COVER CONTINUES CANDIDATES FOR TWO RACES STATE LEGISLATURE.

FIRST, ARE BEING CANDIDATES FOR STATE SENATE DISTRICT 22 COVERS NEARLY ALL OF LEEWARD OAHU.

DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 2 HILO AND BIG ISLAND.

>> MAKE THEIR FINAL PITCH TO VOTERS NEXT ON INSIGHTS.

GETTING TO KNOW THE CANDIDATES VYING FOR A SEAT AT THE STATE CAPITOL.

IN THE RACE FOR STATE SENATE DISTRICT 22, THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY FEATURES TWO COMMUNITY LEADERS LOOKING TO SERVE LEEWARD OAHU IN A NEW WAY.

AND ON HAWAII ISLAND, A COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER AND COMMUNITY ACTIVIST FACE OFF IN THE RACE FOR HOUSE DISTRICT 2, WHICH COVERS MUCH OF HILO.

WITH NO OTHER CANDIDATES, THE WINNER OF THIS DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY WILL WIN THE SEAT.

TONIGHT’S LIVE BROADCAST AND LIVE STREAM OF INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAII START NOW.

¶¶ ¶¶ ALOHA AND WELCOME TO INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAII.

I’M DARYL HUFF.

TONIGHT WE’RE SPEAKING TO CANDIDATES SEEKING A SEAT IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE.

FIRST, WE ARE JOINED BY REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES FOR STATE SENATE DISTRICT 22 IT’S A HUGE DISTRICT COVERING NEARLY ALL OF LEEWARD OAHU FROM KO OLINA TO KAENA POINT.

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.

SAMANTHA DECORTE IS A MA‘ILI RESIDENT AND CHAIR OF THE NANAKULI MAILI NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD.

SHE IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD SECURITY WATCH.

SHE CURRENTLY SERVES AS CHIEF OF STAFF FOR HAWAII STATE SENATOR BRENTON AWA.

AND JOINING US VIA ZOOM, TERI KIA SAVAIINAEA SHE HAS LIVED IN WAIANAE FOR THE LAST 26 YEARS.

SHE IS A GRADUATE OF THE UH HILO NURSING PROGRAM AND HAS WORKED IN VARIOUS JOB IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY.

SHE CURRENTLY SERVES AS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB HAWAII WAIANAE CLUBHOUSE.

SINCE MESSED UP YOUR NAME, TERRY, I WILL GO TO YOU FIRST.

TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF AND WHY YOU DECIDED TO RUN AND WHAT YOU THINK IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR FOLKS THERE ON THE WAIANAE COAST.

>> THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE THAT.

RESIDENT OF WAIANAE, TOTAL 26 YEARS.

MOVED OUT HERE WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.

AND THEN I WENT TO WAIANAE HIGH SCHOOL.

BECAUSE I ALREADY HAD MY COLORS FOR FARRINGTON, I HAD TO TRANSFER BACK TO FARRINGTON JUST TO WALK.

I AM UNDER GRADUATION WAIANAE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF '88 RUNNING FOR OFFICE BEEN OUT HERE FOR LONG ENOUGH.

TO KNOW THAT THERE IS SO MUCH ISSUES OUT HERE, NOT GETTING EASIER, NOT GETTING BETTER, IT'S GETTING WORSE.

IT'S TIME TO TAKE A STAND, I'M TENACIOUS.

I'M A GO GETTER.

I'M JUST ALL ABOUT GETTING THINGS DONE AND I BELIEVE I HAVE THAT LEADERSHIP TO GET THINGS DONE AND MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE VOICES ARE HEARD.

BECAUSE I'M RUNNING GRASSROOTS.

>>Daryl: OKAY.

THANK YOU.

TERRY.

TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF, WHY YOU'RE RUNNING.

>> GREAT.

GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

SO BASICALLY, I'M RUNNING BECAUSE I'M THE KIND OF LEADER THAT LEADS BY EXAMPLE.

LET MY WORK SPEAK FOR ITSELF.

CURRENTLY SERVE AS NANAKULI MAILE NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD CHAIR.

VERY ACTIVE IN MY COMMUNITY.

SERVE IN THE INTRODUCTION, AS CHIEF OF STAFF FOR SENATOR AWA, I BRING THE EXPERIENCE THAT IS NEEDED.

I BRING THE PASSION AND AMBITION THAT IS NEED.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE LEADERSHIP SKILLS.

SO I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE.

>>Daryl: WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE BIGGEST ISSUE FACING YOUR SIDE OF THE COAST?

WHAT WOULD YOU PUSH FOR HARDEST LEGISLATURE.

>> PUBLIC SAFETY.

CRIME IS CONTINUALLY ON THE RISE WAIANAE COAST.

JUST GOTTEN SO OUT OF CONTROL.

WE HAVE KIDS KILLING KIDS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET.

MIDDLE OF THE DAY.

GAME ROOMS POPPING UP.

I MEAN, CRIME IS RELENTLESS.

DOES NOT SEEM TO BE DECREASING.

ONLY SEEMS TO BE AMPLIFIED.

SO IN GOING DOOR TO DOOR, MY COMMUNITY, THEY'RE AFRAID.

KUPUNA, THEY'RE AFRAID.

>>Daryl: WHAT IS YOUR SOLUTION WHAT WOULD YOUR SOLUTION BE TO THE CRIME SITUATION?

A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE WOULD AGREE THAT IS A MAJOR ISSUE?

WHAT DO YOU THINK NEEDS TO BE DONE?

>> WE HAVE COMMUNITY POLICING EFFORTS.

INVEST THIS THE YOUTH IN PROGRAMS TO REDUCE CRIME RATES AN PROMOTE SAFER NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD SECURITY WATCH.

I HAD MATT COME OUT TO MAKAHA DO NEIGHBORHOOD SECURITY WATCH PRESENTATION BECAUSE WE NEED NOT JUST POLICE, WE CANNOT ALWAYS DEPEND ON THEM.

WE HAVE TO NOT BE VIGILANTES BE OUT THERE, ACTIVE,   BE SEEN BY THE THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING THINGS RIETOW, NEFARIOUS.

GAME ROOMS DOWN THE ROAD FROM MY HOUSE.

THREE OF THEM.

GOING DOOR KNOCK.

RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD FROM MY HOUSE.

>>Daryl: WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE SOLUTION THERE?

>> WE'VE GOT TO COMPLETE THE WAIANAE POLICE STATION.

MOST PEOPLE WILL TELL YOU THAT'S A CITY ISSUE, SAM.

SO YOU SHOULD LET THE CITY COUNCIL DEAL WITH THAT.

BUT WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT DAY TO DAY SURVIVAL DOWN IN WAIANAE, IT HAS TO BE ALL COMMUNITY, ALL GOVERNMENT ISSUE.

RIGHT NOW, THE PRIORITY IS COMPLETE THE STATION.

FILL THE VACANCY, 400 OFFICER VACANCY.

GOT TO GET MORE PATROL OFFICERS ON THE STREET.

PATROLLING.

>>Daryl: ONE OF THE ISSUES WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT POLICE STATION, ONE OF THE ISSUES OUT THERE IS ALWAYS BEEN PHYSICAL PLAN.

INFRASTRUCTURE.

ROADS.

SO ON.

MANY PEOPLE ON THE COAST FEEL LIKE THEY'VE BEEN NEGLECTED FOR MANY YEARS.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT AS A REPUBLICAN, YOU COULD FIX IN THE STATE SENATE BECAUSE IT JUST SEEMS LIKE BE SO OUTNUMBERED.

>> YEAH.

SO FEELING IS NOT A FEELING OF NEGLECT.

IT'S A FACT.

WAIANAE IS THE MOST UNDERSERVED DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII.

THAT'S CLEAR.

WHEN YOU DRIVE DOWN FARRINGTON HIGHWAY, ONE WAY IN, ONE WAY OUT.

WE HAVE THE MOST LANDFILLS ON OUR SIDE OF THE ISLAND.

HOWLESS COMMUNITY IS GROWING IN NUMBERS.

HOUSELESS COMMUNITIES.

DATA SPEAKS FOR ITSELF WHEN WE NEGLECTED OUT THERE.

>>Daryl: AS A REPUBLICAN, HOW DO YOU GET WHAT YOU NEED.

>> WORK IN THE LEGISLATURE WITH REPUBLICAN STATE SENATOR, COMES DOWN TO BASICALLY LEVERAGING SEAT.

AS A STATE SENATOR, WE BUILD GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE DEPARTMENT LEADS WITH THE DEPARTMENT HEADS AND IT REALLY IS ABOUT GETTING RESOURCE DONE THROUGH THE DEPARTMENTS.

>>Daryl: WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE TRICK TO GETTING STUFF OUT OF THE LEGISLATURE WHEN YOU'RE OPERATING FROM A MINORITY IF YOU GET ELECTED?

>> LEARN HOW TO PLAY IN THE SAND BOX.

IT MEANS IT IS WHAT IT IS.

YOU CANNOT BE I'M A REPUBLICAN.

AND NOT WORK WITH THE DEMOCRATS.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT SYNERGY AND WORKING TOGETHER, THINGS ARE NOT GOING TO GET DONE.

YOU HAVE KNOW HOW TO PLAY IN THE SAND BOX AND WORK TOGETHER WHEN YOU GO HOME, YOU CAN HASH IT OUT IN YOUR OWN TIME.

BUT WHEN YOU'RE AT WORK, EVERYTHING MUST BE PROFESSIONAL, STRAIGHT UP AND GET THE JOB DONE.

>>Daryl: HIGHLY PARTISAN ENVIRONMENT IN THIS COUNTRY, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S BETTER OR WORSE IN HAWAII.

SO DOMINATED BY ONE PARTY.

I'M CURIOUS AS TO HOW DO YOU FEEL THAT PRESIDENTIAL RACE FEATURING TRUMP AND BIDEN MOST LIKELY HOW DOES THAT STAY OUT STATE SENATE RACE?

TAKE SIDES HAVE TO DEFEND FORMER TRUMP.

>> NEVER HAD THAT VERY INTERESTING.

IF I GET, WHEN I DO GET ASKED, I TELL THE TRUTH.

LOOK, YES, I'M A REPUBLICAN.

SUPPORT TRUMP.

THING IS YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE BEST OPTION RIGHT NOW.

>>Daryl: CAN YOU SAY SOMETHING, ANYTHING POSITIVE?

>> STRAIGHT UP.

>>Daryl: DO YOU FEEL YOU COULD SAY SOMETHING POSITIVE ABOUT HIM AS OPPOSED TO HE'S MY ONLY CHOICE.

>> WELL, IT'S NOT JUST SO MUCH HE'S IT'S ONLY CHOICE.

HE'S THE REPUBLICAN, HE'S THE PICK.

SO FOR HIM, HE GETS THE JOB DONE.

YEAH A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE TWITTER POLLS WHAT HE HAS TO SAY, BUT GETTING THE JOB DONE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.

>> MOST IMPORTANT THING.

WE'RE NOT WORKING WITH FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS.

IT'S ABOUT SAVING THIS COUNTRY AND GETTING US BACK ON TRACK.

MAKING IT ABOUT WE, THE PEOPLE.

>>Daryl: DO YOU SEE THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PLAYING ROLE AT ALL IN YOUR EFFORT TO GET ELECT?

>> TO BE HONEST, PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION REALLY HAS NOT A LOT OF WEIGHT IN OUR COMMUNITY.

BECAUSE THE NEXT PRESIDENT WILL BE ELECTED WILL NOT COMPLETE THE WAIANAE POLICE STATION.

>> NOT GET 38,000 WAIT LISTER OFF TO THE HOMESTEAD LIST ON TO THEIR HOME.

TO BE HONEST HE DOESN'T REALLY HAVE ANY BEARING RUNNING FOR U.S. SENATE, YES, IT WOULD PROBABLY MERIT A LITTLE BIT MORE CONVERSATION.

AT THIS POINT RUNNING FOR STATE RUNNING SPECIFICALLY TO BRING RESOURCES TO OUR COMMUNITY.

>>Daryl: TELL ME HOW DO YOU CAMPAIGN OUT THERE?

WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO GET PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR YOU.

>> DO THE WORK.

>> THAT'S THE TRUTH AND THAT'S FACT OF THE MATTER.

COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC THEY WANT TO SEE LEGISLATORS.

THEY WANT TO SEE THEIR LAWMAKERS ACTUALLY DOING THE WORK.

THERE IS A NARRATIVE AND IT'S BEEN PERPETUATED BY LAWMAKERS THAT ONLY COME OUT DURING CAMPAIGN SEASON.

YOU HEARD THIS.

I'VE HEARD THIS.

TERRY HEARD THIS.

IT'S BEEN PROVEN TIME AND TIME AGAIN.

WE ONLY SEE LAWMAKERS COME OUT DURING ELECTION SEASON.

I AM SHIFTING THAT TREND BY DOING THE WORK.

VERY HANDS ON.

BEING IN MY COMMUNITY.

BEING CONSISTENT AND BEING COMMITTED TO THAT PHYSICAL PRESENCE.

>>Daryl: WHAT IS YOUR METHOD FOR CAMPAIGNING?

HOW ARE YOU TRYING TO GET VOTES?

>> MINE IS GRASSROOTS.

BOOTS ON THE GROUND.

WALKING THE DISTRICT.

TALKING TO THE PEOPLE.

HANDING OUT MY WALKING CARD.

OUT AND ABOUT IN THE COMMUNITY.

WEARING MY CAMPAIGN HAT, TEE SHIRT, PEOPLE ARE LIKE, YOU'RE RUNNING FOR OFFICE.

A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY KNOW ME.

AND JUST LIKE WOW, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE RUNG FORROUS.

WHERE'S YOUR SIGN?

NOT ABOUT SIGN AND BANNERS TALKING TO THE PEOPLE AND GETTING OUT THERE AND SOCIALIZING.

>>Daryl: WHAT ARE THEY TELLING YOU WHEN YOU ASK THEM WHAT THEY WANT?

>> THEIR AFRAID.

I ASK THEM, IS TRAFFIC A PROBLEM FOR YOU?

YOU KNOW WHAT?

MOST OF THEM LIVED ON THIS SIDE SO LONG, 20, 30 YEARS, THAT'S NOT IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW.

TRAFFIC.

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS PUBLIC SAFETY.

STABBING, SHOOTING, GAME ROOMS.

THAT HAS TO STOP.

WE NEED HELP.

>>Daryl: WHAT ARE YOU ALSO HEARING?

SAME THING?

>> YEAH.

I MEAN, I'LL HAVE TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PRIORITY.

WHICH IS COST OF LIVING.

HOUSING IS MAJOR ISSUE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

NOT JUST STATEWIDE.

BUT I MEAN, WE ON THE WAIANAE COAST HAS BEEN A LITTLE MORE AFFORDABLE AS FAR AS HOUSING CONCERNED.

MARKET GOES YOU.

WAIANAE FOR LAST.

HOMES SELL FOR A MILLION DOLLARS.

TAKING US LOCALS OUT OF THE MARKET THAT SHOULD ONLY BE FOR LOCALS.

>>Daryl: WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE SOLUTION TO HOUSING COSTS PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO YOUR COAST?

ONE THE THINGS HAPPENED LAST YEAR COUNTIES WERE GIVEN ABILITY TO CRACK DOWN ON SHORT TERM VACATION RENTALS.

I KNOW THAT IN SOME PLACES WAIANAE COAST, THAT IS AN ISSUE.

YOU HAVE SHORT TERM RENTALS OUT THERE.

DO YOU THINK THAT WILL HELP, WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE KEY TO GETTING MORE PEOPLE INTO HOUSING ON YOUR SIDE?

>> I MEAN, BUILDING EXPENSIVE HOUSE.

NOT WHAT WE NEED.

WE NEED HOUSING THAT IS AFFORDABLE FOR PEOPLE.

DEVELOP INITIATIVE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

INCLUDING TRANSITIONAL HOUSING TOO.

SUPPORTIVE SERVICE.

CANNOT JUST KEEP ON GOING TO THE BEACH AND DOING SWEEPS AND SWEEPS BECAUSE NEXT DAY, THEY COME RIGHT BACK.

THAT IS NOT WORKING.

WE GOT TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING INSECURITY.

PRONTO.

>>Daryl: WHAT DO YOU SEE THE SOLUTION TO THE HOMELESS ISSUE OUT THERE?

>> WHEN I USED TO WORK IN CRISIS, I USED TO WORK FOR CARE HAWAII.

CRISIS OUTREACH COUNSELOR.

PEOPLE ACTUALLY TELL ME THEY'RE BEING PUSHED OUT   THIS SIDE.

WHEN I COME OUTREACH ON THIS SIDE, IT WAS PHENOMENAL.

I WOULD OUTREACH AT THE BEACH.

AT NIGHT.

I DID THE 7:00 P.M. TO A.M.

DANGEROUS OUT THERE.

THEY'RE MOVING PEOPLE.

I ASKED THEM, WHERE DO YOU COME FROM?

CHINATOWN.

MISSOURI.

MASSACHUSETTS.

PENNSYLVANIA THEY'RE MOVING HERE.

GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO GET THEM BACK TO WHERE THEY CAME FROM.

ALSO, CAN'T FORCE THEM.

BUT WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO HAVE THEIR STATE, THAT SENT THEM HERE, PAY FOR THEM BECAUSE THE BREAKING OUR ECONOMY.

HAVING TO TAKE CARE OF OTHER STATES ESPECIALLY MENTAL HEALTH.

A LOT OF MENTAL HEALTH, OUTREACHING FROM HOMICIDAL AND SUICIDAL PEOPLE.

A LOT COME FROM THE MAINLAND.

BE SURPRISED.

>>Daryl: YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT.

>> I WANT TO BRING THE CONVERSATION BACK TO HOUSINGING IT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT TOPIC.

BUT THIS YEAR, IN THE LEGISLATURE, THERE WAS A BILL THAT WAS INTRODUCED TO PREVENT FORMERS FROM PURCHASING HERE IN HAWAII.

FOREIGNERS PASSED SENATE DIDN'T PASS THE HOUSE OR POLITICAL REASONS WHERE WE HAVE TO PRIORITIZE AND TARGET MARKET TO STAY LOCAL MARKET.

AND BY RESTRICTING FOREIGNERS TO PURCHASE LAND HERE IN HAWAII, IT WILL HELP TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THAT COST.

>>Daryl: CAN YOU EVEN DO THAT?

>> YES.

WE CAN.

IF YOU ASK THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, SHE WILL SAY THAT IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

BUT 41 STATES THAT HAVE SOME SORT OF FOREIGN RESTRICTIONS ON PURCHASING.

SO I WOULD HAVE TO ARGUE WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO SAY, THAT THERE IS A WAY THAT WE CAN PUT SOME KIND RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGNERS.

>> WITH YOU TALK ABOUT FOREIGNERS ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT FOREIGNERS I HAVE HAD THIS CONVERSATION WITH YOUR BOSS, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT FOREIGNERS LIKE FOREIGNERS ARE COUNTRY OR FROM THE CONTINENT.

>> NO.

>> FOREIGNERS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES.

>>Daryl: MORE SPECIFIC.

>> JUST TO BE CLEAR.

YES.

>>Daryl: I HAVE A ANOTHER QUESTION THAT CAME IN HERE.

HOMESTEADS ARE VERY IMPORTANT ON THE COAST.

DO YOU HAVE A LOT OF THEM, AND LONG TIME HOMESTEAD, LARGE HOMESTEAD DEVELOPMENTS.

KEN FROM EMAIL RATES DO YOU APPROVE OF SPENDING HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF GOVERNMENT MONEY FOR PROGRAMS THAT GIVE BENEFITS ONLY TO PEOPLE ONE PARTICULAR RACE?

THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE HOMELESS PROGRAM.

JUST TO HONOR OUR VIEWERS LIKE TO PUT THAT QUESTION TO YOU.

IS THE HOMELANDS DIVISIVE IN YOUR DISTRICT OR IS IT WIDELY SUPPORTED AND ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE THAT KEN RAISES ABOUT AIDING ONE RACE OVER OTHERS?

>> AIDING ONE RACE OVER OTHERS?

WELL, FOR NATIVE HAWAIIANS, THERE'S A LOT OF LAND THAT BELONGS TO US.

CEDED LAND THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS UTILIZING AND THEY'RE NOT PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE BACK TO US.

SO IT'S NOT THAT THEY'RE GIVING US HANDOUTS OWE US THAT MONEY.

BECAUSE THEY'RE USING OUR LAND.

SO I DON'T SEE IT AS BEING ONE SIDED AND HELPING ONLY ONE RACE OR ONE ETHNICITY OVER THE OTHER.

BECAUSE THIS IS OUR LAND.

WE HAVE A LOT OF LAND THAT BELONGED TO US THAT NOT JUST GOVERNMENT IS USING, BUT EVEN OTHER ENTITIES.

THEY NEED TO PAY US.

>>Daryl: DO YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON THAT.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

SENATE DISTRICT 22 LARGEST NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOMESTEAD TOP POPULATION IN THE STATE IF NOT IN THE WORLD.

NEXT SENATOR GOT TO PRIORITIZED HOMESTEADERS.

>> CONTINUAL GROWING OF HOMESTEADERS DYING ON THE LIST.

IT'S BEEN OVER ABOUT 100 YEARS SINCE THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT PASSED AND WE'VE ONLY RELEASED ABOUT 9,000 LEASE.

SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM.

SOMETHING NEEDS TO CHANGE.

AS FAR AS KEN'S QUESTION, THIS IS FEDERAL LAW.

PASSED OVER 100 YEARS AGO.

WE NEED TO HONOR THAT.

>>Daryl: I'M GOING TO MOVE ON.

HENRY FROM MCCULLY WHAT GOALS ON MAKUA VALLEY.

YOU BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT THERE'S LAND ISSUES LIKE THIS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK SHOULD HAPPEN TO MAKUA VALLEY?

BASICALLY LEASED TO THE MILITARY.

THEY USE IT FOR TRAINING.

STOPPED BOMBING IT.

STOPPED USE LIVE AMMUNITION.

UNDER THE CONTROL OF MILITARY AND THEY INSIST THAT'S TRAINING AREA THEY NEED TO KIMO.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT AND DO YOU FEEL LIKE MAKUA VALLEY SOMETHING THAT SHOULD COME BACK TO THE PEOPLE?

>> YES, I BELIEVE MAKUA NEEDS TO BE RETURNED TO THE PEOPLE, NOT JUST HERE'S YOUR LAND.

THERE YOU GO.

THERE NEEDS A LOT OF CLEAN UP.

A LOT OF LIVE STUFF THERE.

DANGEROUS FOR OUR PEOPLE ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY GO OUT AND DO THEIR GATHERING, YOU DON'T WANT THEM TO STEP ON A LIVE ORDNANCE AND GET BLOWN UP.

LAND GOT TO GET CLEANED UP.

NOT JUST HANDED BACK.

>>Daryl: DO YOU SEE A USE FOR IT?

>> YES.

I SEE A USE FOR IT.

>>Daryl: WHAT WOULD THE USE BE.

>> CLEAN UP THE LAND PROPERLY, I BELIEVE THAT CAN BE A GATEWAY FOR US TO HAVE MORE HOMES.

CAN STRETCH OUT AND OPEN HOMESTEAD.

WE NEED TO GET OUR HAWAIIANS OFF THE LIST.

MY MOM BEEN DEAD FOR OVER 30 YEARS.

MY SISTER IS THE BENEFICIARY.

HER NAME JUST CAME UP WITHIN THE LAST 2 YEARS.

THAT'S A LONG TIME.

SHE PASSED AWAY.

SO NOW, IT'S HERS.

BUT SHE STILL HAS TO DO THE PROCESS OF PAPERWORK, GETTING THE MONEY, AND YEAH.

>>Daryl: YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT MAKUA VALLEY.

>> I MEAN, MILITARY HAS COME OUT AND THEY HAVE ADMITTED THAT THEY HAVE HAVEN'T USED MAKUA FOR OVER 25 YEARS FOR LIVE FIRE SHOOTING YET IN THE PROCESS SELF RENEWING ITS LEASE.

NOT USING IT.

THEY NEED TO GIVE IT BACK GIVE IT BACK TO THE PEOPLE.

SPEND MONEY TO RECOVER THE LAND, EVEN IN THE OCEAN.

I MEAN WE HAVE UNDETONATED BOMBS STILL IN THESE LANDS.

TO BE HONEST CANNOT BE USED FOR AG.

CANNOT BE USED FOR HOUSING BECAUSE THE LAND HAS BEEN SO CONTAMINATED.

SO AGAIN, THIS IS A CRITICAL TIME FOR THE NEXT SENATOR TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES.

AND FOR ME ABSOLUTELY NOT ALLOW MILITARY TO GO INTO ANOTHER LEASE IN 2029.

WHEN THEIR TIME IS UP, THEIR TIME IS UP.

>>Daryl: I'LL TURN THIS QUESTION TO YOU.

IT IS A TRAFFIC QUESTION FROM FACEBOOK.

ONGOING ISSUE WITH TRACK HEADED IN AND OUT OF COAST.

WHAT IS YOUR RESOLUTION FIX TRAFFIC ON THE COAST, OPEN UP PAAKEA ROAD.

AREAS ROADS WAIANAE HAPPY TO ALLEVIATE LOT OF TRAFFIC.

KOLEKOLE PASS.

LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED.

GOING TO COST ABOUT A BILLION DOLLARS TO OPEN UP THAT ROAD BACK UP AGAIN.

BUT I WOULD SAY QUICK FIX ON RELIEVING TRAFFIC NOW IS TO OPEN UP PAAKEA ROAD.

CLOSE TO IT.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE.

>>Daryl: THAT'S MOSTLY FOR ALTERNATIVE ROUTE.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT?

THOSE ROUTES.

>> NO.

>> REQUIRING, REQUESTING THAT IT BE FOR 24 7 USE.

>>Daryl: OKAY.

SO TERRY, WHAT ABOUT TRAFFIC?

YOU SAID THAT PEOPLE AREN'T ASKING YOU MUCH ABOUT THAT.

STILL IS AN ISSUE.

RIGHT?

>> OH, YES.

DEFINITELY.

IT IS AN ISSUE.

IT'S LIKE THEIR SECOND MOST OF THEM SECOND AND THIRD.

BUT THE PRIMARY ONE IS PUBLIC SAFETY.

YES, TRAFFIC IS A PROBLEM.

I GO THROUGH IT EVERY DAY.

IN AND OUT.

MY FAMILY ALL OF THEM WORK OUTSIDE OF WAIANAE.

AND SO IT IS, WORSE TIME IS BETWEEN 4:30 AND 6:00.

IT'S LIKE COME ON GOT TO GET HOME.

>> JUST TO ADD TO THAT, I MEAN, NOT ONLY IS IT A BURDEN, THAT WE'RE SPENDING 2 HOURS GOING INTO WAIANAE, JUST TO GET HOME, BUT ALSO, IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD.

ONE WAY IN THIS ONE WAY OUT.

ONLY DISTRICT IN STATE LITERALLY IS ONE WAY IN AND ONE WAY OUT.

AND WE HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH FIRES, HAD TO DEAL WITH TSUNAMIS.

HAD TO DEAL ONE CONTROLLABLE OR UNMANAGEABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

NOT JUST IS IT A BURDEN, AND TAKES A LONG TIME TO GET HOME, BUT WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT LIVELIHOOD JUST LIKE HOW IT WAS IN LAHAINA.

THAT WE HAVE TO REALLY TAKE INTO THOSE THINGS INTO CONSIDERATION.

SO KIND OF JUST TOUCHING UP QUICK AND YOU CAN GET TO YOUR QUESTION.

ALSO, WITH THE FIRE HAZARDS.

I MEAN, WE ARE HUGE FIRE RISK.

DRYEST PARTS OF ISLAND.

U.H.

ITSELF HAS STUDIES PROVING THAT WAIANAE IS THE NEXT LAHAINA.

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT THAT?

RIGHT NOW, I DON'T SEE ANY BIG MOVES HAPPENING.

BUT WE'VE GOT TO GET ANOTHER ACCESS ROUTE.

TO SAVE THE RESIDENCE FROM SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO HAPPEN.

>>Daryl: WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT ISSUE?

ABOUT THE ACCESS AND FIRE SAFETY?

IS THAT A CONCERN FOR YOU AS WELL?

>> OH, YES.

I WAS WORKING AT WAIANAE COMPREHENSIVE WHEN THAT FIRE CAME OVER THE MOUNTAIN.

I LIVE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN.

FIRE ALREADY WENT OVER THE MOUNTAIN.

AND IT WENT ON THE WAIANAE COAST OF COMPREHENSIVE HILLSIDE.

THEY WERE AFRAID BECAUSE IT WAS COMING DOWN TO OUR BUILDINGS AND FIRE WAS VERY THICK.

SO IT'S DANGEROUS.

AND I MEAN, EVEN THOUGH THEY DO FIRE BREAK AND EVERYTHING, IT WILL JUST RIP THROUGH.

SO MUCH DRY BRUSH.

IT IS A CONCERN.

>>Daryl: QUESTION FROM A VIEWER ON EMAIL.

MENTIONING PUUHONUA O WAIANAE WITH TWINKLE BURGESS LEADER OF HOMELESS COMMUNITY OUT THERE.

TWINKLE BURGESS ORGANIZED AND ACTUALLY MANAGED TO BUY GET A HOLD OF SOME PROPERTY.

DO YOU THINK THAT ULTIMATELY THAT MIGHT BE KIND OF A SOLUTION FOR HOMELESSNESS?

THAT KIND OF COOPERATIVE BUT WHEN YOU GIVE SOMEONE PROPERTY, PEOPLE NEXTDOOR AREN'T HAPPY ABOUT IT.

>> SURE.

OF COURSE.

CONCEPT NOT IN MY BACKYARD I THINK THAT EVERYBODY HAS TO BRING THEIR IDEAS AND SOLUTIONS TO THE TABLE.

I MEAN WE CAN DON'T HAVE TIME WE DON'T HAVE RESOURCES DON'T HAVE ROOM ON OUR BEACHES TO CONTINUE OR PUBLIC SPACES TO CONTINUE TO HOUSE OUR HOUSELESSNESS.

SO WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS GREAT.

WE NEED TO ADD TO THAT AS WELL.

SO THERE'S NOT ONE WAY AND IT HAS TO BE THIS WAY.

I THINK EVERYBODY DOING THEIR PART WILL HELP.

>>Daryl: TERRY, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THESE HOMELESS VILLAGESES BEING DEVELOPED?

LIKE THAT?

>> I MEAN, IF THAT THAT'S A WAY TO HELP.

I MEAN, THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING.

THEY'RE NOT JUST SITTING AROUND.

AND IT'S GREAT THAT'S BEING MOVED AWAY FROM THE BEACH.

BECAUSE WE ALL NEED TO BE REAL THAT WHEN THERE'S A TSUNAMI, THERE'S A BAD STORM, THOSE HOMELESS PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DIE.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE WIPED OUT.

SO PUBLIC SAFETY, WE NEED TO GET THEM OFF THE BEACHES INTO HOUSING.

AWAY FROM THE WATER LINE.

IT'S DANGEROUS.

>> NOT ONLY THAT, BUT WE HAVE TO GET OUR CITY PARKS AND BEACHES BACK.

I'M NOT SURE LAST TIME YOU WERE DOWN THERE, BUT IT'S JUST LIKE COMPLETELY FLOODED.

CITY HAS MADE EFFORTS TO CONTINUE TO MOVE AND HELP THEM GET OFF AND OFF THE BEACHES AND INTO LITTLE BIT MORE STABLE CONDITIONS, BUT WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING.

>>Daryl: OCCURS TO ME ONE THING WE HAVEN'T MENTIONED YET, WHICH ONE OF YOU WINS THIS PRIMARY ELECTION, FACE A FAIRLY FORMABLE DEMOCRAT PRIMARY THERE TOO.

HOW DO YOU, TERRY, WHAT IS YOUR ARGUMENT ABOUT WHY YOU SHOULD LIKE REPUBLICAN IN THAT DISTRICT VERSUS A DEMOCRAT OR HOW DO YOU WIN THE GENERAL ELECTION IN A STATE THAT IS SO DOMINATED BY DEMOCRATS?

>> I BELIEVE WE CAN WIN THIS REPUBLICANS ARE GOING TO SWEEP.

I MEAN, I JUST KNOW IT.

I FEEL IT.

STRONG CANDIDATES.

I'M THE CANDIDATE TRAINING FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

AND THERE'S A LOT OF CANDIDATES THAT CAME TO MY TRAINING.

SOLID, STRONG, HAVE DESIRE, TENACITY.

>> WANT TO WIN THIS.

IN IT TO WIN IT.

BOTH OF US, SAMANTHA AND I ARE IN IT TO WIN IT NO MATTER WHAT.

>> NEXT SENATOR, I WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL WORKING COHESIVELY AS A TEAM, WHETHER IT'S SAMANTHA OR MYSELF, DOESN'T MATTER TO ME.

BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE BECOME STRONG, TIGHT AND WE WIN REPUBLICAN.

THERE'S A LOT OF REPUBLICANS IN THE DISTRICT.

JUST DON'T VOTE.

WE GOT TO START THEM.

GET THAT FLAME UNDER THEM AND SAY COME ON.

VOTE.

MY VOTE DON'T MATTER.

>> YES, IT MATTERS.

EVERY VOTE MATTERS.

>>Daryl: SAME QUESTION.

HOW DO YOU WIN AND DO YOU REALLY FEEL THAT THERE IS AS TERRY SAYING, A MOVEMENT TOWARDS REPUBLICAN PEOPLE OUT OF THE COAST, WE KNOW WHAT WE SAW IN THE EWA PLAIN, QUITE A FEW REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.

WON LAST ELECTION.

>> YEAH.

SO AS YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU'RE FOLLOWING MY RACE IN 2022.

WHEN I FIRST RAN FOR STATE SENATE.

I WAS 40 VOTES SHORT FROM THAT RACE.

NOW, THAT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE CONSIDERING I'VE NEVER BEEN ELECTED TO A POLITICAL OFFICE.

BUT IT CAME DOWN TO THE HARD WORK.

SO I DON'T WANT CREDIT TO A PARTY.

>> WANT TO CREDIT TO THE CANDIDATE IT'S GOING TO TAKE HARD WORK.

I'VE HAD REPUBLICANS AN DEMOCRATS VOTE FOR ME BECAUSE I CONTINUE TO SHOW UP AND DO IT THE WORK.

SINCE THEN, FORMER OPPONENT HAS NOW RESIGNED.

NOW RETIRED.

BUT I DON'T THINK WAIANAE IS ENAMORED OR INFLUENCED BY THE POLITICAL GESTURES.

>>Daryl: PARTISANSHIP.

>> YEAH.

WE ARE SUFFERING IN SO MANY AREAS, THAT WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO PLAY POLITIC.

>>Daryl: GREAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

LIKE TO THANK BOTH OF YOU OUR GUESTS REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES FOR SENATE ASSIST DISTRICT 22.

SAMANTA DECORTE AND TERI KIA SAVIINAEA.

AS WE GET READY FOR OUR NEXT SEGMENT FEATURING STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 2, PLEASE ENJOY THIS HIKI NO STORY.

IT WAS PRODUCED BY STUDENTS AT WAIANAE HIGH SCHOOL AND FOCUSES ON SOMETHING IMPACTING MANY OF US...INFLATION.

>>EGGS, BREAD, MILK, RICE, AND PRODUCE ARE ONLY A FEW OF THE MANY STAPLE FOODS EXPERIENCING DRASTIC PRICE CHANGES DUE TO INFLATION HERE AT THE WAIANAE STORE, A LOCAL GROCER IN WAI‘ANAE.

LOCAL EGGS ARE PRETTY, THEY'RE FAIRLY STABLE IN COST.

FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS, KIT OKIMOTO AND HIS TEAM HAVE STRIVED TO ACHIEVE ONE GOAL, TO PROVIDE AS MUCH OF THE GROCERY NEEDS TO OUR COMMUNITY AS POSSIBLE, BUT IN THE END, IF THE COSTS STAY HIGH, WE CAN'T ABSORB ALL OF IT FOR A LONG TIME, SO WE END UP PASSING IT ON SLOWLY TO THE CONSUMERS.

ACCORDING TO THE US BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, FOOD PRICES HAD A 5.3% INCREASE OVER THE PAST YEAR.

ALTHOUGH IT'S DECREASED FROM EARLY 2022, THE EFFECTS REMAIN.

WE USED TO EAT A LOT OF VEGETABLES, YOU KNOW, LETTUCE, BELL PEPPERS.

EVERYTHING HAS JUST GONE UP SO MUCH.

SAY WITHIN MAYBE A WEEK, IT COULD HAVE SHOT UP TO $1 MORE.

SO, YOU KIND OF STEER AWAY FROM THAT.

AND WE DON'T WANT OUR CUSTOMERS TO GET STICKER SHOCK, AND WE DON'T WANT THEM TO GET THE WRONG IDEA THAT PRICES ARE GOING UP SO MUCH AND WHY AREN'T WE DOING ANYTHING TO CONTROL IT?

THE WAIANAE COMMUNITY IS CONSIDERED A FOOD DESERT WITH ONLY TWO GROCERS AND A SMALL HANDFUL OF FARMS.

$2.17.

THE IMPACT OF INFLATION HAS ONLY MADE IT WORSE.

OUR PRICES HAS NOT INCREASED A WHOLE LOT, BUT IT DEFINITELY INCREASED JUST ENOUGH SO THAT WE’RE ABLE TO STILL SELL AFFORDABLE LOCAL ORGANIC PRODUCE, BUT ALSO BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE COST OF PRODUCTION.

WE TRY TO NEGOTIATE BETTER DEALS, TO OFFER BETTER ADVERTISED PROMOTIONS.

WE'VE ALSO DONE OUR BEST TO DIVERSIFY OUR SUPPLY NETWORK.

DESPITE INFLATION, IT ALL COMES BACK TO THE SAME GOAL: PROVIDING GOOD FOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY.

WE DO BELIEVE IN KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY HEALTHY AND BEING ABLE FOR THEM TO AFFORD HEALTHIER.

WE'RE VERY COGNIZANT THAT CONSUMERS ARE ON A TIGHT BUDGET, OFTEN ON FIXED INCOMES, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN BUY THE FOOD THEY NEED TO NOURISH THEIR FAMILIES.

THIS IS DENISE CABRERA FROM WAIANAE HIGH SCHOOL FOR HIKI NO, ON PBS HAWAI‘I.

>>DARYL: ALOHA AND WELCOME BACK TO INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAII.

WE NOW TURN OUR ATTENTION TO THE RACE FOR STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 2.

THE DISTRICT COVERS MUCH OF HILO AND IN THIS RACE, THERE ARE ONLY TWO CANDIDATES AND BOTH ARE FROM THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

SO THE WINNER IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION WILL TAKE THE SEAT.

LET’S MEET OUR GUESTS: SUSAN LEE LOY CURRENTLY SERVES ON THE HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL.

SHE WAS FIRST ELECTED TO THE COUNCIL IN 2016.

BEFORE HER TIME IN OFFICE, SHE WORKED IN LAND USE DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS, AND LONG RANGE COMMUNITY PLANNING.

TANYA YAMANAKA AYNESSAZIAN HAS WORKED WITH EAST HAWAII NONPROFITS FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS, INCLUDING BAY CLINIC, ARC OF HILO, AND VOLCANO ART CENTER.

FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS SHE’S BEEN THE BUSINESS MANAGER AT HAWAII ISLAND ADULT CARE.

START WITH YOU.

QUITE A NAME.

WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO RUN FOR OFFICE?

>> WELL, STATE HAD $1.67 BILLION SURPLUS LAST YEAR.

WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE WASN'T DONE WITH THAT LEVEL OF SURPLUS?

SCHOOLS ARE DETERIORATING PEOPLE STRUGGLING LOOK AROUND.

SEE POTENTIAL, SO MUCH TALENT IN OUR TOWN, JUST LOOK AROUND, WHAT ROLE YOU CAN PLAY AND GO FOR IT.

IN THE BUSINESS OF CARING, AT HAWAII AINA ADULT CARE, I'M ADMINISTRATOR, BUT WAS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FINANCIAL VIABLE.

EMPLOYMENT, SATISFACTION, PROGRAM OUTCOMES, I LIKE TO LOOKS AT THINGS SYSTEMIC POINT OF VIEW AND MAKE THINGS BETTER FOR EVERYBODY.

WHAT I'M GOOD AT.

FOLLOWER EMPLOYEES HARDEST WORKING COWORKERS AND FRIENDS DEDICATED HARD WORKING.

INDICATIVE HARD WORKING PEOPLE.

>>Daryl: LET ME GIVE SUSAN A CHANCE.

YOU WERE TERMED OUT AS COUNCILMEMBER.

WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO RUN FOR STATE LEGISLATOR.

OPENED UP.

>> SEAT OPENED UP.

I JUST LOVE WHERE I GREW UP.

HILO IS WHERE I WENT TO ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

UNIVERSITIES.

I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT MY ENTIRE LIFE.

REALLY, I LOOK AT OUR YOUNG KIDS.

AND I REALLY WANT THEM TO SEE LEADERS LIKE MYSELF AND TANYA THAT THEY CAN ASPIRE TO.

THEY CAN SERVE IN LEADERSHIP ROLES.

AND WE HAVE SPACE FOR THEM.

WHETHER THEY'RE IN SCHOOL NOW, GO AWAY TO COLLEGE, CAN COME BACK, WE WANT THEM TO COME BACK.

WE NEED OUR LOCAL FAMILIES HOME.

HERE IN HAWAII.

>>Daryl: WHAT DO YOU DO ABOUT THAT?

HOW DO YOU CHANGE THINGS SO THAT WILL HAPPEN.

>> DEFINITELY I THINK ECONOMY IS ONE KEY FACTOR.

THAT ESPECIALLY IN HILO.

HILO IS THE BUSINESS DISTRICT OF THE ISLAND.

WE HAVE THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO.

WITH VERY HALE OLELO HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE KO OLINA.

KEY PLACES WITHIN THE HILO DISTRICT THAT CAN SERVE AS ECONOMIC HUBS.

I ALSO THINK WORK THAT WE'VE DONE ON THE COUNTY COUNCIL TO ENGAGE YOUTH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGH OUR YOUTH COMMISSION REALLY STARTS TO PREPARE OUR YOUTH TO ENGAGE GOVERNMENT EARLY.

AND DETERMINE FUTURE THAT THEY CAN COME HOME TO.

>>Daryl: I HEARD YOU AGREEING ABOUT THE ECONOMY.

WHAT KIND OF THINGS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN?

IT'S STILL KIND OF LIKE, HARDLY DON'T FLY THAT MANY PLANES INTO HILO.

QUIETER.

NOT LIKE THE WEST SIDE.

GOT SO MUCH TOURISTS.

>> WELL, I MEAN TOURISM BASED ON CARING FOR OTHERS.

IT'S BASED ON CARING FOR VISITORS.

AND THERE'S A WHOLE OTHER ECONOMY THAT IS BASED ON CARING FOR HOUR OURSELVES EACH OTHER FOR HAWAII, LOCAL CARE ECONOMY INCLUDING PARENTS GRANDPARENTS, CNA'S, PERSONAL ASSISTANTS, JANITORS.

EVERYBODY IS ACTUALLY A CARE GIVER IN SOME WAY.

AND TO INVEST MORE INTO OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, THAT IS THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE, IN OUR DISTRICT I THINK, ACCESS TO SPECIALISTS, MANY TIMES, HAVE TO FLY TO OAHU TO SEE DOCTOR THAT IS YOU NEED.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE AGING OF OUR DISTRICT, A LOT OF CAREGIVERS A LOT OF KUPUNA, A LOT SENIORS, NEED HELP AND ASSISTANCE, AND WHEN YOU CAN'T GET THAT IMMEDIATE SPECIALIST CARE, WE'RE COMPETING FOR THE SAME DOCTORS.

HILO IS SMALL.

AND IT'S REALLY HARD RECRUIT SOMETIMES AND KEEP PEOPLE THERE.

AND CARING IS LIKE THE MOST HONORABLE THING YOU CAN DO.

CARING FOR OTHERS.

>>Daryl: DO YOU FEEL THAT HEALTH CARE COULD BE A WAY OF, IS IT A BIG ISSUE THERE?

I KNOW IT'S A BIG ISSUE THERE.

BUT THAT'S A STATEWIDE ISSUE TO A CERTAIN EXTENT.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO IMPROVE OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN THIS STATE.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

HEALTH CARE IS DEFINITELY A NEED.

I THINK WHAT HAWAII ISLAND SPECIFICALLY HILO OFFERS IS OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY ACCESS HOUSING WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY PROVIDE HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CARE WORKERS THAT CAN KIND OF BE MOBILE.

FROM HAWAII ISLAND, TO OTHER ISLANDS.

THAT ARE JUST HIGHER COSTS OF LIVING.

ESPECIALLY HOUSING.

I THINK OTHER PIECE THAT WE REALLY APPRECIATE IN HILO IS THE NETWORK.

WE HAVE DEEP ROOTS IN THE COMMUNITY.

GENERATIONS OF FAMILIES.

THAT REALLY RELY AND HELP EACH OTHER OUT.

TO THE POINT OF CAREGIVING.

WHAT WE'RE BASED IN.

THIS NEXT YEAR, IN 2025, WE WILL HAVE THREE GENERATIONS, BABY BOOMERS, GENERATION X, AND GENERATION Y.

ALL AT 55 AND OLDER.

SO WE REALLY NEED TO START LOOKING OUT ON HOW DO WE CARE FOR OUR KUPUNA.

WITH CARE, BUT ALSO HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES.

>>Daryl: THAT'S A REALLY INTERESTING POINT BECAUSE HILO IS VERY STABLE COMMUNITY AND YOU DO HAVE THE NEED TO GENERATIONS CARING FOR GENERATIONS OFTEN IN THE SAME PROPERTIES.

WHAT DO YOU SEE IS GAPS THERE?

TANYA.

>> I THINK ONE GAPS IS WE NEED MORE AWARENESS OF THAT ENTRY LEVEL CAREGIVER.

IF WE CAN INTRODUCE MORE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, MORE COLLEGE STUDENTS TO THE ENTRY LEVEL HEALTH CARE WORKERS, WHEN YOU'RE CNA OR CARING FOR ELDERLY, OR YOU ARE DRIVING ELDERLY AROUND, PREPARING DOING ANY KIND OF SMALL JOBS, THAT IS THE ENTRY LEVEL FOR THEM TO SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE OF HEALTH CARE.

AND HOW CAN WE, WE NEED TO GROW OUR OWN IN HILO.

WE NEED MORE DOCS IN HILO.

WE CAN PROVIDE CERTIFICATION IN CAREGIVING.

WORK WITH HCC, DO BETTER.

ACTUALLY HAVE A 360 DEGREE VIEW OF OUR STATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.

I'VE BEEN CONSUMED BY CLINIC.

ON THE BOARD FOR TEN YEARS.

ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO.

WORKED FOR ALOHA CARE, SO I HAVE THE PAYOR PERSPECTIVE.

BEEN A PROVIDER AT HAWAII ISLAND ADULT CARE AND ARC OF HILO.

I'M A CONSUMER SERVICE.

I UNDERSTAND THE MEDICAID MEDICARE NETWORK.

REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT 360 DEGREE VIEW TO SEE WHERE ARE THE GAPS?

>>Daryl: I NEED TO KEEP MOVING.

ONE OF THE ISSUES ON THE BIG ISLAND TOO IS VOLCANO.

NATURAL DISASTERS.

TIME @TIME AGAIN, SEEN BIG ISLAND TAKING THE BRUNT OF HURRICANE COMING OR VOLCANOS AND SO ON.

ARE YOU PREPARED, STATE PREPARED, AFTER OUR WHAT WE SUFFERED THROUGH ON MAUI, WITH THE FIRE, DO YOU WORRY ABOUT PREPARATION IS THE BIG ISLAND AND STATE AND COUNTY ARE THEY PREPARED FOR THE NEXT DISASTER ON THE BIG ISLAND?

>> THAT'S WHAT KEEPS ME UP AT NIGHT.

COME AUGUST, WE'LL BE WALKING INTO THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF MAUI AND I'VE HAD OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA THAT SUFFERED FROM PARADISE FIRES.

ONE, REACHED OUT.

AND THEY PROVIDE THE LOT OF RESPITE TO FIRST RESPONDER.

SENT FIREFIGHTERS.

>> SENT POLICE OFFICERS.

HAWAII ISLAND ITSELF LEND A LOT OF OUR OWN EMPLOYEES TO HELP MAUI WALK THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT NEEDED TO HAPPEN.

>>Daryl: FORGOTTEN THAT YOU GUYS HAD FIRES THAT SAME DAY.

>> THAT SAME DAY.

AND ACTUALLY, WHAT I'VE LEARNED NOW AND TALKING TO OUR FRIENDS ON MAINLAND, AFTER PARADISE, EXODUS OF OUR INSURANCE COMPANIES.

THAT IS WHAT IS GOING TO KEEP ME UP AT NIGHT AND WORK THAT I REALLY WANT TO TAKE ON AT THE STATE.

WE ARE SEEING INSURANCE RATES GO UP INCREDIBLY HIGH.

OR MASS EXODUS.

SEE IT HAPPEN IN CALIFORNIA.

SOME TOOLS OUT THERE THAT THEY'VE LENT.

AND I REALLY WANT TO BEGIN TO EXPLORE THAT.

THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE'LL BE ABLE TO KEEP PEOPLE HOME IS IF THEY CAN STAY IN THEIR HOMES AND NOT TO HAVE TO PAY EXORBITANT INSURANCE RATES.

>> TO ADD TO THAT, BUSINESS INSURANCE TOO.

I MEAN, JUST AT THE HAWAII ISLAND HEALTH CARE, INSURANCE RATES WENT UP SIGNIFICANTLY.

AND IT'S REALLY, HARD THING TO JUGGLE.

>>Daryl: WHAT KIND OF INSURANCE.

>> PROPERTY INSURANCE, FIRE INSURANCE.

>>Daryl: DAMPER ON THE ENTIRE ECONOMY.

THERE WAS A LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL FOR THAT.

AND IT WAS KIND OF BASED ON THE ORIGINAL HURRICANE FUND THAT WE HAD SET UP YEARS AGO.

DO YOU THINK THAT WE NEED TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

>> POSSIBLY.

I THINK WE DO NEED TO DIVE INTO THIS REALLY.

I THINK MAUI FIRES KIND OF ENLIGHTENED US A LOT OF DIFFERENT AREAS.

NOT INSURANCE EXPERT.

SEE HOW WE CAN BEST COVER EVERYONE.

EXODUS FROM MAUI SCARY.

EXODUS FROM PUNA AS WELL.

WHICH IS SAD BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT TO STAY HERE.

>>Daryl: IS THAT BECAUSE THERE'S NO JOBS?

>> I THINK IT'S A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING TOO.

>> IF WE CAN HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT THEY CAN CREATE THEIR OWN JOBS.

A LOT OF NEED.

THERE'S A LOT OF WAYS HELP THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT HERE.

WORK TO BE DOESN'T MATTER SOMETIMES IT'S NOT A JOB ALREADY MADE.

>>Daryl: IS THAT SOMETHING THAT FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO DO?

>> I THINK FOR US ESPECIALLY ON HAWAII COUNTY, SOME MUCH THINGS LESSONS WE LEARNED FROM CALIFORNIA WAS NOT ONLY WHAT TO DO WITH OUR INSURANCE RATES AND MAYBE CREATING INSURANCE FUNDS.

LIKE WE DID FOR KAUAI.

ALSO, SOME FIREWISE PROGRAMS.

HAWAII COUNTY HAS INTRODUCED MANY PROGRAMS AND A LOT OF FUNDING INTO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.

SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE RESPONSE THAT IS NECESSARY SHOULD FUTURE DISASTERS HAPPEN.

WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE IN THAT AREA MAKES US LESS AT RISK WHICH THEN PUTS US IN A BETTER PORTFOLIO FOR OUR INSURANCE COMPANIES TO INSURE.

WITH THE BACKING OF FUNDING LIKE WE DID FOR KAUAI, HELPS INSURANCE CARRIERS KIND OF STEP BACK IN AND SAY, HEY, THERE'S A LOT OF PARTNERS IN THIS TO MAKE SURE OUR FAMILIES CAN STAY IN THEIR HOMES.

>>Steve: LET ME ASK, START WITH YOU.

I WANT TO SEE PEOPLE'S NAMES BECAUSE ON THE BALLOT.

SHORTENED IT.

WHAT OTHER ISSUES ARE PEOPLE, WHEN YOU GO CAMPAIGNING WHAT OTHER PEOPLE SAYING YOU NEED TO ADDRESS.

>> EDUCATION IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

I ALSO HERE A LOT OF ABOUT GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY REALLY IMPORTANT.

BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT STATE CONSTITUTION PREAMBLE, IT STATE AS WE, THE PEOPLE OF HAWAII ARE GRATEFUL FOR DIVINE GUIDANCE AND MINDFULNESS OF OUR HAWAIIAN HERITAGE.

AND YOU DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALLY UNDERSTAND.

PREAMBLE STATE CONSTITUTION INTENTION WE HAVE FOR HOW WE GOVERNMENT OURSELF.

>> LESS AND LESS PEOPLE INVOLVED.

SO.

>>Daryl: LET ME ASK.

CLARIFY.

WITH YOU SAY GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE, DO YOU FEEL LIKE THE GOVERNMENT IS CORRUPT, NEEDS TO BE >> NO, I THINK WE FORGET THE VALUES THAT WE'VE SET FORTH FOR OUR US TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR OURSELVES.

TALKING TO SUE ABOUT THIS.

PEOPLE WILL SAY, GOVERNMENT DOESN'T DO THIS OR DOESN'T DO THAT.

GOVERNMENT IS MADE UP OF OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS AND PEOPLE.

SO THAT WE NEED TO BE ACCOUNTABLE OURSELF WAS WE SET FORTH.

>>Daryl: DO YOU FEEL PEOPLE HOLD GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE.

>> RUNNING OPEN SEAT.

NO REPUBLICANS EVEN SHOWED UP TO FILE.

DO PEOPLE CARE ABOUT POLITICS.

>> IS THERE ENOUGH INTEREST TO KEEP POLITICS STRAIGHT?

>> I DO THINK SO.

I THINK I AGAIN HILO AND DISTRICT WE'RE RUNNING FOR IS ACTUALLY VERY UNIQUE.

THERE'S A LOT OF PARTNERSHIPS, A LOT OF GENERATIONAL FAMILIES, THEY WANT OUR FAMILIES TO SUCCEED.

SO THEY ARE ABLE TO LEAN IN ON POLITICIANS, ON LEGISLATIVE MATTERS, THAT HELP TRANSFORM THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY WANT TO LIVE AND STAY IN.

THINK HOUSING CONTINUES FOR BE SOMETHING THAT IS ISSUE ACROSS THE STATE.

I THINK WE NEED TO PULL TOGETHER A TOOLBOX OF MANY DIFFERENT HOUSING PRODUCTS.

>>Daryl: HOW IS THE ISSUE IN HILO?

PEOPLE ALWAYS PICTURE HILO BEING PLENTY OF ROOM.

HOUSES NICE PLENTY OF ROOM.

PUNA IT'S LOT OF PLACES TO BUILD HOUSE OVER THERE.

DO YOU HAVE A HOUSING PROBLEM IN HILO.

>> WE ABSOLUTELY DO.

I THINK URBAN SPRAWL REALLY KIND OF CAUGHT US BY SURPRISE.

GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET REALLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

BUT NOW, IT'S REALLY TALKING ABOUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE, WHETHER IT'S TRANSPORTATION, WHETHER IT'S SERVICES IN THE DISTRICT, LIKE PUNA,   WHETHER IT'S FIRE STATIONS, WHETHER IT'S AMBULANCE, TRAVELING, FROM PUNA TO OUR HILO HOSPITAL, I MEAN, BASICALLY, PUNA IS THE SIZE OF OUR ISLAND'S COMBINED.

IF WE EVEN HAVE A FEW FIRST RESPONDERS, AMBULANCES AND SERVICES IN THOSE DISTRICTS IT'S THE TRAVEL.

IT REALLY IS THE TRAVEL.

SO TO PROVIDE HOUSING TO INFILL CLOSER TO SERVICES, I THINK IS REALLY GOAL FOR US IN HAWAII COUNTY.

>>Daryl: DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT?

>> I DO.

I ALSO THINK WE JUST NEED MORE RESPONSIBLE VERY MANY AND NEED TO REALLY LOOK AT OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.

RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT.

PROPER INFRASTRUCTURE FOR BOATING AND FISHING COMMUNITIES.

RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT FOR WAIAKEA KAI.

CESSPOOL ISSUE.

WE'VE GOT I THINK 55% OF US CESSPOOLS NEED TO BE CONVERTED ARE ON HAWAII ISLAND.

SEPTIC, RIGHT ANSWER AND CERTAINLY, SEPTICS PROBABLY GOING TO BE OUTGOING TECHNOLOGY IN THE FUTURE.

>>Daryl: THERE WAS A LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL THERE ON THE TABLE I THINK HAWAII COUNTY SUPPORTED IT.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ESSENTIALLY FEE THAT PEOPLE WOULD APPLY AND COULD GENERATE MONEY THAT WOULD THEN HELP THEM CONVERT.

WOULD YOU HAVE SUPPORTED HAD A.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

WE NEED MORE SUBSIDIES.

EXPENSIVE CONVERSION.

NEED MORE STATE ASSISTANCE.

NEED FOR GRANTS FIND A WAY TO RAISE REVENUE TO DO THAT.

I DON'T THINK ANYONE WILL BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO DO IT.

THEY'RE JUST NOT GOING TO DO IT.

>>Daryl: DO YOU THINK THAT'S A MAJOR ISSUE FOR YOUR ISLAND.

WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE SOLUTION.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

ALSO THINK WE NEED TO LEAN INTO THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE BILL AND PUT SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS UP FRONT.

I THINK THERE IS OPPORTUNITY.

>>Daryl: SEWERS OPPOSED TO CONVERTING TO SOME   OTHER TECHNOLOGY.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

GET IN FRONT OF OUR OLD INFRASTRUCTURE.

WE HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HASN'T, IT'S BEEN DEVELOPED 50, 60 YEARS AGO.

WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK AT NEW TECHNOLOGY.

I THINK THAT IS ANOTHER TOOL THAT WE SHOULD LEAN INTO.

I THINK THAT SPACE WHERE EDUCATION LIKE THE UNIVERSITY AND OTHERS CAN HELP LEAN IN AND COME UP WITH DIFFERENT INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS OUR INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUE.

IN MULTIPLE WAYS.

>>Daryl: I'M GLAD SOMEONE BROUGHT THIS UP BECAUSE THE TMT REMAINS SORT OF GORILLA IN THE ROOM ON THE BIG ISLAND.

IT'S HANGING OUT THERE.

I THINK WE HEARD RECENTLY MIGHT TRY AGAIN.

IT WAS TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE FOR THE IGE ADMINISTRATION AND EVERY BIG ISLAND POLITICIAN.

POSITION ON TMT.

SUSAN, HOW DO YOU FEEL IS THAT CORRECT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR ISLAND?

>> IT COULD BE.

BUT I THINK THERE ARE MORE PRESSING ISSUES.

I THINK WHEN WE START SOLVING FOR HOUSING, HAWAII COUNTY NEEDS 10,000 HOMES IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS.

HAVEN'T DEVELOPED ANY HOUSING FOR ANY FAMILIES WITH KIDS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

TALKING ABOUT BIGGER.

>> AND ALTHOUGH IT COULD BE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, THERE IS STILL MORE PRESSING NEEDS CLOSER FIRES WE HAVE TO ADDRESS.

>> I DON'T THINK TMT IS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AT ALL OF THINK IF WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS TELLSCOPIC POINT OF VIEW, PUN INTENDED, NOT A PRIORITY.

TO BUILD TMT.

AND BUT THERE IS A BIG ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM.

GORILLA IN IN THE ROOM.

DETERMINING ACCESS ROAD, JURISDICTION AND INVESTING.

INVESTING IN ASTRONOMY MOVING FORWARD, UNTIL THAT ISSUE IS FIGURED OUT, KIND OF IN A HOLDING PATTERN.

SO WE REALLY IN TRANSITIONAL PERIOD BETWEEN HOUSING NEEDS TO BE DONE AND HOW THINGS ARE GOING TO BE DONE.

>>Daryl: SPEAKING OF HOW THINGS ARE DONE TRADITIONALLY.

TOURISM AND OVERTOURISM AN ISSUE ON BIG ISLAND.

MODERATING PROCESS NEEDS TO HAPPEN FOR TOURISM OR ARE YOU FOLKS SATISFIED WITH THE LEVEL OF TOURISM ON THE BIG ISLAND?

>> I'LL JUMP IN.

I DO THINK SOME OF CONCERNS WE HAVE AROUND TOURISM ESPECIALLY IN HILO, HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THE WAIAKEA PENINSULA.

DON'T HAVE ENOUGH ROOMS PUSHED PEOPLE INTO SHORT TERM VACATION RENTALS, WHICH IS PUSHING ON OUR COMMUNITY PARKS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE USED FOR COMMUNITY.

AND UNTIL WE CAN GET A GRIP ON TOURISM, ON SHORT TERM VACATION RENTALS, AND BUILD UP THE PENINSULA, AND MAKE THAT THE HOTEL DISTINCTION THAT IT SHOULD BE, DESTINATION IT SHOULD BE, GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS.

>>Daryl: AS A COUNCILMEMBER, YOU WOULD KNOW THIS.

HOW BIG OF ISSUE IS SHORT TERM RENTALS ON THE BIG ISLAND MORE ON KONA SIDE, RIGHT.

>> YES.

ON THE KONA SIDE.

BUT BECAUSE HILO AND WAIAKEA PENINSULA AND NEGLECT WE'VE HAD WITH DLNR, WE'VE SEEN ANOTHER.

>>Daryl: LAGOON HOTEL IN THAT WHOLE AREA?

>> NANILOA, HILO HAWAIIAN.

>>Daryl: STAYED THERE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

IN A BAND.

>> I REMEMBER.

>> MADE SOME GAINS.

ISSUED EMERGENCY PROCLAMATIONS.

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES STEPPED IN.

TAKING DOWN UNCLE BILLY'S BEGINNING TO TRANSFORM THAT AREA.

>>Daryl: DO YOU AGREE WITH THE LEGISLATURE MOVE TO MAKE IT EASIER TO CONVERT SHORT TERM RENTALS?

DO YOU THINK THAT BIG ISLAND SHOULD MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION MUCH CONVERTING MORE SHORT TERM RENTALS TO LONGTERM RENTALS?

>> I DO.

>> BECAUSE I THINK WE NEED PROVIDE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE.

PEOPLE NEED HAVE HOUSING FIRST.

BOTTOM LINE.

HOUSING SHOULDN'T BE RETURN ON INVESTMENT SHOULD PROVIDE A HOME FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED TO STAY HERE.

>>Daryl: I GOT TO GOOD QUESTION FROM TONY MOUNTAIN VIEW.

PROBABLY KNOW ALL OF THESE PEOPLE.

BIG ISLAND.

LET'S TALK COFFEE.

DID THE COFFEE BILL PASS BY LAWMAKERS THIS YEAR GO FAR ENOUGH IN TERMS OF HOW MANY HAWAII GROWN COFFEE NEEDS TO BE IN A BAG OF COFFEE BEANS?

PUT THAT IN THE CONTEXT OF AGRICULTURE.

AGRICULTURE IS HUGE ON THE BIG ISLAND.

DOES THAT NEED MORE HELP AND IN WHAT WAY?

>>ABSOLUTELY.

AGRICULTURE AND FOOD INDEPENDENCE IS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE.

>>Daryl: BIG ISLAND IS THE SEED OF THAT.

>> ABSOLUTELY SEED OF IT.

CORE OF OUR HEALTH.

LOCALLY SOURCED PRODUCE LIES AT THE CORE OF OUR HEALTH.

WANT TO INVEST IN AGRICULTURAL.

WANT GOOD SYSTEMS.

WANT CLEAN WATER.

AND IN REGARDS TO THE COFFEE GROWING, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR LABELING IS APPROPRIATE.

AND SHOULD NOT BE WATERED DOWN.

BECAUSE IT'S EXPENSIVE TO GROW ON OUR ISLAND.

IT'S WORTH IT.

>>Daryl: COFFEE REALLY PRETTY UP THERE.

TALK ABOUT COFFEE AND AGRICULTURE.

>> I THINK SIMILARLY, WE NEED TO PROTECT OUR FARMERS.

WE NEED TO PROTECT THAT INDUSTRY.

I THINK THERE IS SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES AROUND AGRICULTURE, NOT ONLY TO FEED US, BUT OUR ORNAMENTALS RELATED TO FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE.

LOVE TO SEE MORE HELP AROUND A SLAUGHTERHOUSE THAT IS REALLY NEEDED ON HAWAII ISLAND.

ESPECIALLY AS FOR OUR HUNTERS.

THAT THEY HAVE PLACES WHERE THEY CAN DO THEIR OWN HUNTING, FISHING AND GAMING, BUT HAVE AREAS IN WHICH THEY CAN PROVIDE FOOD FOR THEIR FAMILIES BUT ALSO SUBSISTENCE.

THOSE ARE KEYS.

>>Daryl: I DID A COUPLE OF, LOOKED INTO THIS ISSUE AND ONE BIG SLAUGHTERHOUSE AND ANOTHER SMALLER ONE.

IN TERMS OF SMALLER KINDS OF ANIMALS, PORK AND GOATS AND DEER, REALLY ISN'T MUCH THERE.

>> ISN'T MUCH.

OPPORTUNITIES WITH MOBILE SLAUGHTERHOUSES THAT COULD HELP COMMUNITIES.

HUNTERS, FISHERS, ANY OF OUR GAMESMEN, THEY WOULD HAVE A PLACE TO TAKE THEIR GAME.

>> WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE WITH THAT.

>>Daryl: YOU GUYS ARE AGREEING TOO MUCH.

SO INVASIVE SPECIES ALSO A BIG ISSUE ON THE BIG ISLAND.

I MEAN, HAS THE STATE'S STEPPED UP ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH INVASIVE SPECIES?

>> NOT ON HAWAII ISLAND.

I MEAN, I'M SLEEPING HERE AND I'M NOT HEARING COQUI.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU GUYS.

IT'S SILENT.

SO WE DO HAVE A LOT, FIRE ANTS.

LITTLE FIRE ANTS.

NO, THEY HAVEN'T.

THAT'S THE ANSWER.

>> THEY HAVEN'T.

ONE OTHER AREA THAT NEEDS MORE ATTENTION IS OUR INSPECTORS.

THAT IS HOW SO MANY OF THESE INVASIVES CAME IN.

OPPORTUNITIES THERE.

BUT I ALSO LIKE TO SEE MORE ROBUST PROGRAM BACK AT THE COUNTY AS IT RELATES TO GREEN WASTE.

I THINK THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES WHERE WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO, OR WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE THAT SOIL FROM OUR GREEN WASTE AND PUT IT BACK INTO OUR COMMUNITY.

>>Daryl: I NEED TO TOUCH ON SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN CONTROVERSIAL.

NEWSPAPER FOR YOU, IN PARTICULAR, AND YOU WERE CHALLENGED ON YOUR RESIDENCE AND GOT RESOLVED.

FOR A BETTER SEAT, BETTER DISTRICTS, I'M GOING TO PUT THIS QUESTION TO YOU MORE.

DO YOU THINK IT'S AN ISSUE WHERE IS REGISTERED.

>> NOT UP TO ME TO DECIDE.

>>Daryl: WOULD YOU CRITICIZE HER FOR THAT.

>> NO.

BEEN A COUNCILWOMAN FOR FOUR TERMS.

>> SERVING ALL OF HILO.

REALLY.

DECISION SHE'S MADE HAVE AFFECTED ALL OF HAWAII ISLAND.

THAT'S NOT I'M SURE THAT'S NOT WHERE MY POINT OF CONTENTION WOULD BE.

IF WE TALKED LONG ENOUGH.

>>Daryl: OKAY.

DO YOU WANT TO SEE ANYTHING ABOUT THAT CONTROVERSY BEFORE WE CLOSE?

>> NO.

I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE DECISION FROM OFFICE OF STATE ELECTIONS.

MY CAMPAIGN HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT INTEGRITY AND HONESTY.

AND GETTING THAT DECISION REALLY WAS JUST THE CORNERSTONE TO BACK UP WHAT I STAND FOR.

ARE YOU FOLKS PLANNING TO FULL TIME LEGISLATORS.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

I THINK IT TAKES THAT.

AT THIS POINT.

WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING.

A LOT OF READING INVOLVED.

A LOT OF RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND THAT TAKES TIME.

A LOT OF STICKING IN THE COMMUNITY AND GOING BACK AND FORTH.

I DO THAT RIGHT NOW FOR MY WORK.

SO I MEAN, TAKES A TOLL.

SO YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

>>Daryl: HARD WORK TO JUST, DISTRICTS ARE BIG.

CAMPAIGNING IS DIFFICULT.

AND STAYING IN TOUCH IS DIFFICULT.

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO DO IT.

>> DEFINITELY I THINK ALREADY HAVE GREAT NETWORK BETWEEN ADMINISTRATION COUNCILMEMBERS, BUT ALSO WITH OUR SENATORS.

WHO ACTUALLY CAME FROM THE COUNTY COUNCIL LIKE SENATOR TIM RICHARDS AND SENATOR DREW KANUHA.

CADENCE WHEN IT COMES TO POLICY AND POLICY WORK, LEGISLATURE STARTS.

THEY DO THEIR WORK.

THEN IT'S COUNTY DOES THEIR WORK.

WE LEARN THE LESSONS.

GET NEW POLICY TOGETHER STARTED AGAIN COME JANUARY.

I THINK HIT THE GROUND RUNNING.

I DO INTEND TO WORK HARD.

THERE'S GAPS AS FAR AS THINGS I NEED TO LEARN AT THE STATE LEVEL.

>>Daryl: STOP YOU WANT TO GIVE TANYA ONE LAST WORD IN.

GOT ABOUT 20 SECONDS.

>> I LOVE COMMUNITY THEATER.

I LOVE TO PRESENT WITH PEOPLE.

I LOVE TO TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES.

BECAUSE I DO THINK THAT I GET INSPIRED FROM THE PEOPLE.

HERE IN THE MORE PEOPLE YOU TALK TO, MORE IDEAS YOU HAVE.

GET TO THE REAL ISSUES.

AND I THINK THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN POWER, POSITIONAL POWER AND HAVING PRESENCE IN A COMMUNITY.

>>Daryl: APPRECIATE THAT.

BOTH OF YOU SEEM TO BE HAVING FUN RUNNING.

SO I WISH YOU BOTH LUCK.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MAHALO FOR JOINING US TONIGHT AND WE THANK OUR GUESTS, THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES FOR STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 2, SUSAN LEE LOY AND TANYA YAMANAKA AYNESSAZIAN.

NEXT WEEK, WE WILL FEATURE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES FOR STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 20 WHICH COVERS PART OF KAIMUKI, KAPAHULU AND DIAMOND HEAD.

PLEASE JOIN US THEN.

I’M DARYL HUFF FOR INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAII ALOHA.