THROUGH RATHER THAN T SAY THIS ISSUE IS MORE IMPORTANT.

SO THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE A PRIORITY.

AND BILL DIES.

SO THAT WAS MY EXPERIENCE IN THE MY FIRST SESSION THERE AS A LAWMAKER.

WE HAD INTRODUCED BILLS TO SUPPORT CAREGIVERS.

BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WAS HAPPENING THOSE BILLS DIDN'T TAKE AS MUCH PRIORITY AS OTHERS.

SO I'M HOPING THAT IF I'M ELECTED BACK THAT I CAN USE RELATIONSHIP THAT IS I GAINED TO PUSH THROUGH THESE BILLS TO BETTER SUPPORT THESE ADULT RESIDENTIAL KA CAREGIVERS ABOUT WAIPAHU.

>> WAINLTDED TO ADD I DON'T THINK I WANTED TO ADD I DON'T THINK, TO H HELP THEM TO RAISE MONEYER MOST OF MY FRIENDS OWNED FOSTER HOMES CARE HOMES, THEY HAVE A LOT OFEN MAUIER MAUI MONEY.

CARCHARGE 5 OR $7,000 A MONTH.

SPOKE TO ONE LADY WENT TO HOUSE TO HOUSE HAD PROBLEMS WITH JUST GETTING THE PAPERWORK STRAIGHT.

I MEAN, IT SEEMS LIKE TO LIKE A BUILDING PERMIT, THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH SO MANY BUREAUCRACY JUST TO GET THEM TO BE OFFICIAL FOSTER HOME OR CARE HOME.

SO I THINK THEY NEED HELP IN THAT AREA.

AND I THINK ONE PROBLEM THEY HAVE TO MAYBE LANGUAGE, A LOT OF THE CAREGIVERS FOSTER HOMES THEY COME FROM THE PHILIPPINES.

AND MY WIFE IS FROM THE PHILIPPINES AN SHE HAS HARD TIME WITH HER FRIENDS, THEY TALK ILOCANO, VERY EASILY.

I SAY YOU GUYS IN AMERICA.

YOU SHOULD TALK ENGLISH.

WHEN THEY TRY TO TALK ENGLISH HAVE HARD TIME TRANSFERRING WHAT ENGLISH WORD IS AND SO I THINK WE NEED TO HELP CAREGIVERS AND FOSTER HOMES WITH BETTER PEOPLE THAT CAN COMMUNICATE THEIR LANGUAGE SO THEY CAN GET THINGS DONE.

A LOT OF THEM HAVE A HARD TIME WITH ENGLISH.

JUST UNDERSTANDING.

COME FROM THE PHILIPPINES.

>>Lauren: ANYTHING WANTED TO ADD TO THE TOPIC OF ADULT CARE HOMES?

>> MY WIFE AND I ACTUALLY PROUD FORMER OWNER OF A CARRY CE HOME.

KNOW WHOOT BUSINESS GOES THROUGH AND CHALLENGES THEY HAVE.

I THINK THAT AS GOVERNMENT WE HAVE PARTNER WITH CARRY HOMES OR ADULT FOSTER CARE HOMES, IF THEY'RE NOT THERE, THERE'S NO WAY THAT STATE WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE THOSE DEMANDS AND CARE FOR THOSE ELDERLY.

KUPUNAS.

SO WE HAVE TO WORK WITH THEM.

SO WE HAVE TO LOOK AT HOW TO MAKE THEIR BUSINESS EASIER.

WHETHER IT'S SOME INCENTIVE, TAX CUTS, BUT REALLY, HAVE TO DO THOSE PARTNERSHIPS BECAUSE OTHERWISE, THERE'S NO PLANNING DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE.

THAT'S WHAT I WOULD WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT.

>>Lauren: ASKING THREE OF YOU SUPPORT FURTHER EXTENSION OF G.E.T.

TAX FOR THE RAIL?

>> I AM.

THAT'S U ONE OF MY THINGSMENT WENT HENRY WAS SENATE, HOUSE OF REP, FIRST TIME TALKED TO HIM WE SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT WHAT .05% BE KEPT FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE RAIL.

AND PRARNT WITH THE BUS.

PARTNER THE BUS.

OPERATION COST ABOUT 150 MILLION TO $300 MILLION JUST TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE RAIL AND THE BUS.

ONLY WAY THE CITY COUNTY CAN DO IS BY RAISING FARES AND I DON'T WANT THE FARES TO BE RAISED FOR THE KUPUNA AND SENIORS.

SO WE KEEP THE .5.

WHICH BRINGS IN MAYBE ABOUT 350 MILLION THAT CAN HELP KEEP COSTS DOWN.

BUT I'M IN FAVOR OF EXTENDING IT.

ONCE IT'S COMPLETED.

>> I NEED MORE INFORMATION ON THAT ONE.

TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THAT IS SOMETHING I WOULD SUPPORT.

THE RAIL RUNS THROUGH OUR DISTRICT.

SO OF COURSE, I WANT IT TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

I WANT OUR RESIDENCE TO BENEFIT.

BUT STATEWIDE G.E.T.

FOR ME, IT'S I WOULD WANT TO KNOW HOW IT WOULD BENEFIT ANYONE ELSE WHO COST NOT HAVE THE RAIL IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

DOES NOT HAVE RAIL IN THEIR COMMUNITY HOW CAN WE SAY YES DO IT STATEWIDE.

RAIL ISN'T ON KAUAI.

THEN KAUAI RESIDENTS HAVE TO PAY A G.E.T.

TAX SOME KIND OF NEXUS THAT CAN SUPPORT HAVING ALL RESIDENTS OF THE STATE PAYING IT, THAT IS SOMETHING I WOULD CONSIDER SUPPORTING.

SO I WOULD NEED TO FIND THAT NEXUS.

WHERE ALL OF THE STATE WOULD BENEFIT FROM IT VERSUS JUST THE COMMUNITIES THAT THE RAIL RUNS THROUGH, SO I GUESS THAT'S MY ANSWER.

I WOULD NEED MORE INFORMATION BEFORE I CAN SAY ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

I WOULD SUPPORT IT OR NOT.

>> FOR ME NO DOUBT NOT SUPPORT ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

BECAUSE AGAIN, BIGGEST ISSUE WE HAVE HAVE COST OF LIVING.

ADDING MORE TAXES INCREASING FARE INCREASES OUR COST OF LIVING HERE.

SO FOR ME, ANYTHING ABOUT INCREASE TAXES.

I WILL DEFINITELY WILL NOT SUPPORT IT.

ANYTHING DECREASES TAXES I WILL 100% HOUSE THOUSAND PERCENT SUPPORT IS IT.

EXTEND G.E.T.

TAX FOR, TAXES FOR IT REDUCING FARES DINCREASINGFARES WILL NOT SUPPO.

>> PUBLIC DON'T UNDERSTAND ONLY FUNDS RAIL GET FROM THE .05% TAX.

NO OTHER TAX PAYS FOR THE RAIL EXCEPT THE .5%.

BY CONTINUING THAT, ONCE RAIL IS COMPLETED, I THINK IT'S NOT GOING TO HURT ANYBODY BECAUSE IT WILL HELP KEEP THE COST DOWN.

FOR EVERYBODY.

>> SO MUCH MONEY ON THAT RAIL.

WE HAVE SPENT SO MUCH ALREADY.

ENOUGH.

STOP THE BLEEDING.

>> MONEY ONLY COMES FROM THE .5% NOW.

TAX BASE FOR IF.

>> HAVE TO LOOK FOR ALTERNATIVE IS NOT ON THE VOTERS OR THE RESIDENTS.

>> SPEAKING OF THE RAIL, SONYA WANTS TO KNOW, HAVE ANY OF THE CANDIDATES USED THE RAIL?

>> I HAVE.

I HAVE USED THE RAIL.

BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT IT'S NICE TO TRANS-PACIFIC TRAVEL SHORT DISTANCES, BUT FOR ME, TO USE RAIL REGULARLY, TO GET, TO WORK, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I'M NOT QUITE READY TO CHANGE MY HABITS ABOUT.

AND I DO WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO USE THE RAIL SO I DID REACH OUT TO FIND OUT WHAT IS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO RIDE THE RAIL OF RESPONSES LIKE ALLOW OVERNIGHT PARKING.

THAT WAY, IF THEY TRAVEL, THEY CAN COME BACK TO THEIR CARS.

THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING CONVENIENT APP PROVIDE SHUTTLE.

GETTING TO THE STATION TAKES EFFORT DO AS WELL.

THEN ALSO, MIGHT BE SOMETHING SIMPLE BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE SAID, SHOULD HAVE A RESTROOM AT THE RAIL STATION.

AS WELL.

>> THEY DO HAVE.

>> NOT ALL OF THEM.

NO.

>> YOU HAVE TO ASK PERSON THERE TO OPEN THE DOOR.

, IT'S AN EMPLOYEE RESTROOM.

NOT O.

>> NO PUBLIC KEEP IT LOCKED BECAUSE OF THE HOMELESS.

>> ANY WAY, RAIL, CAN WORK BUT WE HAVE TO FIND A BETTER WAY TO MAKE IT WORK.

BECAUSE FROM THE AIRPORT, TO LIKE LET'S SAY, WHERE I LIVE, I MEAN, HOP ON THE RAIL AND IT WILL TAKE YOU TO WHERE THE FIRST HAWAIIAN BANK IS.

AND THEN IT'S NOT A SHORT WALK FOR ME TO WALK HOME.

FOR OTHER PEOPLE, THAT MIGHT NOT LIVE CLOSE TO THAT RAIL STATION, HOW TO GET HOME.

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE NOT WILLING TO CHANGE THEIR HABITS ABOUT.

>> CAN CONFIRM DID THAT.

I SEEN THAT POST AND IT WAS INTERESTING TO SEE THE COMMENTS OF THOSE PEOPLE SEEN HER POST.

I HAVE USED THE RAIL FEW TIMES BUT I CAN TELL YOU, WHEN I TRIED TO USE IT, THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THERE.

SO I WAS ACTUALLY KIND OF SAD THAT THERE'S SO MUCH COST GOING TO THIS, BUT NOT PEOPLE ARE NOT USING THEM.

THAT'S WHY I JUST WISH THAT THERE WAS MORE ABOUT REALLY SURVEYING RESIDENTS GOING TO USE IT, NOW MORE COSTS INVOLVED.

WE WANT TO RAISE TAXES.

LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE TO STOP THE BLEEDING.

THAT'S THE REASON WHY DON'T WANT TO SUPPORT ANYTHING, INCREASING FARES RELATED TO RAIL.

THAT IS ONLY GOING TO COST, CREATE MORE BURDEN FOR US FINANCIALLY.

>>Lauren: HAVE YOU RIDDEN IT.

>> I HAVEN'T RODE RAIL YET.

IT'S NOT DONE.

>> IT CAN CERTAIN.

>> NOT DONE.

GOING TO ALA MOANA.

I MEAN, MY DENTIST OFFICE IS IN ALA MOANA AND I WOULD RATHER CATCH A RAIL TO GO TO SEE HIM THAN STAY IN THE TRAFFIC.

>> DONE YOU WANT IT.

>> NOT DONE YET.

THAT IS TO GO TO ALA MOANA.

ALSO, FROM KAPOLEI, IT'S STOPPED WEIRD PLACE, SUPPOSED GO TO KAMAKANI.

AND JOIN ALL SHOPPING MALLS.

ALA MOANA, PEARLRIDGE.

SHOULD BE ONE ROUTE.

A LOT PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE RAIL WAS IMPORTANT FOR US.

I WAS ONE OF THOSE AT THE BEGINNING TO PUSH FOR IT.

BECAUSE CITY & COUNTY OF HONOLULU MADE EWA PLAINS WORKFORCE HOW HOUSING WHY YOU SEE SO MANY HOMES PEOPLE LIVE HERE, TEN, 12 YEARS AGO MAYBE 60,000 CARS COMING FROM THE WEST GOING TO TOWN.

NOW, MUST BE MORE.

RIGHT NOW, I TELL THE PEOPLE, REASON WE NEED THE RAIL, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ONLY ONE WAY TO GET HOME FROM TOWN.

THAT'S THROUGH THE FREEWAY.

PEOPLE THAT LIVE WINDWARD SIDE, HAVE FOUR OR FIVE WAYS TO GET HOME.

PEOPLE THAT LIVE, YOU KNOW, SO FOR US, WE'RE KIND OF STUCK.

MILITARY HIT THE BRIDGE, AND PEOPLE COULDN'T GO HOME.

BECAUSE THEY BLOCKED TRAFFIC.

SO THE RAIL IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO KEEP GIVE US ALTERNATIVE AT LEAST TO GET HOME.

>>Lauren: WAIPAHU UNIQUE POSITION.

RIGHT THROUGH THERE.

MOVE ON.

I GOT ANOTHER I THINK CONTROVERSIAL QUESTION FOUR GUYS.

OUR WAIPAHU IS FAMOUS FOR ITS FIREWORKS NEW YEAR'S EVE.

TOO MUCH ALREADY.

WHERE DO THE CANDIDATES STAND ON THAT?

>> THERE'S A BAN ALREADY.

SO I SUPPORT IT.

I SUPPORT IT.

BECAUSE I GREW UP WITH FIREWORKS.

I DID ENJOY IT.

BUT IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD.

AND SO THERE IS IT WAYS THAT WE CAN WATCH FIREWORKS SHOWS CONTROLLED AND SAFE.

AND SO SAFETY FIRST.

I SUPPORT THE BAN.

>> ITY T THINK PROBLEM THEY HAVE SHIPPING.

MY FRIEND ON MAUI, WAS IN CHARGE OF HARBOR, ONLY SPOT CHECKS ALL OF THE CONTAINERS THAT SHIP IN BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MANPOWER TO KECK EVERY SINGLE CONTAINER THAT THEY HAVE.

TO CHECK, THAT COMES IN.

AND TO PREVENT IT, THEY HAVE TO CHECK ALL THE CONTAINERS BECAUSE THEY DON'T CHECK ALL THE CONTAINERS HOW THE FIREWORKS SLIP INTO THE STATE OF HAWAII.

AND I'M AGAINST THE ILLEGAL FIREWORKS.

>>Lauren: WHERE DO YOU STAND ON THIS?

>> YEAH, BAN IS ALREADY IN PLACE AND TO ME, ALL ABOUT SAFETY FIRST AND THAT IS WHY I HAVE BUSINESS ABOUT SAFETY.

AND YEAH, I DO BELIEVE THAT, IT IS OUR CULTURE IN WAIPAHU, ACTUALLY WE HAVE TO HAVE FIREWORKS.

THIS BAN IS A LOT, SOME PEOPLE LIKE IT, SOME PEOPLE DON'T.

BUT I THINK WE NEED TO REVISIT AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO, YOU CHANGES WE NEED TO MAKE, CULL U CULTURALLY WAIPAHU LOVES FIREWORKS.

WAY FOR US TO, EDUCATE PEOPLE TO MAKE IT SAFER, CONTROLLED, MAYBE SPECIFIC TIME, ALTERNATIVES INS INSTEAD OF JUST BANNING IT COMPLETELY.

ILLEGAL ONES I DEFINITELY DISAGREE.

BUT I THINK THERE IS THINGS WE CAN DO TO IMPROVE ON IT.

>>Lauren: MOVING ONLINE.

VIEWER WANTS TO KNOW, WHAT STRATEGIES, DO YOU SUPPORT AT THE STATE LEVEL TO DIVERSIFY OUR ECONOMY, SUPPORT LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES, AND CREATE SUSTAINABLE WELL PAYING JOBS.

>> > ANYONE CAN ANSWER.

>> FOR ME, FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, ONE OF MY FRIENDS IS A DENTIST.

HE SAYS THAT THEY REQUIRED TO METROPOLMEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS.

HAVE TO PAY THE G.E.T.

TAX.

FORCED DO THEY HAVE TO TAKE SO MANY PATIENTS.

AND SO I TOLD HIM THAT I'LL TRY TO PROPOSE A BILL WHERE THEY GH DON'T HAVE TO THE PAY TE G.E.T.

IF HELP MEDICARE AND MED CADE, GIVING FREE SERVICE TO THEM VERY LOW COST.

MEDICAID, BUT I THINK THAT WILL BE ONE WAY AND FOR SMA YOU WISMALLBUSINESSES, I THINK E UP LIKE THE 99 PERCENT OF OUR BUSINESSES IN WAIPAHU.

SO WE HAVE TO HELP THE SMALL BUSINESSES.

I TEND TO TALK TO MORE OF THEM AND SEE IF WE CAN GET ANY OTHER KIND OF HELP FOR THEM.

ESPECIALLY WITH THE HOMELESS.

THAT THEY HAVE RIGHT NOW.

>>Lauren: THAT'S A TOUGH ONE TO ANSWER.

>> COMPOUND QUESTION.

WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT ISSUES.

BUT I'M GOING TO FOCUS ON THE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS.

SO IF WE COULD PROVIDE THEM LOWER INTEREST LOANS, OR EVEN ADJUSTABLE LOANS, SO THAT THEY DON'T GET TO THE POINT WHERE THEY HAVE TO CLOSE THEIR BUSINESSES, I THINK THAT WILL BE HELPFUL FOR THEM.

PROVIDING EXEMPTIONS AS WELL.

MIGHT BE BENEFICIAL.

AND BUT IT'S REALLY ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY GETTING TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THESE BUSINESSES.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TO PUT BUSINESSES IN WAIPAHU.

HOW DO WE BUILD THE WORKFORCE, THAT'S ANOTHER CHALLENGE THAT IS SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE TO FACE.

SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE PERHAPS PARTNER WITH THE D.O.E., AND THEN WE COULD HAVE STUDENTS WORK WITH SMALL BUSINESSES, THEY CAN LEARN THINGS AT THE SAME TIME.

AND SMALL BUSINESSES CAN HAVE THOSE WORKERS AS WELL.

SO JUST NEED TO BE CREATIVE AND COME UP WITH DIFFERENT WAYS TO ADDRESS THESE SOLUTIONS AND I BELIEVE THAT IF WE CAN ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY, IN THIS CONVERSATION, THEN THEY CAN PROVIDE US WITH SOME ANSWERS THAT PERHAPS WE HAVEN'T CONSIDERED.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS TO SEE MORE COMMUNITY EN ENGAGEMENT.

SO WE CAN HEAR THEIR VOICE AS HOW WE CAN BETTER SERVE THE COMMUNITY.

>>Lauren: ANYTHING ON SMALL BUSINESS BACKBONE OF WAIPAHU?

>> YEAH.

SMALL BUSINESS OWNER FOR 20 YEARS.

DEFINITELY.

SHOULD BE MORE INCENTIVE LOANS, TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE.

RIGHT NOW, LOANS AVAILABLE JUST HIGH RATES.

JUST PROCESS OF GETTING ONE IS SO COMPLICATED.

THAT A LOT OF BUSINESS DON'T HAVE TIME TO DO ALL OF THAT STUFF.

SO IF THERE'S A WAY TO MAKE EASIER FOR BUSINESSES TO GET LOANS, WAYS TO GIVE THEM CID I INCENTIVE, TO WOULD BE GREAT.

CREDITS.

I'M THE PERSON ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO BE ENTREPRENEURIAL HAVE THEIR OWN BUSINESS, THAT IS THE CORE, FOUNDATION OF OUR ECONOMY.

THAT IS ALSO ONE WAY TO COME COMBAT COST OF LIVING PEOPLE HAVING OWN BUSINESS AND ALSO HAVE JUST QUALITY MORE QUALITY TIME WITH OUR FAMILY DON'T HAVE TO SPEND SO MUCH TIME WORK SOMEONE ELSE.

>> ONE THING THAT I DID FORGET IS SMALL BUSINESSES ARE HURT WITH THE MINIMUM PAY RAISE.

CAUGHT IN THE MIL MIDDLE I'M IN FAVOR OF THE MINIMUM PAY WAGE.

16, 2 YEARS, $18.

SMALL BUSINESS PEOPLE ARE TELLING ME WHAT THE STATE DOING TO HELPS IN THE SMALL BUSINESS?

RAISING COST FOR THEM TO HIRE IT EMPLOYEE.

BUT DON'T HAVE ANYTHING BACK.

SO I SAID, I DON'T DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER YET, HO' HOPE WE CAN HELP THEM AS MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES, THAT THE SMALL BUSINESSES GET HURT BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE.

I HAVEN'T FOUND THAT ANSWER YET.

>>Lauren: THIS VIEWER WROTE IN ONEMENT A LITTLE BIT OF LENGTHY QUESTION.

PROVIDING CONTEXT.

READ THE FULL THING.

MANY FAMILIES IN DISTRICT 36 LIVE IN MULTIGENERAL R HOMES OFTEN MIOFFMODIFYING HOUSES OR G HOUSES TO AGING KUPUNA TORE FAMILY UNDER ONE ROOF.

PROVIDING LIVING EXPENSE CAN TRIGGER HIGHER REAL PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENTS AND COMPLICATE HOME EXEMPTIONS STATUS.

HOW WILL YOU COORDINATE COU COUNTY D STATE LAWMAKERS ENSURE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS AND HOUSING POLICIES PROTECT MULTIGENERATIONAL LOCAL FAMILIES FROM BEING PRICED OUT?

TOUGH ONE.

I LIVE IN MULTIGENERATIONAL HOME.

SO I CAN RELATE AS TO WHY THAT QUESTION WAS ASKED.

THIS ONE IS COMPLEX BECAUSE PROPERTY TAXES IS THROUGH THE CITY & COUNTY.

AND NOT WITH THE STATE.

SO THERE NEEDS TO BE A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO IN TERMS OF WORKING TOGETHER, IS THAT WE CAN HOPEFULLY LOWER THOSE PROPERTY TAXES AND I KNOW THAT LIKE FOR KUPUNA, THEY HAVE SPECIAL PROGRAMS WHERE THAT WILL REDUCE PROPERTY TAX OF THEIR HOMES.

SO WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN BENEFIT THESE MULTIGENERATIONAL HOMES.

WHEN IT COMES TO HOUSING.

I DON'T HAVE A QUICK SOLUTION TO THAT.

BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE TABLE SO WE CAN HAVE THESE ROBUST CONVERSATIONS TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN IT ADDRESS OR LOWER THOSE PROPERTY TAXES MULTIGENERATIONAL HOMES.

>> CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE BECAUSE PEOPLE FROM THE MAINLAND SAY, WELL, HAWAII HAS ONE OF THE LOWEST PROPERTY TAXES.

IF YOU GO TO THE MAINLAND, THEY PAY.

MORE.

BUT HAWAII ALSO HAS HIGH COST OF LIVING.

COSTS MORE TO LIVE IN THE STATE.

SO IT KIND OF LIKE SHE SAID HAVE TO FIND A BALANCE WHERE WE CAN HELP THE PEOPLE WITH PROPERTY TAX, OR ESPECIALLY THE KUPUNA AND SENIORS WITH FIXED INCOME.

I THINK THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE CAUGHT WITH THE EXPENSE AT THAT PROPERTY TAX, SOMEBODY NEXTDOOR SELLS THE HOUSE, FOR $1 MILLION, OR $2 MILLION, THEIR PROPERTY TAX GOES UP TOO.

WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY HOW WE CAN HELP THE KUPUNA AND SENIORS KEEP THEIR TAXES LOW AS POSSIBLE TO SURVIVE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII.

>>Lauren: WOULD YOU AGREE WITH THAT?

>> WELL, HOUSING IS COMPLEX ISSUE.

I DO SUPPORT MULTIGENERATIONAL HOMES.

BECAUSE THAT IS ONLY WAY FOR OHANA TO BE TOGETHER AND PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY A HOME.

DAISY AS AN ATTORNEY CAN'T AFFORD THAT.

SO FOR ME, I WOULD DEFINITELY SUPPORT THOSE THINGS.

BUT DEFINITELY ALSO, WITH THE KUPUNA, THEY HAVE FIXED INCOMES.

WANT TO MAKE SURE C CARE TAKE CARE OF THEM.

MAIN TAWMPLES TAXES FOR THEM.

PART OF ISSUE COST I HAVE LRFING EVERYTHING WE CAN FOR WAIPAHU, DO EVERYTHING WE CAN.

FAMILIES CAN'T AFFORD HOME.

OVER AND OVER AGAIN,, ADDRESS COST OF LIVING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, JUST BURDEN, WHAT I DO DOOR-TO-DOOR I MEAN THE PAIN PEOPLE'S FACES AND DISTANT APPOINTMENT OF THEIR FAMILIAR -- DISTANT APPOINTMENT OF FAMILY MEMBERS LEAVING THE STATE.

THINGS LIKE THAT REALLY, YEAH.

VERY DISAPPOINTING TO SEE ALL OF THAT.

>>Lauren: TOPIC OF WAIPAHU HAVING SO MANY HIGH CONCENTRATION OF THOSE MULTIGENERATIONAL HOMES, WHAT DO YOU THINK CAN BE DONE, JUST TALKING ABOUT THE PROPERTY TAXES.

WHAT CAN BE DONE FOR THE FAMILIES, YOUNGER GENERATIONS WHO ARE LIVING WITH AND CARING FOR THEIR KUPUNA?

ERIC START WITH YOU.

>> I THINK, IT'S GOOD THAT WE HAVE THIS MULTIGENERATIONAL RIGHT NOW.

BUT EVENTUALLY WOULD LIKE TO ACTUALLY SEE FAMILIES HAVING THEIR OWN HOME.

IF THERE'S A WAY WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN, TO WHERE THIS PROGRAM WE CAN HELP PEOPLE AFFORD HOME, LIKE ZERO DOWN PAYMENT, INTEREST RATES AND SO FORTH, AND FOR THE KUPUNA IN INTERIM, TAKING CARE OF THEM I THINK THINK IF YOU HAVE ENVIRONMENT THAT'S MORE APPROPRIATE FOR KUPUNA, FOR ME I'M LOOKING AT KUPUNA ACTUALLY HAVING MORE SERVICE PROVIDED TO THEM.

AFFORDABLE CARE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

BECAUSE I KNOW FOR EXAMPLE FOR ME, WHETHER MY MOM ACTUALLY VERY SICK, SO MANY OF US, AS CHILDREN, HARD TO CARE FOR THEM.

WHEN MY MOM WAS SAKE SICK.

LOOK AT WHAT SERVICE WES CAN PROVIDE FOR KUPUNA TO HAVE BETTER CARE,.

>>Lauren: YEAH.

>> BENEFITS TO LIVING IN THE MULTIGENERATIONAL HOME.

I SUPPORT PEOPLE LIVING IN MULTIGENERATIONAL HOMES.

BUT HOW DO YOU SUPPORT THEM SO TTHEY CAN AFFORD AND SAFE SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE THE FUTURE THAT THEY DREAM OF.

THAT IS WHERE I THINK WE NEED TO FOCUS ON.

AND SEE HOW WE CAN ADDRESS THAT.

AND PART OF IT IS OFFERING THESE SPECIAL PROGRAMS.

IF YOU CARE FOR POWER YOUR PATS PATIENTPATIENTS OR MULTIGENERATN A FAMILY PERHAPS YOU COULD GET SOME KIND OF TAX BREAK FOR THAT.

RECEIVE SOME TYPE OF, INCENTIVE.

FOR THAT.

AS WELL.

SO AGAIN, THIS IS AREA THAT NEEDS TO BE EXPLORED FURTHER AND BECAUSE HAWAII WE HAVE LIMITED SPACE, AND IF WE ARE UNABLE TO PRODUCE MORE HOMES, THAT IS GOING TO BE THE NORM.

THESE MULTIGENERATIONAL HOMES.

SO WE NEED TO REALLY START LOOKING AT HOW CAN WE BETTER SUPPORT THOSE TYPE OF FAM FAMILIES.

WAIPAHU ONLY WAY THEY CAN SURVIVE.

WITH OHANA HOUSING, LIKE NEIGHBOR ACROSS THE STREET BOUGHT A HOUSE FOR $1.2 MILLION.

TO SURVIVE PAY FOR IT HE HAS LIKE TWO OR THREE RELATIVES LIVING WITH HIM.

BECAUSE THEIR MORTGAGE IS LIKE 5 TO $7,000 A MONTH.

ACTUALLY CHEAPER FOR ME, I RENT OUR HOUSE FOR $1,800.

THREE BEDROOM.

INSTEAD OF BUYING A HOUSE PAYING $5,000 A MONTH.

KIND OF HIGH.

ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT TOO.

IN TERMS OF THE ISSUE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ONE OF THE ISSUES I THINK ALSO NEED TO ADDRESS IS JUST HIGHRISING COST OF RENNE.

UNABLE TO AFFORD HOMES.

COST OF RENT.

THE RENT, THEY BEING GIVEN IS JUST, HORRENDOUS.

I MEAN, TALK ABOUT THE HOA.

>> FROM HOA TO EVEN JUST RENTAL ITSELF.

A LOT OF INVESTORS OUT THERE REALLY MILKING THE ADVANTAGE, UNDER SERVICE GROUP, PEOPLE IMMIGRANTS COME TO THE ISLAND.

I MEAN, AGAIN, JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE THAT WAY.

I MEAN, WE TALK AMERICAN DREAM OF BUT IT'S THERE.

SO FAR OUT OF SIGHT FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.

>>Lauren: TRY TO SQUEEZE IN TWO MORE QUESTIONS.

COUPLE MINUTES LEFT.

DO REALLY QUICK ANSWERS FOR.

BECAUSE COUPLE PEOPLE ASKING, THIS ONE FROM BENJIE.

WHERE DO THE CANDIDATES STAND ON THE ISSUE OF GAMBLING?

COUPLE QUESTIONS ASKING THIS.

>> MYSELF, LOTTERY FOR EDUCATION IS GAMBLING.

SO BUT I THINK THE BENEFIT TO HELP THE PATIENT IS NOT PAYING FOR COLLEGE EDUCATION PAR ENT S FOR KIDS, THINK IT'S MORE IMPORTANT IN THAT FACT TO HAVE A LOTTERY FOR EDUCATION.

I'M NOT PUSHING FOR CASINOS WANT A LOTTERY FOR EDUCATION TO STUDENTS COULD GO TO COLLEGE FREE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII.

>> OKAY.

I HAVE MIX FEELING ABOUT IT.

I DEFINITELY DO NOT WANT LAS VEGAS HERE IN HAWAII.

THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE NEED.

ALSO, I KNOW THERE'S STUDIES WHERE WHEN GAMBLING IS ALLOWED, PEOPLE IN LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC STATUSES HAVE THE MOST NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES.

WHEN GAMBLING IS ALLOWED AND AS IT IS ALREADY STRUGGLING TO TRY AND MAKE EN EN ENDS MEET.

RIGHT NOW I DO NOT SUPPORT GAMBLING.

YOU WOULD HAVE TO PROVIDE ME SOME FACTS AND EVIDENCE THAT IT WOULD BENEFIT PEOPLE OF MY COMMUNITY AS WELL AS HAWAII.

BEFORE I WOULD BE WILLING TO SUPPORT GAMBLING.

>> STRONG NO FOR ME.

BECAUSE OF THE REASON, RESEARCH THAT SHOWS THAT AGAIN, PEOPLE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD LOW INCOME FAMILIES WOULD HAVE THE MOST NEGATIVE EFFECT.

I DON'T WANT COMMUNITY AS REPRESENTATIVE FOR MY DISTRICT.

ALWAYS HAVE TO LOOK FOR BEST INTEREST OF EVERYBODY.

AND IT'S A STRONG NO FOR ME.

IN TERMS SAYING ABOUT HELPING EDUCATION I THINK ONE THINGS WE CAN DO IS FOR THOSE PEOPLE PARTICIPATING LIKE THOSE COLLEGE 529, SAVINGS PLAN, SHOULD BE GIVING TAX INCENTIVES OTHER STATES TO HELP THEM IT SAVE FOR CHILDREN AND ALSO I BELIEVE THAT SHOULD BE MORE EDUCATION ESPECIALLY UNDER SCHOOL LEVEL ABOUT FINANCIAL PLANNING.

YOU THINK THAT'S ALSO COMBAT HIGH COST OF LIVING, INVESTING SAVING, ET CETERA KNOW WHAT THIS DO WITH THEIR MONEY.

>>Lauren: A LOT OF VIEWER QUESTIONS FROM YOUR COLLEAGUES NEIGHBORS IN WAIPAHU.

GYOU U ONEMINUTE TO WRAP IT UP.F ELECTED, WHAT IS THE FIRST THINKING THAT YOU WANT TO TACKLE IN FIRST YEAR MAYBE IT'S THE TOP PRIORITY OR TOP ISSUE FACING WAIPAHU.

START WITH YOU.

WHY SHOULD PEOPLE O VOTE FOR YOU?

>> PEOPLE VOTE ME BECAUSE I'M LISTENING TO NIGHT CONSTITUENTS.

AGAIN.

>> MY CONSTITUENTSMENT BIGGEST ISSUE IS COST OF LIVING WE CAN LOOK AT WE CAN DO IMMEDIATELY, TO MOVE THOSE UNNECESSARY TAXES.

IN THE PAST, A LOT OF POLITICIANS SOLUTION TO PROBLEM IS INCREASING TAXES.

I THINK START LOOKING GOING BACK AND SAY, WHAT CAN WE UNDO, GIVE BACK.

BECAUSE IT'S REALLY HURTING THE PEOPLE.

SO IN MY FIRST YEAR, THAT IS LOOKING FOR.

ANYTHING, ANYTHING THAT COMES TO MY WAY TAXES, NOT SUPPORT RIGHT AWAY.

ANYTHING THAT REDUCE TAXES, I'M ALL FOR IT.

AGAIN, PLEASE VOTE FOR ME.

I LIVE IN THE DISTRICT FOR 35 YEARS.

I HAVE FOUR KIDS.

I KNOW WORKING FAMILIES GO THROUGH.

DO THE JOB.

GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE.

BUSINESS OWNER.

BEST WAY REALLY IS.

>>Lauren: MAKE SURE DAISY AND MAURICE HAVE TIME.

>> TALK TO THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND THEY KNOW KIND OF WORK THAT I'VE DONE.

DO GREAT THINGS FOR WAIPAHU.

>>Lauren: THANK YOU.

>> YEAH.

DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE IN TERMS HOW I'M GOING TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION.

I'M TO BE EFFECTIVE LEADER, AT THE LEGISLATURE, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT INTRODUCE BILLS.

AND IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT TRYING TO PASS POLICY THROUGH.

IN ORDER TO THAT, YOU REALLY NEED TO HAVE RELATIONSHIPS, YOU NEED TO HAVE RESPECT OF YOUR PEERS, AND YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO BUILD THAT ALLIANCE SO THAT YOU CAN GET WHAT YOU WANT THROUGH.

I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE THAT IN MY SHORT TIME THERE, BEEN ABLE TO BUILD THOSE RELATIONSHIPS.

BUILD THAT TRUST WITH MY LAWMAKERS.

THE FIRST THING THAT WOULD WANT TO DO IF ELECTED IS TO GET OUR COMMUNITY MORE ENGAGED.

WE REALLY NEED OUR CONSTITUENTS TO REACH OUT AND SAY, LOOK, THIS IS WHAT I WANT HAPPENING IN MY COMMUNITY.

AND I'M GOING TO IF I'M E ELECTED CONTINUE WALKING NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO LET US KNOW WHAT THEY WANT.

AND I WANT THEM TO BE INVESTED AS WELL.

SO THAT WHEN WE DO PUSH BILLS THROUGH, THEY CAN FEEL LIKE, I WAS A PART OF THAT.

YES, THIS IS WHAT MY COMMUNITY NEEDS.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO SEE MORE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

>>Lauren: THANK YOU.

GET MAURICE.

>> MY CONCERN WITH WAIPAHU DISTRICT 36:00 A.M.

PA THINK.

ONLY 3,000 PEOPLE VOTE OUT OF 10,000 TO 11,000 REGISTERED VOTERS.

EPIC THINK.

NEED TO LISTEN TO MORE OF THEM AND, THAT'S WHY I'M WALKING HOUSE TO HOUSE.

ALMOST DONE GOING TO EVERY STREET.

IT'S HARD.

THEANY WAY, I HAVE BILLS FOR LOTTERY FOR EDUCATION, FOR TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING.

AND FOR THE VETERANS AND FOR SMALL BUSINESS.

FOR KUPUNA.

I WANT TANO W TRO INTRODUCE $6,E CREDIT FOR THEM AS PER PERSON OR 12,000 FOR MARRIED COUPLES.

HOPEFULLY, WE CAN HELP THE KUPUNA AND SENIORS TO STAY HERE AND LIVE.

GOOD LIFE.

>>Lauren: THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT AND ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS.

>> COMMUNITY HAVE SPOKEN.

TELL US WHAT THEY NEED.

>>Lauren: HAVE SPOKEN.

>> H HAVE TO STOP.

A LOT OF DISCUSSION AND TALKING.

>>Lauren: I'M SORRY.

I HAVE TO WRAP UP.

WE'RE GOING TO GO TO BLACK.

THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.

>> THANK YOU.

>>Lauren: THANK YOU.

OUR VIEWERS.

FOR TUNING IN.

ASKING ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS BEING SO ENGAGED.

AND WE THANK OUR GUESTS — THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES FOR STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 36• ERIC BARSATAN AND REPRESENTATIVE DAISY HARTSFIELD, AND CANDIDATE MAURICE MORITA.

NEXT WEEK ON INSIGHTS, IT'S NOT JUST ELECTION SEASON, IT'S ALSO HURRICANE SEASON AND WITH A SUPER EL NINO EXPECTED TO PEAK IN THE COMING MONTHS, WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR HAWAI'I.

WE'LL BREAK DOWN WHAT FORECASTERS ARE WATCHING AND HOW WE SHOULD ALL BE PREPARED.

PLEASE JOIN US THEN.

I'M LAUREN DAY FOR INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAI'I.

ALOHA!

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