Insights on PBS Hawaii is sponsored by Carlsmith Ball, Aloha State Daily and the University of Hawai'i Cancer Cente CENTRAL O'AHU RESIDENTS WIL BE ELECTING A NEW REPRESENTATIVE TO THE STATE HOUSE IN NOVEMBER.

THE DISTRICT 39 SEAT IS OP, WITH THE INCUMBENT RUNNINGR A DIFFERENT OFFICE.

THE DISTRICT HAS SEEN A COMPETITIVE POLITICAL SHIFN RECENT YEARS FOLLOWING A HIGH-PROFILE CORRUPTION CA.

FOUR YEARS AGO, THE SEAT FLIPPED FROM DEMOCRAT TO REPUBLICAN, AND TWO YEARS , THE RACE WAS DECIDED BY ELN VOTES.

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

ALOHA AND WELCOME TO INSIGS ON PBS HAWAI'I.

I'M DARYL HUFF.

TONIGHT WE'RE HEARING FROME CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR STAE HOUSE DISTRICT 39, WHICH ENCOMPASSES ROYAL KUNIA, VILLAGE PARK, HONOULIULI, HO'OPILI AND PARTS OF WAIP.

FOUR YEARS AGO, THIS SEAT OPENED UP AFTER THEN REPRESENTATIVE TY CULLEN WS CONVICTED OF BRIBERY.

SINCE THEN, THE SEAT FLIPPD FROM DEMOCRAT TO REPUBLICA.

BUT WITH NO INCUMBENT, IT COULD BE ANOTHER TIGHT RACN NOVEMBER.

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

YOU CAN EMAIL OR CALL IN YR QUESTIONS AND YOU'LL FIND A LIVESTREAM OF THIS PROGRAMT PBSHAWAII.ORG AND THE PBS HAWAII YOUTUBE PAGE.

NOW, TO OUR GUESTS.

REPUBLICAN DANIEL DEGRACIAS A PROGRAM SPECIALIST WITH E STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHD IS ALSO THE O'AHU CHAIR OF HGEA'S UNIT 13 FOR SCIENTIC AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES.

HE HAS TWO DOCTORATES IN THEOLOGY AND MINISTRY AND A MASTER'S DEGREE IN POLITICL SCIENCE.

AND DEMOCRAT COREY ROSENLEE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN HA'I AND IS A MEMBER OF THE ‘EWA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD.

HE TEACHES HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT AT CAMPBELL HIGH SCHOOL AND PREVIOUSLY SERVD AS PRESIDENT OF THE HAWAI'I STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.

START OFF FIRST OF ALL.

DANIEL DEGRACIA.

WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO RUN FOR OFFICE?

>> I HAD SHARED THIS BEFORN THE PRIMARY.

NOT SO EXCITING REASON WASI HAD DISCOVERED IN THE MIDD.

PANDEMIC, THAT IN OUR FREEY SYNGENTA THAT I LIVE IN, PRECINCT, ROYAL KUNIA GRASS WAS NOT BEING CUT WE JUST D ISSUES WHERE PEOPLE WERE SETTING FIRES OR ARSONISTS WERE SETTING FIRESES IN THE DRY GRASS NEARBY BY MY HOU.

NO ONE WAS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.

TRASH WAS NOT BEING COLLECD ROUTINELY HOLES IN THE GARE CANS.

SIDEWALKS WERE BEING OVERGN BY JUST GRASS AND STARTINGO GET UNSTABLE.

AND I SAID, YOU KNOW, WHATS THE POINT OF HAVING GOVERNT IF THE VERY CORE SERVICES T WE ARE NOT BEING TAKEN CARE OF?

SO TIME U I'M THE TYPE OF PERSON WOULD I LIKE TO TAKE INITIATIVE, VERY DETAILS ORIENTED TYPE OF PERSON.

AND SO I WAS JUST REALLY OUTRAGED BY THE CONDITION T INFRASTRUCTURE WAS IN AND I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING ABOT IT.

>>Daryl: FUNNY, SOUNDS LIKE KIND OF CITY JOBS, MORE FOR COUNCILMAN.

WHY FOR STATE LEGISLATURE?

>> WELL, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT ALL GOVERNMENT ESPECIY STATE REPRESENTATIVE NEEDSO PAY ATTENTION TO DETAIL TOE THINGS THAT ARE AFFECTING RESIDENTS.

SO WORK AT THE DEPARTMENT F HEALTH, ONE OF THE THINGS T WE TALK ABOUT IS WHAT IS CALLED SOCIAL DETERMINANTSF HEALTH.

THINGS THAT I AMEL PAGEANT PEOPLE WHERE THEY LIVE.

IMPACT, BUILT ENVIRONMENT S KEY IMPACT OF PEOPLE'S HEAH OUTCOMES.

SO IT TURNS OUT THAT YOUR P CODE CAN INFLUENCE YOUR HEH OUTCOMES MORE THAN INJURE GENETIC CODE IN SOME CASE.

WHETHER T IT'S CITY ISSUE R STATE ISSUE I DON'T THINK S RIGHT THAT WE CAN SEE OUR DISTRICT IN A STATE OF DECE AND DISREPAIR AND BE SILENT ABOUT IT.

ALSO, JUST TO PARTIALLY ANR THAT, I'VE ALWAYS HAD A GRT RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR CITY COUNCILMEMBERS.

I HAD A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH RON MENOR, I HAVE A GT RELATIONSHIP WITH COUNCILMEMBER WE Y WEYER IT WANT TO REMAIN SILENT AND O NOTHING.

>>Daryl: THIRD SHOT AT THI, I HOPE YOU'RE NOT BANGING R HEAD AGAINST THE WALL.

WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO RUN AGAIN?

>> WELL, THANK YOU.

I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN HAWAII.

MY MOM SHE WAS A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER AT PRINCS KAIULANI.

MY DAD HE WAS A SOCIAL WORR STARTED PROGRAM CALLED ADUS FRIENDS FOR YOUTH DISTANT ADVANTAGED YOUTH IN HAWAII.

FOR MY FAMILY CORE OF HOW O WE GIVE BACK.

I'VE BEEN A TEACHER NOW FO0 YEARS.

20 OF THEM AT CAMPBELL HIGH SCHOOL.

TEACHING H HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT.

PROUD TO SAY S OF MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY ARE MY FORMER STUDENTS.

I'VE TRIED TO BE ABILITY VT IN OUR COMMUNITY.

ACTIVIST IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SERVE WITH PRIDE, I WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE TEACHER'S YUEUNION FOR SIX YEARS RUNG FOR OFFICE BECAUSE I WANT O GIVE OUR KEIKI GOOD SCHOOL.

I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULDN'T HAVE PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO LE ON THE STREETS.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TAKE CARE OF OUR KUPUNA.

I BELIEVE THAT IF SOMEONE WORKS HARD, THEY HAVE A JO, SHOULD BE ABLE TO AFFORD LIVING IN HAWAII.

I'M RUNNING BECAUSE I TRULY BELIEVE THAT WE CAN MAKE HAWAII A BETTER PLACE.

>>Daryl: LET ME ASK DANIEL DEGRACIA.

NEXT QUESTION ASK BOTH OF .

WHAT PERSONAL QUALITIES DOU HAVE COULD MAKE YOU EFFECTE AS A LEGISLATOR?

YOU'RE RUNNINGS A A AS A REPUBLICAN.

IF YOU'RE LUCKY MIGHT HAVEN TO A DOZEN OTHER REPUBLICA.

WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL MAKE YOU EFFECTIVE AS A LEGISLAR IN.

>> GREAT NEWS IS THAT I PREVIOUSLY WORKED AT THE HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE ON THE HOUSE STANDING COMMITTE ON HUMAN SERVICES AND ALSOE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS.

EARLY 2000S.

SO I WAS ACTUALLY RESPONSIE FOR FILING BILLS WITH THE CHIEF CLERK, WRITING THE COMMITTEE HEARING NOTICES, SITTING RIGHT THERE IN THE HEARINGS AND LISTENING AND TAKING DOWN THE INFORMATIOO WRITE THE COMMITTEE REPORT.

ROUTING THE BILLS FOR SIGNATURE WHEN THEY WERE AMENDED AND SO I'M ALREADY FAMILIAR WITH THAT PROCESS.

AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, RT NOW, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,I WORK IN THE HEALTH RESOURCS ADMINISTRATION.

SO SUPPORTING THE LEGISLATE OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMET IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN DOING FOR ALMOST A DECADE.

SO IF WE'RE JUST TALKING AT CAPABILITY WITHIN THE BUILDING, IT'S SOMETHING TT I KNOW FORWARD AND BACKWAR.

REAL REASON THAT I THINK TT I WOULD BE A GREAT LEGISLAR IS THAT I EMPATHIZE WITH TE FACT THAT PEOPLE ARE REALLY BURNED OUT RIGHT NOW.

AND THEY DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT POLICY.

THEY JUST WANT TO SEE RESUS AND THEY WANT SOMEBODY WHO THEY CAN TRUST AND KNOW WEL LOWER TEMPERATURE AND MAKE THINGS MORE CONVENIENT AND MORE UNDERSTANDABLE FOR TH AND SO AS SOMEONE WHO HAS SUFFERED MANY OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING NOW WITH HIGH COST OF LIVING, H PROBLEMS WITH GETTING ACCES TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

I EMPATHIZE WITH THAT I THK THAT AND I DON'T WANT TO BT BUT I THINK I'M VERY DIFFET KIND OF REPUBLICAN BECAUSEM MUCH MORE COMPASSIONATE AND UNDERSTANDING AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE WANTMENT WANT TO FEEL SEEN AND HEARD AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY WANT TO KNOW THAT SOMEBODY IS ON THE JOB, AND NOTHING IS GOING TO HURT TM TONIGHT.

>>Daryl: WHAT PERSONALLY ABOUT YOU DO YOU THINK WILL MAKE YOU EFFECTIVE, ESPECIY IF YOU COME AS A FRESHMAN?

>> I THINK PEOPLE JUDGE NOT JUST ON WHAT YOU SAY BUT WT YOU'VE DONE.

WHEN I FIRST GOT TO CAMPBE, WENT INTO MY CLASSROOM ANDT WAS HOT.

I SAW DURING THE DAY, TEMPERATURES RISE THE 90 TO 100 BRINGS.

BY THE END OF THE DAY STUDS PASSING OUT.

100 DEGREES.

DO YOU COMPLAIN ABOUT IT OO SOMETHING?

I DID SOMETHING.

ORGANIZE TEACHERS STUDENTS PARENTS COMMUNITY.

WENT DOWN TO CAPITOL MULTIE TIMES BECAUSE OF THE MOVEMT THAT WE STARTED THOUSAND CLASSROOMS NOW HAVE AIR AIR CONDCONDITIONING.

I'VE HAD LEAD SECOND ALARMT LARGESTUNION IN HAWAII.

DURING THAT TIME, I WENT IN THERE AND ONE OF THE BIGGET PROBLEMS FACING HAWAII IS E HAVE A SHORTAGE OF TEACHER.

STUDY PROBLEM, AND WE CREAD POLICY THAT BECAME NATIONAL MODEL.

FIRST OF ALL PAID ALL TEACS BETTER WE LOOKED AT SPECIFC AREAS.

HARDEST STAFF AREAS.

NANAKULI AND WAIANAE OR OUR ISLANDS SOME OF THEM.

LOOK SPECIAL EDUCATION.

HAWAIIAN IMMERSION AND PAID THOSE TEACHERS MORE.

AND IT'S WORTH TRYING TO RETAIN SOME OF THOSE TEACH.

ALSO, RUNNING A LARGE ORGANIZATION LIKE THAT, I D A BALANCE OF BUDGET.

WHEN DECISIONMAKING MAIM CAME DOWNREDUCING UNION ME.

ABLE TO CUT 15% OF OUR BUDT WITHOUT CUTTING IS SERVICE.

FILL ON EWA NEIGHBORHOOD BD BE THE BUFERL ZONES DEAL WH WILDFIRES.

BUFFER ZONES ILLEGAL FIREWORKS, RIGHT NOW, BIG CONCERN WE HAVE A eBIKES.

>>Daryl: MOVE ON REALLY QUICKLY BECAUSE GOT FIRST QUESTION FROM A VIEWER.

I WANT TO THANK THE VIEWERS FOR PARTICIPATING.

WHAT IS THE FIRST BILL YOU WOULD INTRODUCE IF YOU WERE ELECTED IN OFFICE?

I WON'T BACK AND FORTH SO MUCH.

COREY ROSENLEE WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU WOULD DO IF YOU'RE ELECTED TO OFFICE AD THIS IS IN LINE WITH WHAT O YOU THINK THE BIG CHAL EXAMPLES ARE IN YOUR DISTRICT -- CHALLENGES AREN YOUR DISTRICT I WANT US TOO BIG THINGS AGAIN.

NATIONAL BILL.

BUILD BACK BETTER BILL.

FAILED BECAUSE OF ONE VOTE.

AND THIS WAS ATTEMPT IT REY LIMB PIMPROVE LIVES OF PEOS ENTIRE COUNTRY.

IMPROVE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN HAWAII AND INCLUDE THINGS T DEEPLY CARE ABOUT.

INCLUDED PAID FAMILY LEAVE.

UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL.

CHILD CARE TAX CREDITS.

SOMETHING I DEEPLY CARE ABT WAS MAKING COMMUNITY COLLEE FREE.

AND I LIKE TO SEE THAT THE LEGISLATURE DO BIG THINGS T CAN REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENE IN PEOPLE'S JODY LIVES EASA LITTLE BIT MORE AFFORDABLE AFFORDABLE.>>Daryl: WHAT WOULU FIRST INTRODUCE.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT WE NEEDO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF LOWERG COST OF LIVING.

SO GENERAL EXCISE TAX EXEMPTIONS ESPECIALLY IN TE AREA OF HEALTH CARE.

FOOD, AND OTHER ESSENTIALS THAT PEOPLE NEED, ARE THINS THAT ARE GOING TO DIRECTLY IMPACT PEOPLE RIGHT AWAY.

AND I THINK THAT WE NEED TO FOCUS ON PUTTING MORE MONEY BACK IN THE POCKETS OF HAWAII'S HARD-WORKING FAMIS BECAUSE THAT GIVES THEM THE AGENCY TO DETERMINE HOW THEY'RE GOING TO SPEND THA.

IT GIVES THEM MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO PLAN FOR THEIR FAMILIES RATHER THAN GOVERNMENT ALWAYS PLANNINGL OF THE OUTCOMES FOR THEM.

>>Daryl: COREY ROSENLEE, YU LISTED SOME THINGS PRETTY EXPENSIVE.

I WOULD IMAGINE YOU ALSO WD LIKE TO SEE GENERAL EXCISEX EXEMPTIONS FOR THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT'S PRETTY COMMON DEMOCRATIC POLICY AS WELL.

HOW WOULD YOU AFFORD WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AND A, CUT TAXES?

I'LL PUT THAT SAME QUESTIOO DANNY.

>> SO, RIGHT NOW, LOOK AT HAWAII, MARK ZUCKERBERG IS BUILDING COMPOUND IN KAUAI.

JEFF BEZOS MEGA MANSION INN MAUI.

LARRY ELLISON BOUGHT THE ISLAND OF HAWAII.

IN HAWAII RIGHT NOW, BOTTOM 20% OF INCOME EARNS ACTUALY PAY HIGHER TAX RATE THAN TE TOP 1%.

IF WE JUST ASK OUR BILLIONAIRES TO PAY THEIR R SHARE.

WE WOULD HAVE NOT ASKING TM TO PAY MORE JUST FAIR SHAR WE COULD HAVE PLENTY OF MOY TO DO ALL THE THINGS I JUST LISTED.

>>Daryl: WHAT IS A FAIR SHARE AND WHAT INCOME LEVEO YOU START RAISING IT?

>> RIGHT NOW, LEGISLATURE T YEAR, PASSED SOMETHING CALD MILLIONAIRE'S TAX.

IF YOU LOOK AT OUR SYSTEM RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE AGGRESSE TAX SYSTEM.

MOST OF OUR FUNDING COMES M THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.

ONE THING I FIRMLY BELIEVEU BROUGHT THIS UP, I BELIEVEE SHOULD HAVE EXEMPTIONS FROM THE G.E.T.

FOR FOOD AND MEDICINE.

AND SO HOW DO WE PAY FOR THESE THINGS?

RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE TAX SYSM WHERE THESE BILLIONAIRES DT HAVE SAME TAX RATE.

HAVE A STRATEGY CALLED BUY BORROW AND DIE.

THEY GET MOST OF THEIR WEAH FROM STOCK OPTION AND THOSE ARE NOT TAXED SAME WAY AS INCOME.

SO THESE PEOPLE PAY LOWER X RATE.

AND SO IF WE JUST ASK OUR BILLIONAIRES TO PAY THEIR R SHARE.

WE WOULD HAVE ENOUGH MONEY.

I WOULD LIKE TO START TAXES HIGHER INCOMES RATES MAKE T SO THEY HAVE EQUIVALENT SHE OF TAXATION AS THE REST OFS DO.

>>Daryl: DO YOU WANT TO RESPOND.

>> ONE OF THE GREAT THINGSS THAT AFTER I LEFT LEGISLAT, IN 2010, ONE OF THE FIRST THING THAT I DID WORKED FOR GRASSROOTS INSTITUTE AND TE FIRST INDIVIDUAL TO EVER INDEPENDENTLY AUDIT STATE F HAWAII.

SPECIAL FUNDS SINCE 1991.

THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT NOY HAD DONE BEFORE.

AND WHAT PEOPLE WERE SHOCKD DO KIS DISCOVER ACTUAL A LF MONEY IN THE STATE OF HAWA.

THAT A LOT OF MONEY IN VARS ACCOUNTS AND FUND MANY PEOE HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT.

WHEN WE FAST FORWARD TO 20, FOR EXAMPLE, BEFORE WE STAT MOVING THE LEVERS OF TAXAT, WE SHOULD LOOK AT THE BALAS THAT WE HAVE ALREADY.

FOR EXAMPLE, WITH TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMIL, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS IS THAT HAWAII'S BALANCE OF TF FUNDS IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGR THAN MANY OTHER STATES OF E UNION.

AND THOSE MONIES COULD BE IMMEDIATELY BE DRAWN DOWN D PUT IMMEDIATELY IN THE HANS OF THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST.

SO WHILE IT'S.

>>Daryl: NEED EXPLAIN THAT BETTER.

WHEN YOU SAY TANF FUND, I THOUGHT JUST FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND STATE PAYING THAT.

>> RIGHT.

SO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTES THAT TO EACH OF THE STATES.

AND HAWAII COAST TO BASICAY START BANK ITS TANF FUNDS DURING PANDEMIC.

SO WE STARTED TO SPEND THAT DOWN.

BUT THERE IS A HUGE AMOUNTF MONEY IN THERE.

SO SOME OF THAT CAN BE USED FOR PURPOSES LIKE PUTTING MONEY DIRECTLY IN THE HANDF SINGLE MO MOTHERS.

>>Daryl: I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

DO YOU PHILOSOPHICALLY, DISAGREE WITH WHAT MR.

CORY ROSENLEE SAID ABOUT TAXINGA MILLIONAIRE TAX OR TAX HIGT INCOME EARNERS.

>> WE HAVE UNDERSTAND YOU N HAVE TAXATION.

WHILE TAXATION IS OCCURRING MONETARY POLICY AT THE GLOL AND NATIONAL LEVEL IS OCCURRING AT THE SAME TIME.

SO YOU HAVE INFLATION WHICS INCREASE IN MONEY SUPPLY, D YOU COULD HAVE SITUATION WE LITERALLY, WE'RE TAXING MILLIONAIRES BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE CONSIDERED HIH INCOME EARNERS.

BUT YOU COULD HAVE SITUATIN WHERE NOW MIDDLE CLASS PEOE ARE MILLIONAIRES ON PAPER T YET THEY DON'T HAVE THAT PURCHASING POWER.

SO IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR TAXATION TO WORK WHEN YOU E A MOVING TARGET OF THE MONY SUPPLY.

AS A REPUBLICAN I THINK THT FIRST THING THAT WE NEED TO IS LOOK AT THE MONEY THAT E ALREADY HAVE IN OUR FUNDS,D SPEND THOSE DOWN.

AND THEN WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH THE PUBLICD WE CAN HAVE HEARINGS AND WE CAN HAVE TOWN HALLS.

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERIA WAS FOUND ON THE PRINCIPLEO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION.

DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T GET TAXED UNLESS YOU HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE.

IT MEANS WE'RE NOT GOING TO ANYTHING WITHOUT FIRST CONSULTING PEOPLE WHO WILLE AFFECTED.

>>Daryl: RESPONSE.

>> SURE.

SO WE DON'T HAVE TO IMAGINE WHAT THE REPUBLICAN AGENDA.

WE'VE SEEN IT.

REPUBLICANS PASSED ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL.

AND WHAT DID THIS BILL DO?

THE MAJOR B BENEFICIARIES F THIS BILL WERE THE WEALTHY.

ALMOST A TRILLION DOLLARS F TAX CUTS.

IT IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BIGGEST TRANSFERS OF WEALTH FROM THE POOR TO THE RICH.

I WANT TO SAY THAT AGAIN.

WHEN THE BIGGEST TRANSFERSF WEALTH FROM POOR TO RICH.

IN ORDER TO PAY FOR THOSE X CUTS, USING RECONCILIATION.

>>Daryl: BRIEFLY.

I THINK MOST PEOPLE GOT TAX BRAINGS FROM THAT BILL.

NOT JUST TAX BREAKS, MAJORY OF THE TAX CUTS, 70 TO 80% WENT TO THE TOP 10% OF INCE EEARNS MIDDLE CLASS AND POR EVERYONE DECOIT RATED MEDID CUTS SNAP BENEFITS COME OUT LESS.

>>Daryl: MEANT TO CLARIFY YOU'RE SAYING GOVERNMENT BENEFITS THAT WERE CUT IN T BILL ARE PART OF THE WEALTH SHIFT.

>> RIGHT.

WHEN DANNY TALKS ABOUT FUNS THAT WE HAD TO DO LOCALLY,T THE LEGISLATURE, THIS YEAR, THEY HAD TO INCREASE FUNDIG FOR MEDICAID.

THEY HAD TO INCREASE FUNDIG FOR SNAP BENEFITS.

WE HAD TO MAKE UP FOR THOSE CUTS TO MAKE SURE OUR KEIKI AND KUPUNA DIDN'T GO HUNGR.

IF WE JUST LET THOSE CUTS O INTO EFFECT, IT'S GOING TO DEEPLY IMPACT THE PEOPLE OF HAWAII.

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN OUR DISTRICT ALONE ARE NOT GOIG TO RECEIVE THEIR SNAP BENES LEFT UP TO THE REPUBLICAN AGENDA.

A THOUSAND PEOPLE IN OUR DISTRICT THAT WOULD LOSE MEDICAID BENEFITS.

BENEFICIARIES OF MEDICAID E OUR KUPUNA KEIKI.

PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

>>Daryl: IN HEALTH FIELD, YOU WORK WITH PEOPLE IN THS CONDITION.

PART OF YOUR JOB, ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT THE FEDERAL CUTS TO HEALTH HEALTH BENE.

>> LOCAL LEVEL FOR OUTCOMES INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL ATLAS WE CAN CONTROL FROM, THAT QUESTION CONTROL LEGISLATIG IN CONGRESS.

I'M NOT RUNNING FOR CONGRE.

>>Daryl: CONGRESS DOES AFFECT YOU AS LOCAL LEGISLATOR.

>> IT DOES.

WORKING AT THE DEPARTMENT F HEALTH, WE HAVE TO PROVIDEE SERVICES THAT PEOPLE ARE COUNTING ON, AND THAT THEY REQUIRE WITH WHAT WE HAVE.

SIMPLE ANSWER TO THIS QUESN IS WE CANNOT IN HOUSE DISTT 39, CONTROL WHAT THE FEDERL RESERVE OR WAS THE U.S.

CONGRESS IS DOING.

BUT WE CAN DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER THROUGH ADMINISTRATIVE RULES,EL THROUGH LEGISLATIVE ACTIONO MAKE SURE THAT, WHAT WE HAE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY OVER WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF.

SO I DON'T WANT TO SPECULAE ABOUT WHAT THE CONGRESS IS GOING TO DO OR WHATEVER, AL WE KNOW IS WHAT WE HAVE RIT NOW.

I WILL TELL YOU AS PROGRAM SPECIALIST AT THE HE DIDNF HEALTH, WE DON'T GET TO COMPLAIN.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WE HAE TO WORK WITH WHAT WE HAVE.

PEOPLE IN HO HOUSE DISTRIC9 SAYING I UNDERSTAND THAT THINGS ARE ROUGH FOR EVERYBODY.

ROUGH FOR US TOO.

AND SO THEY'RE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO COME IN AND SAY, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO AT ME?

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE TAKE CAREOF MY FAMILY IVE N THEY HAVE TO FEED AND PUT THROUGH SCHOOL.

EVERYONE HAS CHILDREN.

HERE'S THE THING, IF I DIDT BELIEVE, IF I DIDN'T BELIEE IN PEOPLE HAVING MEDICARE R MEDICAID, I WOULDN'T BE WORKING AT THE DEPARTMENT F HEALTH.

I'M THERE.

>>Daryl: ORIGINAL QUESTION.

ARE YOU CONCERN ABOUT THE S FEDERAL LEVEL TO THOSE PROGRAMS?

>> WELL, OBVIOUSLY, IT'S GG TO IMPACT THE PROGRAM.

BUT WHAT I'M MORE CONCERNES MAKING THINGS SO UNTENABLET THE LOCAL LEVEL, THAT WE'RE REACTING IN A WAY THAT PUTS MORE HURT IN PEOPLE AS POCKETBOOKS, AND PEOPLE'S FUTURE PLANS.

THAT IS WHAT I'M MORE CONCERNED ABOUT.

>>Daryl: DO YOU WANT TO RESPOND.

>> OUR JOB FOR THE NEXT COE OF YEARS.

THESE CUT CUTS ARE GOING TT PEOPLE.

I'VE BEEN TEACHER FOR 30 YEARS.

I CAN TELL YOU I'VE SEEN KS COME TO MY CLASSROOM DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH FOOD TO EAT.

I THINK ONE OF THE DEEPEST THINGS THAT WE OWE OUR COMMUNITIES EMPATHY TO TAKE CARE OF OUR KEIKI.

TAKE CARE OF OUR KUPUNA.

ONE OF MY STRONGEST GOALS N LIFE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE D ALL OF OUR OUR KEIKI.

BEEN THE FIRST LADY DAWN IGE BREAKFAST PROGRAM.

I WANT TO SEE FREE MEALS AT OUR SCHOOLS.

AND WHEN THE CONGRESS CUTS THINGS, SUCH AS SNAP BENEF, CUTS MEDICAID, 10% OF MEDID RECIPIENTS ARE KUPUNA.

70% THESE SNAP BENEFITS ARE DISABILITY KUPUNA AND OUR KEIKI.

THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

THE LEGISLATURE IS GOING TO HAVE TO FUND PROGRAMS TOO E SURE THAT WE TAKE CARE OF R COMMUNITY.

>>Daryl: MOVING ON.

ANOTHER QUESTION THAT CAME FROM SCR VIEWERS A LOT OF R IN IT YOUR DISTRICT FROM TY CULLEN ON.

QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER WHAE DID AND SENATOR ENGLISH DID AND NOW, GOT THIS OTHER SCANDAL.

COMES TO THE TRUST IN GOVERNMENT, SO DANIEL DEGN KAILUA,EL SUPPORT TERM LIMS FOR STATE LEGISLATORS?

HAVE TERM LIMITS.

WHY NOT STATE LEGISLATORS.

>> WOULD YOU SUPPORT THAT?

TRYING TO WALK INTO LEGISLATURE.

WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO HAA LIMIT ON HOW LONG YOU SERV?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

I THINK THAT TERM LIMITS IS CRITICAL TO MAKING SURE THT GOVERNMENT DOES NOT BECOME SNAG NATIONSTAGNANT INCUMBW LEGISLATIVE BARRONS AND THEY'RE LITERALLY LIVING AD DYING IN OFFICE.

THE AND I THINK BENGHAZI LYNN FLNG U BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SAID, ANT A VIL VILLAIN HE'LL STAB N SOMETIMES WE CAN GET THE WG PERSON IN OFFICE BY ACCIDET OR CHANCE.

STAB YOU IN THE BACK AND OE THEY'RE EN IN ENR EN ERR ED DIFFICULT TO MOVE TELL THE.

OVER 90% OF INCUMBENTS AUTOMATICALLY RE-ELECTED BECAUSE OF EN INCUMBENCY ADVANTAGE.

AS A CHECK ON, CORRUPTION,D ALSO AS A MEANS TO BUILD I, NEW IDEAS AND FRESH BLOOD, THAT WE NEED TO HAVE TERM LIMITS.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'M NOT RUNNING FOR OFFICE BECAUSE I WANT TO BECOME A CAREER LEGISLATOR.

I'M RUNNING BECAUSE I'M VEY DISDISTURBED BY THE DIRECTN THAT OUR STATE IS GOING, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE IN DECLINED I FEEL THAT THE PEOPLE OF R DISTRICT NEED SOMEBODY WHON MAKE THEM FEEL SEEN.

I WANT TO DO THE JOB AND GT OUT.

SO IF WE DON'T PASS TERM LIMITS I WILL TERM LIMIT MYSELF AND ALLOW PEOPLE TO RISE UP.

I'M JUST THERE TO GET THE B DONE.

>>Daryl: YOUR ANSWER TO THT QUESTION?

>> COMAS TO TERM LIMITS FRUSTRATION THAT PEOPLE HAE TO DO NOT WANT CAREER POLITICIAN.

WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THAT.

AND THE ADVANTAGE IS THAT INCUMBENTS HAVE OVER CHALLENGERS.

THE REAL ROOT OF THE PROBLM IS NOT TERM LIMITES.

IT'S HUGE DISCREPANCY BETWN THE AMOUNT THAT INCUMBENTS HAVE AND FUNDING, AND WHAT CHALLENGERS ARE IN FUNDING.

INCUMBENT IT'S KIND TIME AR TIME WIN THEIR ELECTION.

I THINK THAT IF WE WANT TOT THE POINT, WHERE IT'S A FAR ELECTION FOR EVERYONE, ANYE HAS A CHANCE OF WINNING, IS THAT WE HAVE PUBLICLY FUND ELECTION.

I WANT TO SEE IS DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE CHALLENGE.

INCUMBENT.

EVERYONE STARTS OFFICER WIH THE SAME AMOUNT.

AND STARTS OFF APPLAUD LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR TOOK ACTION TO THE CITIZENS UNID CASE TO MAKE SURE WE TAKE MONEY OUT OF POLITIC AS WE I LIKE TO SEE THIS.

TAKEN STEPS TO DO PUBLICLY FUNDED ELECTION.

BUT ONE OF THINGS ABOUT THE RACE THAT DANNY AND ARE RUNNING FOR HOUSE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 20% TURNOVR EVERY YEAR.

8 YEARS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ALREADY TUD OVER.

70 TO 80%.

PRETTY GOOD TO HAVE SOME PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCE IN BUILDING AND NEW IDEAS TOO.

>>Daryl: GIVE DANNY CHANCE TO RESPOND.

ALSO I WANT THE TO POINT OT THAT IS RIGHT ON POINT OF E QUESTION I WAS ABOUT TO RE.

I DON'T LIKE READING THEM.

ONE KIND LONG.

TONY SAYS.

WHAT WILL CANDIDATES SUPPOT CHANGES TO CAMPAIGN SPENDIG LAWS AND OTHER SUGGESTION O BRING INTEGRITY BACK TO GOVERNMENT?

DANIEL DEGRACIA RESPOND.

WHAT DO YOU SUPPORT IN THAT RESPECT?

PUBLICLY FUND ELECTIONS WHT YOUR OPPONENT SUGGESTED.

>> WELL, I THINK THAT WE ND TO BE VERY CAREFUL BECAUSEE DON'T WANT TO BUILD SYSTEM WHICH WORKS TODAY BUT DOEST WORK TOMORROW.

AND AMERIN SYSTEM WORKS BECAUSE WE HAA FREE MARKET OF IDEAS.

AND I WANT TO BE VERY CAUTS ABOUT GIVING GOVERNMENT ADDITIONAL POWERS TO PICK D CHOOSE WINNERS A LOSERS.

AEN EVEN WITH STARTED OUT PUBLIC FUNDED LE LEAKS ELES EVERYBODY STARTS OUT FROM E SAME POSITION.

FUNDED ELECTIONS WHAT HAPPENS IF,E ONLY CANDIDATE THAT IS RUNG IN PARTICULAR DISTRICT IS MORALLY R REPREHENSIBLE TOE PEOPLE THERE.

YOU COULD HAVE THAT SITUATN I WOULD FEEL VERY GOOD ABOT BEING ATTACHE TAXED TO PAYE WSUPPORTED THINGS I. NET .

WITH PRIVATE CONTRIBUTION U HAVE WORK FOR IT.

CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM, I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT THAE NOT USE RULES TO BECOME ANOTHER FORM OF INSTITUTIOL GATEKEEPING.

SO BOTH OF US HAVE TO FILEA REPORT, DUE BY TOMORROW.

A LOT OF WORK THAT WENT INO THAT HE IF YOU JUST MAKING THEM SLIGHTEST MISTAKE, ITS LIKE YOU BAD BOY.

NOW YOU'RE CORRUPT AND CAN YOU'RE A CRIMINAL.

MANY TIMES JUST A COMMON MISTAKE.

AND THE SYSTEM IS NOT NEUT.

A LOT OF TIMES INCUMBENTS E IT THAT WAY BECAUSE THEY HE THE ABILITY TO PAY THE COMPLIANCE COST AND START P CANDIDATES LIKE CORY AND MYSELF WE REALLY HAVE TO WK IT AND WE CAN'T AFFORD TO E CPAS KEEPING US IN COMPLIAE ON EVERYTHING.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THATS A MATTER OF DOCTRINE WE SHD APPROACH EVERYTHING CAREFUY ABILITY THOUGHTFULLY BEFORE JUST JUMPING INTO IT.

>>Daryl: GO TO THE CORE THE OF THE QUESTION.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO, CHANGE O INCREASE PUBLIC TRUST THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT CORRUPT?

>> MY FATHER WAS KERNEL INE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AND HIM AND MANY ER VETERANS AN PLOFORTS POLICE OFFICERS RAISED SLOWING THAN SAYS WL NOT LIE, CHEAT OR STEAL OR TOLERATE THOSE AMONG US WHO DO.

RAISED ON A SLOGAN YOU CAN CHANGE LAWS AND GOVERNMENTS WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGED PEOPS HEART AND MINDS AND THERE S NO WAY, THAT YOU CAN HAVE CORRUPT PEOPLE FOLLOWED LA.

BECAUSE THEY WILL ALWAYS FD A LOOPHOLE OR WAY AROUND T. SO MY ANSWER TO THAT AS A REPUBLICAN, AS A CONSERVATE IF YOU WANT TO MAKE HAWAIIA BETTER PLACE YOU FIRST HAVO START WITH MAKING HEARTS AD MINDS OF THOSE WOULD RUN FR OFFICE BETTER.

>>Daryl: YOU WANT TO RESPOND?

>> SURE.

>>Daryl: BOTH OF YOU GUYS, FEEL LIKE YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING, BOTH BEING VERY POLITE.

GO AHEAD AND JUMP RIGHT INF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW UP WITH SOMEBODY.

GO AHEAD.

>> UNFORTUNATELY, LOOK AT T HAPPENED LOCALLY.

LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENED RECENTLY WITH CORRUPTION.

LOOK AT OUR OWN DISTRICT WH TY CULLEN.

AND YOU LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN NATIONALLY.

WE'VE NORMALLIED CORRUPTIO.

NORMALIZE CORRUPTION.

I WL TELL YOU JUST SO FRUSTRATED DAILY BASIS SEEING CORRUPTN HAPPEN PRESIDENTIAL LEVEL.

WE'VE SEEN DONALD TRUMP TAN BILLIONS OF DOLLARS THROUGH CRYPTCOINS, $400 MILLION CATARI JET.

STOCK TRADES $1.8 MILLION SLUSH FUND.

IRS CAN NEVER AUDIT HIM AG.

TARIFFS HAD DIAMONDS UNTIL THEY GAVE HIM A BIG DIAMON.

TARIFFS WERE LIFTED.

NATIONALLY OR LOCALLY, WHEN YOU TAKE MONEY OUT OF POLITICS.

>> YOU MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE'S VOICES.

I WANT TO ANSWER DANNY'S CONCERN.

THERE ARE PLACES WHERE IN ORDER TO GET THE FUNDING, U HAVE TO SHOW VIABILITY.

YOU HAVE TO GET PEOPLE TO DONATE FIVE DOLLARS.

>>Daryl: PUBLIC FINANCING.

>> PUBLIC ELECTIONS.

WHEN YOU RUN, ONE OF FIRST LESSONS I LEARNED FIRST RAN FOR OFFICE ASK PEOPLE AND T TWENTY DOLLARS IT'S TWENTY DOLLARS.

THAT'S A BIG DEA.

IT TAKES A LOT OF $20 DONOS TO EQUAL ONE $2,000 DONOR.

RIGHT?

AND I THINK THAT WHEN YOU E 100 PEOPLE GIVING YOU TWENY DOLLARS SAYS SAYS SOMETHIN.

MAKE IT FAIR.

PUBLICLY FUNDED ELECTION.

>>Daryl: GIVE YOU A CHANCE AS REPUBLICAN TO RESPOND TO WHAT HE SAID ABOUT CORRUPTN WASHINGTON.

IS THAT CONCERN FOR YOU, BEHAVIOR THE PRESIDENT?

>> I DON'T WANT TO COMMENTN THINGS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OFY LANE.

THE REASON.

>>Daryl: NOT GOING LET YOU GET AWAY WITH THAT.

AS A ELECTED OFFICIAL, IT'N YOUR LANE.

>> RIGHT.

I UNDERSTAND THAT.

BUT I AM NOT GOING TO CAST DISPERSIONS ON PRESIDENT TRUMP.

PEOPLE OF HOUSE DISTRICT 39 VOTED FOR THEIR CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT AND THAT IS BETWN THEM AND THEIR BALLOT.

SO I AM NOT RUNNING TO LITIGATE WHAT GOES ON AT TE NATIONAL LEVEL.

I'M RUNNING FOR OFFICE BECE I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE PERSONAL OUTCOMES OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO LIVE IN HAWAII EVERY SINGLE DAY.

PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS BEEN IN OFFICE FOR LESS THAN 8 YEA.

BUT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HS BEEN IN CONTROL OF HAWAII R ALMOST 80 YEARS.

SO I THINK BEFORE WE START SAYING, HOW COME TRUMP GOTA JET, I THINK WE NEED TO STT ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW COME THE DEMOCRATS HAVE BEN IN CLARKE- CHARGE FOR ALMOS THINGS GET WORSE.

NO SHORTAGE OF DEMOCRATS WO COME ON A I WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE A BETTER COST OF LIVING.

I WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE FAIR WAGES.

AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS IS TY GET INTO BIG SQUARE BUILDIG AND THEN THEY JUST BECOME E UNE PARTY.

SO I DON'T THINK WE SHOULDE ATTACKING PRESIDENT TRUMP.

I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK ATE SITUATION THAT WE HAVE RIGT HERE AND WE NEED TO STOP TRYING TO FOCUS ON THINGS T SO MASSIVE WE'RE IGNORING E SINGLE MOTHER, WOULD CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY HER BILLS ONE GUY, HAVING TO WORK THREE S JUST SO HE CAN START A FAM.

I WANT TO FOCUS THINGS ON HOUSE DISTRICT 39.

AND I KNOW THAT PEOPLE IN R DISTRICT SUPPORT PRESIDENT TRUMP.

>>Daryl: >> CAN RESPOND.

BRINGS UP WHAT HAVE THE DEMOCRATS DONE AND I AGAIN, PUT THIS SIDE BY SIDE.

GOVERNOR GREEN TOUCH TAXES MIDDLE CLASS AN POOR.

CUT TAXES.

REPUBLICANS CUT TAXES FOR E WEALTHY AND THE 10% AND BILLIONAIRE.

IN HAWAII, DEMOCRATS HAVE RAISED MINIMUM WAGE.

REPUBLICANS HAVE REFUSED DO THAT.

NATIONALLY, REPUBLICANS CUT MEDICAID.

THEY CUT SNAP BENEFITS.

TALKS ABOUT THE SINGLE MOM.

I AGREE.

GO YOU DON'T CUT HER FOOD D THEN YOU SUPPORT HER.

RIGHT.

>> NEED TO MAKE SURE WE FUD THOSE PROGRAMS.

WHAT DID DEMOCRATS DO IN WO I?

IN HAWAII FUND THOSE PROGR.

HAVE THEY DONE ENOUGH?

NO.

DEMOCRATS NEED TO DO MORE E TRUMP WASN'T WRONG WHEN HE SAID, THAT AFFORDABILITY IS ISSUE.

BUT THE WAY HE HAND AFFORDABLE WAS CUT TAX ON WEALTHY.

I THINK THE FIRST QUESTIONU ASKED ME IS WHAT DO WE NEEO DO.

AND I THINK THERE ARE BIG PROGRAMS THAT WE CAN DO IN HAWAII THAT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

THAT IS WHY I AM RUNNING FR OFFICE.

>>Daryl: DO YOU WANT TO RESPOND.

>> >> YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, E HAVE A BIG MESS AND WE HAVE JUST GOT TO START WORKING N IT HOWEVER WE CAN.

BUT WE HAVE TO ACCEPT THE T THAT OUR FIRST RESPONSIBILY IS RIGHT HERE IN HAWAII.

AND AS SOMEBODY WHO ACTUALY DOES PROCUREMENT FOR THE STATE, SOMEONE WHO ACTUALLY DEVELOPS BUDGETS AND SPENDS THINGS, I DO NOT GET TO WOK IN A WORLD WHERE I GET TO Y LIKE I WISH THAT I HAD THI.

I HAVE TO WORK WITH WHAT I HAVE.

AND MR.

AND MRS.

HAWAII, TY HAVE A BUDGET AND THEY HAVO WORK WITH WHAT THEY HAVE.

THEY ARE NOT GOING TO SUPPT US INCREASING TAXES AND SAG YOU HAVE TO FUND THIS.

AND YOU HAVE TO DO THIS AND YOU HAVE TO JUST TIGHTEN YR BELT WHILE THE GOVERNMENT DETERMINES WHAT WE SHOULD E SPENDING MORE.

SO I THINK BEFORE WE GET IO ANY OF THIS, WE NEED TO SPD WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE.

WE NEED TO CLEAN UP OUR EXISTING FUNDS AND OUR GOVERNMENT.

AND WE CAN HAE THESE DISCUSSIONS.

BUT PEOPLE ARE EXPECTING UO WORK WITH WHAT WE HAVE.

GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT BE SYSTEM WHERE IT'S NOT WORK.

SO LET'S JUST THROW MORE MY AFTER BAD.

>>Daryl: I'M GOING TO READA QUESTION FROM WANDA.

SINCE PART OF THIS DISCUSSN IS ABOUT MONEY AND HOW THE STATE GETS MONEY, WHAT ABOT REALLY REALIZED GAMBLING ALLOWING RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA INDUSTRY.

>> WHY DO SLAVES TO TOURIS?

DANNY, START WITH THOSE TWO ISSUES.

>> GAMBLING FOR MARIJUANA.

AND/OR.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

>> THE PROBLEM IS IT'S NOT JUST COLLECTING REVENUE.

IF WE PROMOTE SPECIFIC INDUSTRY, WE'RE GOING TO NW CREATE A NEW TYPE OF POLITL COMPLEX ASSOCIATED WITH TH.

A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE CONCERD THAT THERE ARE MORAL HAZARS TO MONETIZE GAMBLING, AND ESPECIALLY WITH SENIORS, AD THEN WITH CANNABIS, I'M WORRIED THAT BIG TOBACCO AE POTENTIALLY JUMP IN ON THA.

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT ALLS THEM TOEL FURTHER DETERIORE THE SITUATION THAT WE HAVE HERE IN HAWAII.

SO I THINK THAT THAT IS VEY COMPLEX ISSUE.

IT'S NOT JUST A MATTER OF , WHY AREN'T WE GOING TO SPED THAT.

WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT.

>>Daryl: ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT CANNABIS NOW?

BOTH TOGETHER.

>> BOTH CANNABIS AND GAMBLG HAVE MORAL AND POLITICAL HAZARDS.

AND SO WE NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THAT.

IF WE THINK THAT WE'RE HAVG PROBLEMS NOW, WITH THE TYPS OF INDUSTRIES THAT ARE INFLUENCING ELECTIONS NOW,I THINK WE WOULD BE IN A REAL WORLD OF HURT IF WE JUST JP TO NOW MONETIZE GAMBLING CASINOS AND CANNABIS AND SI THINK THE PEOPLE OF HOUSE DISTRICT 39 WANT TO APPROAH THINGS VERY CAUTIOUSLY AND THEY WANT TO BE DISCERNING ABOUT THESE THINGS AND WE DON'T JUST WEAVE A MAGIC W. WAVE A MAGIC WAND CREATE TS AND START TAXING THAT.

>>Daryl: MARIJUANA AND CANNABIS.

>> ONE BIG ISSUE.

TACKLE TWO BIG ISSUES CANNS AND GEN GEN GAMBLING DO BOG ISSUES.

FOR LEGALIZATION, FIRST OFL WE ALREADY DO HAVE LEGALIZATION FOR MEDICINAL MARIJUANA.

I DON'T WANT ANYONE USING MARIJUANA.

BUT THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES.

>>Daryl: BEING A TEACHER MAKE YOU FEEL MORE LIKE TH.

>> YES.

BUT I DON'T WANT TO IT'S NT SOMETHING YOU WANT TO ENCOURAGE FOR ANYTHING.

MAKE IT ILLEGAL THESE HAVE CONSEQUENCE TOO.

I MEAN, I DON'T WANT TO SEE PEOPLE IN OUR JAILS AND PRISONS FOR USING MARIJUAN.

I DON'T WANT TO SEE FAMILIS SEPARATED BECAUSE OF MARIJUANA.

I DON'T WANT POLICE DEPARTT HAVING TO SPEND THEIR LIMID RESOURCES GOING AFTER PEOPE USING MARIJUANA.

IT TAKES UP OUR GURNED OF E SOMETHING ILLEGAL HAS THOSE CONSEQUENCE TRUE GOAL STOP PEOPLE FROM USING MARIJUANI DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO A REVENUE SOURCE.

WE CAN TAX IT BUT I WANT TO USE THOSE REVENUES TO HELP PEOPLE GET OFF OF IT.

>>Daryl: ASK ABOUT GAMBLIN.

>> PEOPLE USING SPORTS GAMBLING NOW WHETHER OR NOE MADE IT LEGAL OR ILLEGAL.

AGAIN, I DON'T SEE IT AS REVENUE SOURCE.

I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH LEGALIZED GAMBLING.

BUT I WANT TO DO ITFULLY A WHAT THAT DOES NOT BECOME A TAX ON THE POOR.

OTHER STATES WHAT THEY'VE E IS CREATED CAP.

IT'S BASIC CAP.

SO PEOPLE CAN'T SPEND MORE THAN THEY CAN AFFORD.

OTHER STATES TRIED TO LEGAE GAMBLING AS A REVENUE SOUR, SPEND MORE MONEY TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE THAT HAVE GOTTN ADDICTED TO IT.

BY CAPPING IT, IT REDUCES T PROBLEM.

ALLOWS PEOPLE TO ENJOY THE ENTERTAINMENT OF IT, WITHOT BECOMING BIG PROBLEM.

JUST TO SAY, WE HAVE ILLEGL GAMBLING IN HAWAII NOW ALREADY.

SO I'M HI-E I'M HOPING WE D OF THAT PROBLEM.

>>Daryl: MONDAY CAMING IN, MIGHT BE GOOD WAY ASKING TE QUESTION ABOUT YOUR PRIORIY WOULD BE.

MONEY COMING IN.

SP IF ONE SAID COMPLETE LIE RIDICULOUS H HYPOTHETICAL E SOMEONE SAID YOU CAN HAVE L MONEY YOU WANT, BUT YOU CAN ONLY SPEND IT ON ONE THING.

WHAT WOULD IT BE FOR YOU?

>> I'M SORRY.

TALKING PRIVATE FUNDS?

>>Daryl: DOESN'T MATTER.

MAGIC MONEY.

SETTLEMENT OF A HUGE DRUG THING.

YOU GOT A BILLION DOLLARS.

BUT YOU CAN ONLY SPEND IT N ONE THING.

WHAT WOULD IT BE.

>> GOT THAT WITH THE EXAMPE OF TOKIOKA MASTER SETTLEME.

SO WE USED THAT TOBACCO.

FUNDED CHRONIC DISEASE.

>>Daryl: THAT REQUIRED.

ASKING YOU IF YOU COULD CHE ANYTHING DO WITH THAT, BIG PILE OF MONEY, WHAT WOULD U SPENDEN MONEY ON.

>> FOR ME PUBLIC HEALTH.

AND I THINK THAT WE SHOULDE REACHING, UNDER SERVE AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.

BECAUSE ONE THING THAT THE PANDEMIC RES REVEALED WE AY AS ST STRONG AS OUR WEAKES.

IF I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY O HAVE UNLIMITED FUNDS, I WOD MOST CERTAINLY DIRECT THATO INCREASING THE HEALTH OUTCS OF OUR MOST DISADVANTAGED D MOST VULNERABLE.

>>Daryl: BILLION DOLLARS.

WHAT DO YOU SPEND T ON IT.

>> CANDY STORE AND GET TO K ONE LOLLYPOP.

I'LL TAKE ONE.

>>Daryl: MAKE IT CUPCAKE.

>> RIGHT NOW, IT WOULD COST ABOUT $270 MILLION RIGHT NW TO REDUCE THE GENERAL EXCIE TAX FOOD MEDICINE.

NOT ONLY HELP PEOPLE WITH AFFORDABILITY IN HAWAII, IT WOULD REDUCE GROCERY PRICE, HELP PEOPLE LOW INCOME.

SOMETHING THAT LEGISLATURE YOU'VE BEEN O ON SHOW, ASKD THIS QUESTION HEARD THIS FM PROBABLY NUMEROUS AMOUNT.

>>Daryl: I NEVER ASKED THAT QUESTION BEFORE.

>> SO OKAY.

I'M SAYING IDEA OF CUTTINGE GENERAL EXCISE TAX FOOD AND PREMET SIN LONG BEEN DESIRN HAWAII.

MEDICINE.

IF WE'RE ONE NOT ONLY STATE THAT IS DOES TAX MEDICINE.

JUST SEEMS WRONG.

SO IF I GET PICK ONE CUPCAE OUT OF TO THE R STORE TRYT ONE.

>>Daryl: GETTING MORE QUESTIONS THAN I THOUGHT.

WHAT DO THE CANDIDATES STANDARD O ISSUES.

SPORT LIEUTLGBTQ+COMMUNITY?

DO YOU WANT TO START WITH T HOW DO YOU TEAL ABOUT FEELT SUPPORTING GAY COMMUNITY DI AND ALL THOSE THINGS UNDER FIRE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> I DO.

PROUD OF HAWAII.

I THINK HAWAII IS ALWAYS BN A PLACE OF ACCEPTANCE.

I FEEL THAT MAKING OUR LGB+ COMMUNITY FEEL ALOHA IS ONF SPECIAL THINGS ABOUT HAWAI.

BACK IN THE DAY, WHEN I WAS COLLEGE, WHICH IS REALLY BK IN THE DAY NOW, I REMEMBER WHEN WE HAD THE BALLOT QUESTION ABOUT SAME SEX MARRIAGE IN HAWAII.

AND AS A YOUNG COLLEGE STUDENT, I FOUGHT FOR THINS LIKE THAT.

FOR A FEW YEARS, M MY FAMID I MOVED TO VIRGINIA.

CONSERVATIVE PART OF VIRGI.

WHEN WE WERE THERE I WORKED WITH STUDENTS, STUDENTS CAE UP TO ME AND SAID, CAN WE START GAY STRAIGHT ALLIANCE CLUB?

AND I WANTED TO SUPPORT TH.

AND I DID.

I ALMOST LOST MY JOB BECAUE OF IT.

IT'S NICE TO SEE THAT AT TS POINT, THAT VAST MAJORITY F OUR PUBLIC SUPPORTS THINGS LIKE SAME SEX MARRIAGE.

BUT I WANT TO SEE US BROAD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT ENTIRE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY.

>>Daryl: RIGHT NOW, THE ISSUE OF TRANS-RIGHTS IS FT AND CENTER.

WHERE IS YOUR POSITION THE?

>> FOR TRANS RIGHTS ISSUE,I THINK THIS IS A HUGE DOG WHISTLE.

BIGGEST ONE WE'VE BEEN HEAG OVER AND OVER AGAIN, TRUMP SPENT HUNDREDS OF MILLIONSF DOELDO DOLLARS DEA DEALINGF TRANS-SPORTS.

I WOULD ASK ANYONE R HOW MY TRANS-GIRLS ARE I P I PLAYA SPORTS.

ANSWER IS ONE.

REPUBLICANS MADE THIS FOCUS LOOK AT THIS ONE PERSON OVR HERE AS WE CUT TAXES FOR BILLIONAIRES CUT ALL OF THS STUFF, IF WE CAN J FOCUS YR ATTENTION OVER HERE.

WHOLE VILLAGE DOESN'T HAVEO COME OUT FOR ONE PERSON.

I BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO SUPPORT OUR TRANSGENDERED COMMUNITY.

I FEEL LIKE THE ALOHA WE HE IN HAWAII IS SOMETHING THAI DON'T WANT TO SEE ANYONE DISCRIMINATE AGAINST DON'T WANT ANYONE TO BE BULLED FL PEOPLE IN HAWAII FEEL SUPPORTED AND I DO SUPPORTR TRANSGENDERED COMMUNITY.

GAY COMMUNITY, ALL NEED TO FEEL ALOHA.

>>Daryl: GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO RESPONSE TO THAT.

BOTTOM LINE QUESTION WAS DO YOU SUPPORT LGBTQ+ COMMUNIY AND RIGHT NOW, TRANS-RIGHTS A BIG ISSUE.

WHERE DO YOU STAND ON THAT.

>> MY ANSWER TO THIS IS SIE AMERICAN P PEOPLE AND HAWAN PEOPLE MOST ST.

PATRICK EXASHTDINDIVIDUAL.

EQUAL PRN UNDER THE LAW.

COMPACT PEOPLE.

NOT RUNNING FOR OFFICE TO E ANYTHING AWAY THAT PEOPLE WANT.

COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE, RUNNG FOR OFFICE MORE CONCERNED T GOES ON COMMITTEE ROOM ANDN SOMEONE'S BEDROOM.

SO SOMEONE'S PERSONAL CHOI, IS THEIR AGENCY.

WE LIVE IN A FREE COUNTRY.

AND YOU ARE FREE TO DO WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO ASA PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL.

BUT MY CONCERN IS THE COMMITTEE ROOM, NOT THE BEDROOM.

>>Daryl: OKAY.

NEXT QUESTION.

WHAT DO YOU DO TO REDUCE OR DEPENDENCE ON IRM IMPORTEDD FOOD?

EASIER TO GROW OUR OWN FOO.

YOU FOLKS HAVE GOT WHOLE BH OF AG ALL NEXT TO CROWDER .

GROWING QUICKLY A LOT OF HOUSE.

IIS THERE A BALANCE THERE T TRACK OF?

WHAT DO YOU DO DO DEPENDENE ON IMPORTED FOOD.

>> SO GLAD YOU ASK THIS QUESTION.

TOPIC THAT I'VE BEEN WANTIG TO TALK ABOUT FOR A LONG TE HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF EDUCAN IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PURCHASERS OF FOOD IN THE STATE OF HAWAII.

NOT JUST LOCAL FOOD BUT FOD IN GENERAL.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET THES THAT THEY CAN GET MINIMUM F 30% FOOD THAT'S PURCHASED SOURCED LOCALLY.

WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO REH THAT.

IT'S A COMPLICATED ISSUE.

BECAUSE FOOD SERVICE COORDINATION HAS BEEN VERY SLOW.

SO IF WE CAN GET THOSE NUMS UP, IF WE CAN GET THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO START PUTTING LOCALLY SOURD FOOD THROUGH COMBINATION OF THINGS, ONE OF WHICH IS GETTING FOOD SERVICE COORDINATORS, FOR THEM, GETTING FARM TO SCHOOL COORDINATORS HIRED IN BOTH DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, HELPG PEOPLE WITH SCHOOL GUA GARG PLETHORA OF OTHER ISSUES HE WE CAN BRING UP THOSE NUMB.

PART OF THAT EQUATION.

ONE OF THE MOST IMMEDIATE PLACES THAT WE CAN START O.

>>Daryl: SUSTAINABILITY?

>> WE AGREE.

I ACTUALLY WHEN I WAS AT H. IT A SUPPORTED FARM TO SCHL PROGRAM.

HSTA I AGREE, IF WE HAVE OE OF THE THINGS FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT EXPANDING FREE BREAKT AND FREE LUNCH PROGRAM.

I LIKE TO SEE WHAT THEY'VE DONE IN OTHER STATES MAKING THAT UNIVERSAL.

AND IF WE CAN GET MORE PRODUCTS FROM OUR LOCAL FARMERS, WE CAN HAVE GUARANTEED REVENUE SOURCE F SELLING IT TO THE D.O.E.

SO IF WE CAN INCREASE AMOUT OF FOOD THAT OUR KEIKI ARE EATING, WE CAN SUPPORT LOCL FARMERS.

WIN, WIN SITUATION FOR EVERYONE.

>>Daryl: OCCURS TALK ABOUT AG AND YOUR DISTRICT, A LOF PRESSURE TO TURN THAT AG LD INTO HOUSING.

HOUSING IS A BIG ISSUE.

COREY ROSENLEE HOW WOULD YU BALANCE THAT, THE LAND USEO THAT YOU HAVE ENOUGH ROOM R HOUSES AND THEN YOU HAVE ENOUGH INFRASTRUCTURE FOR HOUSING, VERSUS AG LAND GETTING CUT UP?

>> WE NEED TO DO BOTH.

IT IS GAIN LIKE THAT.

THIN LINE TRYING TO MANAGE AGRICULTURAL LAND.

SO PART OF THE PROBLEM WE E IN HAWAII IS SOME OF OUR AGRICULTURAL LAND IS BEING USED BY NATIONAL CORPORATIS THAT USE OUR LAND TO TEST T THEIR SEEDS.

WE HAVE YEAR-ROUND GOOD WEATHER.

ROTATE THAT.

LAND IN HAWAII SHOULD BE UD FOR AGRICULTURAL.

>>Daryl: SAYING I INSTEAD F GROWING SEEDS FOR FARMS IN IDEA GROWING OUR OWN FOOD.

>> NOT JUST SEEDIER FOR PEE IN IOWA.

TESTING OUT NEW TYPES SEED MONSTER SEEDS.

THOSE, AGRICULTURE PRO DUNGT REQUE PRODUCTS REQUIRE MOREEL.

>> PESTICIDES CAUSES HEALTH PROBLEMS.

ONE OF THE THAIPTION I WAS ROWED OF WHEN I WAS HSTA, E FOUGHT TO CREATE 'BUFFER ZE AROUND SCHOOLS AND WE NEEDO DO THIS FOR US US HOS HOUS.

UTILIZE OUR LAND WELL BUT THERE'S A LOT OF LAND IN HAWAII THAT IS NOT BEING UD WELL FOR HOUSING.

GIVE THIS EXAMPLE.

RIGHT NEXT TO OUR DISTRICT KALILOA OWNED BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TURNED R THIS LAND TO THE STATE.

RIGHT NOW, MOST OF IT IS EMPTY.

NOT BEING USED FOR ANYTHIN.

THIS WOULD BE A GREAT PLACE FOR US TO START BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

WE HAVE STATE LANDS THAT IS EMPTY RIGHT NOW.

THE MILITARY SITS ON LAND T USING IT FOR ANYTHING.

THERE IS LAND RIGHT NEXT TO OUR DISTRICT IN EWA THAT JT COMPLETELY BARREN.

>>Daryl: GREAT PLACE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

>>Daryl: NOW TALKING ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

WHICH IS HUGE ISSUE.

WHAT DO YOU SEE AS WAY OF GETTING MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING INTO THE MARKET?

>> WE HAVE ARTIFICIAL SCARY ET BY ACCIDENT OR DESIGN HE IN HAWAII.

ESPECIALLY ON OAHU.

ONLY VERY SMALL PASSAGE OFE LAND IS ACTUALLY PERCENTAGF LAND IS ZONED FOR HOUSING.

SO I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK, NUMBER ONE, REFORMING A LOF THE REGULATIONS SO THAT WEE NOT JUST REFLECTIVE, REFLECTIONIVE I WILL SAYING YOU CAN'T BUILD HOMES HERE.

REFLECTION I HAVELY, THIS S TO BE AG LAND OR THIS TYPEF LAND OR WHATEVER.

BECAUSE EVERYBODY COMPETING FOR A SMALL SLICE OF AVAILE LAND FOR HOUSING, THAT IS E OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES HOUSES SO EXPENSIVE.

SO I THINK WE NEED TO LOOKT THAT.

ALSO NEED TO LOOK AT CUTTIA LOT OF REGULATIONS AS MUCHS 25% OF THE COST OF HOME IS FROM UNNECESSARY REGULATIO.

SO WE KIND OF NEED TO LOOKT THESE THINGS AND SAY, ARE E CREATING PHA*L INVESTMENT D MARKET DISRUPTIONS FROM THE POLICIES THAT WE HAVE.

MADON'T THIS ONE THING TO O SILVER BULLET.

HAVE TO BE DISCERNING ABOUT THIS WE NEED TO EVALUATE, WHETHER LAND IS APPROPRIATY ZONED AND IF THERE IS ANYTG WORSE THAN AG CRISIS IT'S HOUSING CRISIS I WANT TO ME SURE THAT THERE IS MORE LAD TO BUILD MORE HOUSING.

OTHER THING THAT BOTHERS MS THAT OUR GOVERNMENT IS NOT DOING ITS JOB.

THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO THE BASIC THING.

PAVING ROADS, GIVING YOU SEWERS AND INFRASTRUCTURE,D INSTEAD THEY'RE SAYING, OH, NO, DEVELOPERS NEED TO DO THIS.

THEY DO THAT AND THEY PASSE COST ON TO PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO BUY HOMES.

THAT DOESN'T WORK.

WHEN WE START HAVING GOVERNMENT THAT ACTUALLY DS WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO DO, USG THE MONEY THAT IT HAS, FORE STREETS AND ROADS AND SEWER AND INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, THEN WEE GOING TO HAVE HOUSING THATS MORE AVAILABLE AND MORE AFFORDABLE.

>>Daryl: GO AHEAD.

>> SO SOLVING HOUSING PROBM IS NOT JUST ONE THING.

TRY TACKLE SOME OF THESE.

NUMBER ONE.

WE STILL HAVE NEARLY 30,000 NATIVE HAWAIIANS WAITING FR HAWAIIAN HOMELANDS.

>>Daryl: SAY ONE THING.

ONE OF THE QUESTIONS.

DO COME UP.

SUPPORT MORE HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>>Daryl: GET YOU A CHANCE O RESPOND.

>> ABOUT 15 TO 20% OF HOUSG SALES IN HAWAII IS ACTUALLY THE MILITARY.

THE MILITARY HAS LOTS OF PROPERTY AND SPACE.

BE NICE IF WE ACTUALLY HADE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BUILD ME MILITARY HOUSING.

WHICH THEY DO OTHER AREAS.

INCREASE HOUSING SUPPLY, BT IT WOULD ALLOW LESS TRAFFIC BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T HAVE O COMMUTE ON THE ROADS.

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, WHEN E HAVE GEORGE AIR AIRB&BS PL HAVE THE PROBLEM.

SO MUCH OF ONE-THIRD OF ALF OUR PROPERTIES SALES IN HAI ARE BOUGHT BY PEOPLE THAT O NOT LIVE HERE.

AND LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE SEEN NEW MOVEMENT WHE YOU CAN ACTUALLY START PREVENTING FOREIGN BUYERS F HOUSING.

I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING T WE SHOULD LOOK AT TOO.

IT'S BIG PROBLEM BUT THEREE SOLUTIONS THAT WOULD MAKE T AFFORDABLE FOR PEOPLE.

LISTEN, I'M A FATHER.

MY SON GOSS GOES TO U.H.

MANOA, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT HE COULD AFFORD LIVING HERE IN HAWAII.

I THINK THAT IS WHAT I HEAR FROM A LOT OFF OUR COMMUNI.

REAL SAD WHERE TALK TO THEE PARENTS A THEY'RE AGING A T OF THEIR KIDS HAVE TO MOVO VEGAS.

MOVE TO MAINLAND.

CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE HERE.

SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT US H, IT'S NOT JUST HOUSING NOT T TRYING TO HAPPY HELP OUR I AND HELP OUR KUPUNA.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING ONE OF E BIGGEST ISSUES THAT I HEAR WHEN I C KANOHO CANVAS OU.

>>Daryl: QUESTION HOW MUCH YOU SUPPORT YOU HAVE FOR HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS THEIR DEVELOPMENT FOR HOUSING.

ALSO, IF YOU HAVE A HOPE ME OF OPEN FIELD LESS REGULAT, SO ON, HOW DO YOU GUARANTEE THAT AS HE SAYING, JUST NOT RICH PEOPLE FROM OUT OF STE COMING IN AND BUYING IT AND REALLY MAKING IT UNAFFORDAE FOR THE THEM.

HOW DO YOU MAKE IT AFFORDAE FOR LOCAL PEOPLE?

>> AS REPUBLICAN, ONE OF TE THINGS THAT WE BELIEVE IS T THE FREE MARKET ALLOWS PEOE TO VOTE WITH THEIR MONEY.

SO IF YOU PARACHUTE GOVERNT IN, YOU ARE NOW GIVING GOVERNMENT THE POWER TO PIK WINNERS AND LOSERS.

AND SO CIRCUMSTANCE HONOLUK DISCUSSION ABOUT MORAL HAZD THE MORE POWER YOU GIVE GOVERNMENT, MORE POWER HAVE UNEQUITABLE OUTCOMES STRUCTURAL VIOLENCE.

ISSUE OF NATIVE HAWAIIANS.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HA SACRED HONOR TO TAKE CARE F THE NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE HOUSED.

I THINK THAT IT IS A DISGRE THAT THERE ARE SEEM SOME SY HAWAIIANS THAT ARE WAITINGO LONG THAT THEY'RE DYING BEE EEVEN GETTING A PLACE TO L. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO PUT THEM ON TE HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.

BUT SOMEBODY WOULD WORKS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, I SEE IT AS RATHER THAN HAVIG THEM WAIT AND TOUGH IT OUT, WHY DON'T WE JUST PROHOUSIG FOR THEM WHEREVER WE CAN RT NOW.

JUST PROVIDE HOUSING.

WHY CAN'T THE GOVERNMENT, R EXAMPLE, GIVE THEM THE MONY THAT THEY NEED TO LIVE IN A HOUSE ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE ISLAND IN THE MEANTIME WHIE THEY'RE WAITING FOR A PROPY ON A HOMESTEAD.

I THINK THAT WE NEED TO STABILIZE PEOPLE RIGHT NOW.

AND SO THIS IS A BIG ISSUE.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS COMPLEX.

SOMETHING THAT WE AS LEGISLATORS WON'T BE A INTO SOLVE OURSELVES.

BE ABLE TO SOLVE OURSELVESI DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT'S HAWAIIAN PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LEFT BEHI.

>>Daryl: ONE MINUTE LEFT.

EACH OF YOU 30 SECONDS TO E YOU'RE LAST PITCH.

START WITH YOU.

30 SECONDS.

>> WE'VE SEEN JUST IN OUR A ALONE, HOW IMPORTANT EVERY VOTE IS.

WE NEED PEOPLE TO GET INVOD WITH THE PROCESS AND PROCES THAT CAN TRULY MAKE LIVE LS BETTER.

CHOICES THAT WE'RE GIVING PEOPLE.

I APPLAUD AUDIENCE FOR WATCHING TONIGHT.

AND I THINK THAT I'M JUST G MESSAGE.

SAY TO MY STUDENTS EVERY VS COUNTS.

GET OUT AND VOTE.

>>Daryl: THIS ELECTION PROVED THAT.

>> I WANT TO SAY TO THE RESIDENTS OF HOUSE DISTRICT 39, THAT I SEE YOU, I HEAR YOU.

AND HELP IS ON THE WAY.

SO WE ARE GOING TO MAKE THS WORK.

I'M NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING WITHOUT ASKING YOR PERMISSION.

WE'RE GOING TO WORK TOGETH.

AND I I WANT TO PRAY FOR EVERYONE AND SAY, MAY THE D BLESS YOU, MAY THE LORD MAE HIS FACE SHINE UPON YOU AND MAKE PLAY HE BE GRACIOUS TO YOU AND GIVE YOU PEACE.

GOD BLESS.

>>Daryl: THAT WAS SWEET.

THANK YOU.

ONE CALLER DID SAY.

THANK TO PBS FOR HOISTING THESE INFORMATIVE FORMS.

HOSTING THESE.

VERY GOOD ONE RT THANK YOU.

MAHALO TO YOU FOR JOINING S TONIGHT ─ AND WE THANK OUR GUESTS ─ E CANDIDATES FOR STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 39, REPUBLICAN DAY DEGRACIA, AND DEMOCRAT CORY ROSENLEE.

NEXT WEEK ON INSIGHTS, THE RACE FOR MAUI COUNTY MAYOR.

INCUMBENT RICHARD BISSEN CE OUT ON TOP IN THE AUGUST PRIMARY, BUT YUKI LEI SUGIA IS LOOKING TO CLOSE THE GAP BEFORE NOVEMBER.

THE CANDIDATES HAVE SHARPLY DIFFERENT VISIONS FOR MAU'S FUTURE WITH HOUSING, WILDFE RECOVERY AND THE COST OF LIVING AMONG THE KEY ISSUE.

PLEASE JOIN US THEN.

I'M DARYL HUFF FOR INSIGHTN PBS HAWAI'I.

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