VOTERS ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII WILL CAST THEIR BALLOTS IN TWO# RACES FOR COUNTY COUNCIL.

THE DISTRICT 5 SEAT COVERS THE# AREA OF PUNA AND PORTIONS OF KEAAU, AND DISTRICT 9# REPRESENTS KOHALA AND SECTIONS# OF WAIMEA.

WE'LL HEAR FROM THE INCUMBENTS# IN EACH RACE AND THEIR CHALLENGERS AS THEY LAY OUT# PLANS FOR THEIR DISTRICTS AND THE ENTIRE ISLAND.# TONIGHT 'BROADCAST LIVESTREAM OF# INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAII START NOW.# ## ### ALOHA AND WELCOME TO INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAII.# I'M LAUREN DAY.

THE ISLAND OF HAWAII HAS THE# SECOND HIGHEST POPULATION IN THE STATE.# RESIDENTS ARE REPRESENTED BY NINE MEMBERS ON THE HAWAII# COUNTY COUNCIL WHO ARE ELECTED TO SERVE TWO-YEAR TERMS.# TONIGHT WE’RE FOCUSING ON TWO DISTRICTS ON THE GENERAL# ELECTION BALLOT.

UP FIRST, DISTRICT 5 WHICH# COVERS UPPER PUNA AND PORTIONS OF KEAAU.# 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, THE CANDIDATES FOR THE DISTRICT 5# SEAT ON THE HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL.# INCUMBENT MATT KANEALII-KLEINFELDER GREW UP# IN PUNA AND LIVES IN OLAA.

HE’S A FATHER OF THREE# CHILDREN AND A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER.# AFTER SERVING FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS, HE’S RUNNING FOR A# FOURTH TERM IN OFFICE.

IKAIKA RODENHURST IS A# KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS KAPALAMA GRADUATE.# WITH A DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING, HE SERVED FOR TWO# YEARS AS HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS# UNDER HAWAII COUNTY MAYOR MITCH ROTH.# IKAIKA LIVES IN PUNA WITH HIS WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN.# YOU RAN FOR THE SEAT IN 2020.

START WITH YOU.# WHY RUN AGAIN?

>> WELL, I REALLY LOVE WHAT PUNA IS ABOUT.# PLACE THAT I GO TO TO RAISE MY FAMILY.

WANT TO BE OUT THERE TO HELP GUIDE## OUR COMMUNITY FORWARD AND SHOW UP THERE AND# FIGHT FOR OUR FUTURE AND FIGHT FOR OUR KEIKI.# >>Lauren: ABOUT WHAT ARE YOU MOST# PROUD OF YOUR TIME IN THE SEAT AND## WHY SHOULD VOTERS RE-ELECT YOU.

>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION LAUREN.# >> I THINK JUST RIGHT OFF THE BAT,# WHEN I CAME INTO OFFICE MAJOR CONCERN,## PUBLIC SAFETY, TRANSPORTATION ROADS.

FIRST TERM, 2018 GOT TEN NEW POSITIONS## FOR THE POLICE FORCE.

TEN MORE OFFICERS FOR## OUR DISTRICT IN PUNA SPECIFICALLY AND THEN# I ADDRESSED ROAD SITUATION IN OUR DISTRICT.# PRIVATE ROADS REALLY ARE# THE MOST ROADS THAT WE HAVE.# AND SO A WAY FOR THE COUNTY TO# MAINTAIN THOSE ROADS NEVER EXISTED.# ABLE TO PASS HISTORIC LEGISLATION THIS YEAR TO# ENABLES COUNTY TO MAINTAIN PRIVATE ROADWAYS.# REALLY WAS BIG ONE THE COMMUNITY WANTED# AFTER LISTENING SESSION AND WE GOT THEM DONE.# >>Lauren: WHY SHOULD VOTERS RE-ELECT YOU?

>> I THINK AT THIS POINT, I HAVE COME TO## UNDERSTAND THAT ROLE OF COUNCILMEMBER IS TO# UNDERSTAND OUR FUTURE AND WHAT IS NEEDED.# AND AFTER BEING IN FOR SIX YEARS, REALIZE IT IS MY DUTY TO## PREP AND GET READY FOR THE NEXT TEN TO 15 YEARS,# HUGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUNA PREPPING PROJECT,## PREPPING INFRASTRUCTURE, MAKING SURE FUNDING# IS IN PLACE, SO THAT NEXT PERSON COMING IN## WHOEVER IT MAY BE, HAS A WAY TO STAND# ON WHAT'S BEEN DONE SAME WAY THAT I DID.# AND GET THINGS DONE FOR OUR# FUTURE AND FOR OUR KEIKI.# >>Lauren: WHAT DO YOU FEEL IS THE# SINGLE BIG FACING OUR COMMUNITY?# >>ALWAYS ABOUT ROADS, TRANSPORTATION A# LOT OF TRAFFIC COMING IN AND OUT OF PUNA,## AND WE HAVE BASICALLY PUNA PARADE IN THE# MORNING AND AFTERNOON GOING IN AND OUT OF TOWN.# WHAT WE NEED AT ALTERNATE ACCESS.

>> MAUKA AND MAKAI.# EXPERIENCE OVER 12 YEARS AS ENGINEERING WORKING# WITH INFRASTRUCTURE, AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH FOLKS## AT D.O.T.

LIKE ED SNIFFEN AND OUR LEGISLATIVE# OFFICIALS, LIKE SENATOR RICHARDS, CHRIS TODD,## GREGORY ILIGAN, LEVERAGE IT OUT MAKE SURE# THOSE ROADS GET DONE AND MOVE FORWARD.# BUT ALSO, MATT TOUCHED ON THIS EARLIER.

BILL TO ALLOW COUNTY TO CONSIDER MAINTENANCE## ON A PRIVATE ROAD IS GREAT FIRST STEP.

NEED TO MOVE FORWARD FROM THERE.# LEVERAGE FEDERAL FUNDS ON OUR RELATIONSHIPS# WITH CONTRACTORS TO HELP MAKE THAT THING HAPPEN.# I THINK THERE'S MORE TO BE DONE# AND WE NEED NEW ROAD FORWARD.# >>Lauren: LET YOU BOTH CHIME ON IN.

MATT YOU CAN GO FIRST.# >> YOU MENTIONED ROADS, PUBLIC SAFETY.

SEPARATE FROM HOSE TWO TOPICS, WHAT ELSE DO YOU## HEAR FROM CONSTITUENTS REALLY MATTER TO THEM.

>> IT'S HUGE.# EVERYTHING ACROSS THE BOARD PUNA# NEVER GOTTEN WHAT IS NEEDED.## GIVEN MY SIX YEARS IN OFFICE, THAT IS REALLY# BEEN ABLE FOR PUNA TO SOLIDIFY HAVING A LEADER.# AND TO START GETTING THE THINGS DONE# THAT HAVEN'T GOTTEN DONE IN YEARS.# OR DECADES.

BECAUSE WE HAVE A CONSTANT## ROLLOVER OF OUR ELECT OFFICIALS IN OUR DISTRICT.

REALLY PUTS THE COMMUNITY BACK BECAUSE THEY DON'T## HAVE ANYONE TO STAND UP FOR THEM.

SO I JUST HAVING THREE TERMS,## THAT WAS HUGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUNA.

SO GOING FORWARD, I HAVE A NUMBER OF## PROJECTS FROM NEW KEAAU POLICE AND FIRE STATION# AND COMMUNITY CENTER, COMING ONLINE AS WELL AS## ALTERNATE ROUTES AND IT'S ABOUT LISTENING AND# MAKING PROGRESS AT THIS POINTS NOT WHAT ARE## YOU GOING TO DO SO MUCH, IT'S WHAT HAVE YOU DONE# AND WHAT ARE YOU PREPPING FOR THE NEXT PERSON.# >>Lauren: YOU TALKED ABOUT ROADS.

>> ARE THERE OTHER ISSUES THAT YOU WHO WANT TO## TACKLE THAT YOU HEAR FROM YOUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

>> THREE MAIN CONCERNS IN THE COMMUNITY## ARE AT THE WANT TO PLACE TO.

>> PUT A ROOF OVER THEIR AHEAD.## FOOD ON TABLE AN FUTURE FOR THEIR KEIKI.

>> IN OUR COMMUNITY MAKING SURE THERE'S## PATH FORWARD FOR OUR KIDS, COMMUNITY IS THE# FASTEST GROWING COMMUNITY NOT JUST IN COUNTY## AND STATE, BUT IN THE NATION.

WE HAVE MORE PEOPLE MOVING IN.# AND A LOT OF KIDS THERE.

WE NEED TO PROVIDE A FUTURE FOR THEM.# ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO DO IS CONNECT THEM# WITH MENTOR, COACHES, I FOOTBALL COACH AND ALSO## COACH HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE# THAT WE HAVE THOSE CONNECTIONS WITH OUR KIDS TO## GIVE THEM A PURPOSE AND PATH FORWARD.

SO JUST CREATING A FUTURE FOR## OUR COMMUNITY THRIVE AND SUCCEED.

>>Lauren: MOVE TO THE TOPIC OF HOMELESSNESS.# BIG PROBLEM ACROSS THE STATE.

ESPECIALLY HERE ON OAHU.# THIS YEAR'S POINT IN REPORT# SHOWED DECREASE ON HAWAII ISLAND.# 28%.

HOW DO THE TWO OF YOU FEEL THAT'S# COUNCIL CAN HELP TO KEEP THAT TREND## GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

>> ABILITY TO SUPPORT US TO BE## ABLE FEED OURSELF.

COST OF LIVING REALLY HIGH.

ABILITY TO PUT FOOD ON TABLE WOULD BE TREMENDOUS.# SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL FARMER ACCESS TO FOOD# AND FOOD HUBS WOULD HELP KEEP PEOPLE THAT## ARE POTENTIALLY HOMELESS FROM BECOMING HOMELESS.

ENACTING LEGISLATION TO HELP US GET AFFORDABLE## HOUSING AND HELP US HOUSE OUR PEOPLE.

ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE'VE SEEN AND IT'S## BEEN PUBLISHED IN UHERO IS THAT REGULATION# HAS DRIVEN COAST OF PERMITTING ABOUT 58%.# >> WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT GETS# REDUCED SO WE CAN AFFORD TO HOUSE PEOPLE.# PUT ROOF OVER OUR HEADS.

>>Lauren: COST OF LIVING IS SOMETHING THAT ALWAYS## GETS BROUGHT UP FOR EVERYONE HERE IN HAWAII.

ANYTHING YOU WHO WANT TO ADD TO THAT?# DECREASE IN HOMELESSNESS IS REALLY DUE TO# LAST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS, FUNDING AND NONPROFIT## WORK AND WORK DONE BY THE COUNCIL AND THIS# ADMINISTRATION GET TO THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM.# WE HAVE A NUMBER OF NONPROFITS LIKE SALVATION ARMY# HEALTH SERVICES, THAT HAVE REALLY TAKEN THE LEAD## AS FAR AS GETTING FOLKS SHELTER, PROVIDING FOOD.

PROVIDING SERVICE, OUR ROLE AS COUNCIL MAKE SURE## FUNDING BEING APPROPRIATE TO DO DIFFERENT# AGENCIES WHERE APPROPRIATE AND WORK WITH OUR## POLICE OFFICERS AND KUDOS TO THEM BECAUSE# THEY'VE DONE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK## IN HELPING COMMUNITY LISTING TO THE CONCERNS OF# THE COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO, GETTING FOLKS INTO THE## NONPROFITS WHERE THEY'RE NEEDED.

>> IT'S A BIG PROBLEM.# CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM.

WE HAVE FOLKS FLYING IN## FROM OUT OF STATE WITH ONE-WAY TICKET.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT NEED TO## BE DONE TO ADDRESS OUR HOMELESS SITUATION.

>> WE I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK WE'VE## DONE SO FAR IN THE LAST FEW YEARS?

WE JUST TALKED ABOUT HOMELESSNESS.# >> BUT RIGHT BEFORE THAT, WE WERE# BOTH OF YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT ROADS.# WE HAVE ACTUALLY VIEWER# JEFFREY FROM VOLCANO WROTE IN.# ASKING, STATE HIGHWAY 11 BETWEEN# GLENWOOD VOLCANO DETERIORATION.# WHAT CAN YOU DO TO GET THE HIGHWAY# IMPROVED, IMPORTANT TO NOTE,## HIGHWAY 11 AND HIGHWAY 130 ARE STATE HIGHWAYS.

COUNTER AT THE END OF THE DAY STATE HAVE OWN## JURISDICTION I'M SAYING THAT BECAUSE# WE'RE THE COUNTY AND THEY'RE THE STATE.# WE HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP.

REALITY IS WHEN WE AS COUNTY## COUNCILMEMBERS AND PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY WANT TO# ADDRESS OUR STATE ROAD, WE NEED TO WORK WELL WITH## OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS STATE LEVEL AND FOLKS# AT THE HIGHER LEVEL ED SNIFFEN, JOSH GREEN.# SO JUST LAST WEEK, MET WITH OUR ADMINISTRATION# AND NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS## TO DISCUSS WHAT IS NEEDED.

I'M REALLY PLEASED BY THE## CONVERSATION BECAUSE COMING OUT OF THIS# LOOK TOWN HALL TO ADDRESS HIGHWAY 11,## SPECIFICALLY, ALTERNATE ROUTES IN THE AREA.

>> GETTING WORK DONE.

VISIT FROM ED SNIFFEN WORK## DONE IN OUR AREA.

>> HUGE ROAD, HUGE HIGHWAY, HUGE## DISTRICTS AND ALSO CORRIDOR VOLCANO NATIONAL PARK.

AS WELL AS WAY HOME FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS.# MUCH WORK NEEDED.

>> STATE JURISDICTION,## SO I'LL LEAVE IT RIGHT THERE.

>>Lauren: IF ELECTED HOW WOULD YOU WORK WITH THE## STATE FOR HELP MAYBE MAKE SOME INFLUENCE THERE.

>> RELATIONSHIP WITH ED SNIFFEN DESIGN ENGINEER,## HENRY WORK WITH OUR LEGISLATIVE OFFICIALS# IN THAT AREA, CHRIS TODD ONE SIDE,## JEANETTE KAPEL OTHER SIDE.

ILAGAN CLOSE TO 130 SIDE.# FIXES ARE DONE, LEVERAGING# RELATIONSHIPS AND CONNECTING PEOPLE.# WHAT PART OF BEING A COUNCILMEMBER IS.

ADVOCATING AND LISTENING TO THE NEEDS OF## COMMUNITY AND ADVOCATING AS A LEADER TO OTHER# LEADERS, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING ON.# WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT# THIS TOGETHER AS A GROUP.# AND SO I THINK THAT'S# SOMETHING WE DEFINITELY CAN DO.# WORKING WITH ED BOOTS ON THE# GROUND TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.# >>Lauren: VIEWER DISTRICT 5 ASKING# ABOUT BOTH OF YOUR STANCES FILM AND## TELEVISION INDUSTRY ON THE BIG ISLAND.

>> VIEWER ASKING, FILM AND TELEVISION## INDUSTRY HAS PROVEN TO BE A MULTI-MILLION DOLLARS# INDUSTRY AND ECONOMIC DRIVER FOR THE STATE,## YET HAWAII COUNTY LACKS THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO# ATTRACT AND RETAIN MAJOR MOVIES AND TV PRODUCTION.# WHAT WOULD YOUR PLAN OF ACTION# HELP COUNTY DEVELOP A FILM STUDIO.# >> THINK THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.# FILM INDUSTRY DOES BRING A# LOT OF ATTENTION TO HAWAII.# ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES IN THE WORLD.

>> SOME OF MOST BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD.# GREAT ALTERNATIVE TO TOURISM# AS A GENERATOR TO OUR ECONOMY.# ALSO RESPECTFUL AT TIMES.

>> MAKING SURE IT'S RESPECTFUL FOR LOCAL PEOPLE.# YOU WANT TO SUPPORT FILM STUDIO ON# ISLAND, A LOT OF LOCAL TALENT THAT## CAN SHOWCASE OUR CULTURE AND SHOWCASE SOME# OF THINGS THAT OUR COMMUNITY WORKING ON.# BEEN A TREMENDOUS INCREASE IN LOCAL ACTORS# WILLING TO GET INVOLVED AND LOCAL PROJECTS## COMING TO HAWAII AND IF WE CAN CAPITALIZE# ON THAT PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM.# GROWING INDUSTRY FOR OUR ISLAND AND FOR THE STATE.

THAT WOULD BE GOOD FOR EVERYBODY.# >>Lauren: DID YOU WANT TO CHIME IN.

>> I DID.# I WANT TO SAY HI TO JORDEN BROOKS.

THAT IS THE ONE WRITING IN THAT QUESTION.# >> HE AND I SPOKE ON THE PHONE ABOUT 3 DAYS AGO.

>> HE SAID I'M GOING TO ASK THIS QUESTION ON TV,# BE READY.

>>Lauren:## IT WAS ANONYMOUS.

>> SMALL COMMUNITY HE .. MY DISTRICT BELOW MY HOUSE.

>> GREAT GUY.# GOOD FAMILY.

WHAT HE'S SPEAKING TO IS## CAN WE BUILD THE FILM INDUSTRY IN HAWAII AND DRIVE# UP SOME OF THAT ECONOMIC VALUE FOR OUR RESIDENTS.# I LOVE THE IDEA BECAUSE TIED IN WORKFORCE# DEVELOPMENT, SCHOOL SYSTEM, WHICH MY SUGGESTIONS## TO HIM, TALK TO U.H., TALK TO HCC TALK TO HIGH# SCHOOLS SEE IF WE CAN GET SOME KIDS INTERESTED## IN THIS AND DEVELOPING AN WORKING THROUGH WHAT# IT WOULD BE LIKE TO BE IN THE FILM INDUSTRY.# THEN DRAWING IN SOME ATTENTION FROM PEOPLE# LIKE JASON MAMOA, GETTING THEM TO COME HERE## INSTEAD OF OTHER PLACES IN THE WORLD BECAUSE# WE ARE INCREDIBLY UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL.# WE OFFER SO MANY DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS SCENERY.

SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PLACE.# SO WHY NOT COME HERE AND THERE'S A FEW PIECES# OF THAT, TAX CREDITS FOR FILM INDUSTRY AND## WORKING WITH OUR LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS AS# WELL AS GETTING THE RIGHT THINGS DONE IN## GOVERNMENT WHICH IS OUR DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH# AND DEVELOPMENT, AND WORKING WITH THEM TO SEE## WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP THAT INDUSTRY ALONG.

>>Lauren: I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS SAME QUESTION.# BOTH TALKED BIGGEST ISSUE# FACING RESIDENTS IN KONA.# >> BACK TO ROADS, IMPORTANT QUESTION# THAT TWO PEOPLE WANT ANSWERS TO.# PHILIP FROM VOLCANO AND DAVID FROM HILO# BOTH ASKING, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT## USING RAILROAD AVENUE AS SECOND ROAD TO PUNA?

AND PHILLIP ASKING, WHY CAN'T WE EXTEND RAILROAD## TO HILO FROM HAWAII PARADISE PARK, I APPRECIATE# THE QUESTION, PHILIP AND DAVID MAHALO FOR THAT.# >> OPPORTUNITY.

>> I THINK IT IS POSSIBLE LOCATION.# >> I KNOW WE'VE HAD SOME BACK# AND FORTH ON THAT IN THE PAST.# RIGHT NOW GOING THROUGH ROAD STUDY# WHERE IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE LOCATION.# TALKING TRANSPORTATION.

ENGINEERS GO IN THERE.# DO THEIR JOB, ECONOMICALLY BEST AND# NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY TAKE THE TIME## DO THAT AND MOVE THAT FORWARD INTO A DESIGN# AND THEN MOVE THAT MOVE INTO CONSTRUCTION.# >> RAILROAD IS POSSIBILITY# AND OPTION WE SHOULD CONSIDER.# >>Lauren: WHERE DO THE TWO OF YOU STAND# ON SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTALS BEEN A## RECENT PUSH BY THE COUNCIL TO REIN THOSE IN.

>> WANT TO GO BACK TO THE PREVIOUS QUESTION.# CAN I?

REALLY ONE OF MY## LONGSTANDING ISSUES THAT I'VE BEEN ADDRESSING.

>> RAILROAD AVENUE ISN'T IN DISTRICT 5.# >> I THINK WHAT THOSE TWO QUESTIONS ARE DRIVING# AT ACTUALLY IS CAN WE HELP DECREASE TRAFFIC ON## PANAEWA STRETCH PORTION OF HIGHWAY 11.

>> PITCH POINT.# NO MATTER WHAT WE DO REROUTING TRAFFIC# AWAY FROM HIGHWAY 11 AND UPPER PUNA,## OR HIGHWAY 130 AND LOWER PUNA, WE CAN GET# THAT TRAFFIC OFF OF PANAEWA STRETCH, WHERE## ALL OF US ARE CONGESTED EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT.

THERE'S BEEN A NUMBER OF INFRASTRUCTURE THINGS## THAT HAVE HAPPENED THAT HAVE MADE IT WORSE.

UNTIL WE CAN ADDRESS THOSE,## NOTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

BETTER OUR TRAFFIC SITUATION.# SO FOR ME, UPPER PUNA NEEDS ALTERNATE ROUTE# TO SADDLE ROAD.

SOMETHING DISCUSSED WITH ED## SNIFFEN AND STATE REPS, DECREASE TRAFFIC# ON PANAEWA STRETCH AND RESPONSE TIME FOR## FIRST RESPONDER TO AND FROM THE HOSPITAL AND# TO AND FROM MAJOR TOWN CENTER SHIFT IN HILO.# THAT TO ME IS MAJOR.

THE RAILROAD AVENUE PROJECT## HAS GREAT BENEFIT EXCEPT THERE'S DIFFERING# POINT OF VIEW WHERE THAT ROAD SHOULD LAND AND## A LOT OF THAT IS FROM OUR HAWAIIAN HOMESTEAD.

>> DON'T WANT IT TO LAND ON RAILROAD AVENUE## BECAUSE THAT'S BEGINNING OF HAWAIIAN HOMES.

>> IN HILO.# ON PANAEWA STRETCH.

NEEDS TO BE DONE CAREFULLY.# BUT I REALLY WOULD BECAUSE WE'RE# TALKING ABOUT DISTRICT 5 TONIGHT.# I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION.

REALLY NEED TO FOCUS ON DISTRICT## 5 WHICH GOES FROM KEAAU TO VOLCANO NOW.

AND BYPASS ROAD OR ALTERNATE ROUTE IN UPPER## PUNA POSITIVE CHANGES FOR OUR DISTRICT# AS A WHOLE FOR TRACK AND PUBLIC SAFETY.# FOR TRAFFIC LEAVING OUT A LOT OF# OUR COMMUNITY INTO ORCHID LAND.# >> USE 130.

>> IMPORTANT ROUTE FOR THEM.# NEED ALTERNATIVE ACCESS.

>> MATT'S OPINION ON THAT.# DISTRICT 5 INCLUDES AINALOA,## ORCHID LAND ESTATES BETWEEN 130 AND HIGHWAY 111.

>> WE NEED TO CONSIDER RAILROAD AND TALKING## ABOUT HAWAIIAN HOMELANDS IN HILO, GOT TO TALK# ABOUT HAWAIIAN HOMELANDS IN PUNAHOU AS WELL.# HAWAIIAN HOMES IN MAKU AREA# FOLKS WANTS THAT ACCESS AS WELL.# SO WE GOT TO BALANCE BOTH OPTION.

WORK TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY FOR THAT I THINK.# >>Lauren: IT'S VERY CLEAR APPARENT TRANSPORTATION# CONJUNCTION BIG ISSUE FOR RESIDENTS IN THAT AREA.# COUPLE OTHER TOPICS.

>> ONLY HAVE TEN MORE MINUTES.# HOT TOPIC OF SHORT-TERM VACATIONS# RENTALS WHERE DO YOU STAND ON THAT ISSUE.# >> I COULD GO FIRST.

HEARING BILL RIGHT NOW IN COUNTY## COUNCIL SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTALS.

>> COMMITTEE LEVEL.# ACTUALLY, FIRST THING I WALK YOU HAD INTO THE# FIRST BILL, I REMEMBER HEARING IN COUNCIL,## 2018 WAS THE SHORT-TERM VACATION# RENTAL BILL, BRAND NEW TO ME.# BRAND NEW TO THE COMMUNITY.

VERY CONTENTIOUS, TO BE BACK AT THE## SAME SUBJECT AGAIN, SIX YEARS LATER, WITH THE BILL# THAT REALLY REDEFINES SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTALS,## THERE'S PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES ON THE FENCE ON THIS.

I THINK BIGGEST DISCUSSION POINTS ARE DOES IT## BENEFIT LOCAL RESIDENT AND MAKE SURE# OUR RESIDENTS HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE.# WE'RE SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTALS BECOMES THIS# GLOBAL ABILITY FOR PEOPLE TO INVEST IN HAWAII.# THAT DOES NOT MAKE OUR MARKET# AFFORDABLE FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS.# BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, YOU ALSO HAVE RESIDENTS# UTILIZE SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTALS AS A## WAY TO MAKE EXTRA INCOME.

REALLY FINE BALANCE TO ME.# BUT INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, THERE'S A SUPREME# COURT CASE THAT WAS FINALIZED IN THE OPINION## WAS PUT OUT BY COURTS I THINK IT WAS TUESDAY.

>> JUST CLARIFYING THAT SHORT-TERM VACATION## RENTALS CANNOT HAPPEN ON STATE LAND USE AG.

SO FOR US IN PUNA THAT MEANS THAT ALMOST OUR## ENTIRE DISTRICT YOU CAN'T HAVE A SHORT-TERM# VACATION RENTAL UNLESS YOU'RE ALREADY IN THE## NONCONFORMING USE PROGRAM.

SO THAT'S NEWS.# >> HAVE THIS DISCUSSION, BUT IT IS REALLY# IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US TO UNDERSTAND THAT## IF YOU'RE ON STATE ZONED AG LAND, DIFFERENT# LAYERS OF ZONING, STATE ZONING AND COUNTY ZONING,## STATE ZONED AG, YOU CAN HAVE A FARM# DWELLING BECAUSE PURPOSE IS AGRICULTURE.# BUT SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTAL# BILL, I MEAN#BALANCING HERE IS,## HOW IT AFFECTS RESIDENTS IN PUNA.

AS WELL AS HOW IT AFFECTS RESIDENTS## IN AREAS LIKE KONA AND HILO, HAWAIIAN PARADISE# PARK HAVE A LOT OF SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTALS.# IT'S REALLY INTERESTING SUBJECT.

THE BILL IS COMMITTEE RIGHT NOW ANOTHER## BILL REGARDING ADUs OR ACCESSORY DWELLING# UNITS HEARD AT THE SAME TIME JUST PASSED.# VERY COMPLEX.

ANYONE INTERESTED DIVE IN.# >>Lauren: ISSUE FOR YOUR RESIDENTS THAT# NEIGHBORS THAT YOU CAN TO?

DEFINITELY IS.# PAST TUESDAY, SUPREME COURT RULING THAT ON# AG STATE ZONED AG, THAT YOU CAN'T HAVE STVRS.# ONE OF ACTUALLY GO THINGS THAT TOUCHES TO.

ONE IS COST OF LIVING.# >> BECAUSE OUR COST OF LIVING IS SO HIGH, FARMERS# REAL GOAL IS PRODUCE FOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY AND## PRODUCE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY.

>> THEY'RE STRUGGLING TO GET BY.# AND THEY'RE USING STVR, SOME OF THEM, TO# SUPPLEMENT THEIR INCOME SO THEY CAN SURVIVE.# THREATENS THEIR ABILITY TO STAY THERE.

GOES INTO THE SECOND PART WHICH IS AFFORDABLE## HOUSING AND AVAILABILITY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

>> SO NOW YOU HAVE FOLKS THAT MAY NOT BE ABLE## TO AFFORD THEIR HOUSE ANY MORE# BECAUSE IT'S STVR NOT THERE.# >> BUT NOW THAT YOU HAVE STVRS RESTRICTED,# YOU OPEN UP INVENTORY FOR LONGTERM RENTALS.# IT IS REALLY BALANCING ACT.

>> I THINK WE NEED## ADDRESS THAT COST OF LIVING PIECE.

SO WE CAN MAKE IT AFFORDABLE TO LIVE IN HAWAII.# >> AFFORDABLE TO PRODUCE FOOD IN HAWAII.

>> A LOT OF THESE FARMERS AREN'T IN TO## MAKE TON OF MONEY.

>> IN IT PRODUCE## FOOD FOR FAMILIES FOOD FOR COMMUNITIES.

>> REALLY WANT TO SUPPORT THOSE PEOPLE.# A LOT OF LONG-TIME RANCHER, LONG TIME FARMERS# GOING TO BE PUT AT RISK BECAUSE OF THIS.# >>Lauren: HOW DO THE TWO OF YOU FEEL AS# COUNCILMEN IF ELECTED YOU CAN ADDRESS## THE COST OF LIVING NEAR HAWAII?

MAKING IT MORE AFFORDABLE FOR## RESIDENTS IN YOUR DISTRICT?

>> I FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT.# THREE KIDS.

I GOT 17 YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER## ABOUT TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL.

19 IN THE TRADES.# ONE IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

REALIZING WHAT IT TAKES TO SURVIVE.# WIFE AND I OWN A SMALL BUSINESS.

YOU SAID THIS IN THE BEGINNING.# CAN'T MISS THE PLUG.

>> IT'S INCREDIBLY HARD TO LIVE IN HAWAII.# YOU HAVE TO HAVE TWO TO THREE JOBS.

MOST EVERYBODY I KNOW EVEN TWO TO THREE JOBS.# FINISH ONE JOB, GO TO THE NEXT.

>> TRY TO CUT GAS ON WEEKENDS.

DO WORK## WHILE YOU'RE IN THE CAR ON THE WAY HOME.

REALITY OF LIFE.# A LOT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

HUGE SUBJECT.# NOT AS SIMPLE AS LOWER PROPERTY# TAXES OR DO THIS OR THAT.# IT'S THINK FOR ONE, EDUCATING OUR KEIKI,# SUPPORTING ANYTHING LOCAL DECREASE COSTS## AND BETTER OUR ECONOMY LOCALLY.

IT'S SUCH A BROAD SUBJECT.# EVEN TOUCHES ON HOUSING.

>> AFFORDABLE HOUSING.# TOUCHED ON SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTALS.

JUST A BIG SUBJECT.# >>Lauren: QUESTION I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS CAN'T# ANSWER IN JUST SHORT TIME WE HAVE TOGETHER.# >> BE HAPPY TO GIVE IF A SHOT TAKES LEADERSHIP# WITH INTEGRITY, COMPASSION, COMMITMENT.# WE ALL FACE PROBLEM.

LOCALLY,# THE COUNTY LEVEL, STATE LEVEL,# WORK TOGETHER, KAKOU EFFORT, ALL IN THIS# TOGETHER, ONLY WAY TO GET OUT OF THIS IS TOGETHER.# LEVERAGE RELATIONSHIPS WITH STATE OFFICIALS,# WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND COUNTY AND## ADMINISTRATION, DOESN'T MATTER WHAT MAYOR, WHAT# LEGISLATIVE, OFFICIAL FEDERAL, STATE OFFICIAL## FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, BE THERE ON THE DOORSTEP.

NOT GOING TO WAIT FOR THE PHONE, TEXT, EMAIL.# DON'T ANSWER, I'LL BE THERE.

>>Lauren: GIVE YOU BOTH OPPORTUNITY.# YOU JUST KIND OF DID.

BUT 30 SECONDS, WHY SHOULD## VOTERS ELECT THE TWO OF YOU?

>> SIX YEARS IN.# LEARNED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT.

I HAVE COME TO UNDERSTAND MY RESPONSIBILITY IS## TO PREP AND GET READY FOR THE NEXT TEN, 20 YEARS.

>> TAKES UNIQUE EXPERIENCE AND UNIQUE EXPERIENCE## IN LIFE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS# NEEDED AND WHERE WE NEED TO GO.# I THINK HAVING KIDS REALLY DOES TEACH YOU# WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO AS A ADULT AND LEADER## IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD.

SO GIVEN NEXT YEAR,## THIS YEAR ELECTION, I HOPE TO BE BACK IF.

>> NUMBER OF PROJECTS WANT TO WRAP UP AN START FOR## THE NEXT PERSON COMING IN WHOEVER THIS MAY BE.

>>Lauren: ANYTHING YOU LIKE TO ADD.# >> WANT TO ADD I'M A FATHER, COACH, ENGINEER.

>> OVER 12 YEARS EXPERIENCE WORKING IN## INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS WITH VARIOUS LEVELS# OF GOVERNMENT, WORKED WITH MANY LEGISLATIVE## OFFICIALS, MANY OF THESE ADMINISTRATIVE# OFFICIAL STATE OR COUNTY OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.# LEGISLATIVE OFFICIAL, A LOT OF# SKILLS A LOT OF THE KNOWLEDGE AND## LOT OF EXPERIENCES TO MOVE THIS FORWARD.

WORK TOGETHER, LEADERS NEED TO LISTEN,## ADVOCATE, SHOW UP.

>> NOT OUR PROBLEM.# IT'S EVERYONE'S PROBLEM.

GOT TO WORK TOGETHER.# WE'LL ALL IN IT TOGETHER.

ONLY WAY OUT OF THIS IS TOGETHER.# >>Lauren: GO PLATE LUNCH.

>> RICE, SALAD.# GARLIC SHRIMP.

I WOULD SAY, LOCO MOCO.# >>Lauren: GOOD ANSWERS.

WANT TO THANK OUR GUESTS IN STUDIO.# WE WANT TO THANK OUR GUESTS, THE CANDIDATES FOR THE# DISTRICT 5 SEAT ON THE HAWAII COUN.. RODENHURST AND MATT KANEALII-KLEINFELDER.# AS WE GET READY FOR OUR NEXT FEATURED RACE THE COUNCIL# DISTRICT 9 SEAT, PLEASE ENJOY THIS HIKI NO STORY FROM HAWAII# PREPARATORY ACADEMY.

I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU GUYS, THE# NEXT GENERATION, TO BE COMFORTABLE ON THE LAND.# ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII, NORTH OF WAIMEA, A LOCAL TEACHER HAS# BEEN WORKING TO PRESERVE HAWAIIAN TRADITIONAL FARMING# METHODS AND ALSO SEEKS TO SHARE THIS MINDSET WITH THE# NEXT GENERATION.

MY PROFESSION IS ABOUT SHARING# WHAT I LEARNED, I THINK, FROM THE LAND, AND THE THING THAT I# ENJOY THE MOST IS WHEN YOU GUYS COME, I GET MORE HANDS TO# HELP WITH THE WORK AND I LIKE TO LEARN FROM YOU GUYS TOO.# KUMU MARSHALL BEGAN HER JOURNEY, UNAWARE OF THE# SPECIFIC CULTURAL PRACTICES PERTAINING TO SUSTAINABLE# FARMING, SPECIFICALLY FARMING DRYLAND CROPS WITH JUST ONE# WATER SOURCE, THE RAIN.

NOW, KUMU MARSHALL WORKS FOR# ULU MAU PUANUI, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON THE# RESEARCH AND UNDERSTANDING OF HAWAIIAN RAIN-FED FARMING# METHODS.

WHEN I FIRST STARTED WORKING# HERE, I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS PART OF MY HISTORY AND I# CAME FROM A BACKGROUND OF TEACHING AND I WAS TEACHING IN# A CULTURALLY-GROUNDED SCHOOL AND I DID NOT KNOW THIS PIECE# OF MY CULTURE.

SO, WHEN I LEARNED ABOUT IT, I# THOUGHT, OKAY, HERE'S A KULEANA I THINK I NEED TO TAKE# ON AND SHARE WITH MORE PEOPLE.

AT ITS PEAK, THIS FARMLAND WAS# 25 SQUARE MILES, WHICH IS AROUND 11,000 FOOTBALL FIELDS# IN SIZE.

OVER MANY GENERATIONS, THE# PEOPLE LEARNED TO GROW CROPS SUCH AS SWEET POTATOES AND# SUGAR CANE.

FARMING THE LAND WAS# CHALLENGING, BUT THIS RAIN-FED FARMLAND FED UPWARDS OF# 130,000 HAWAIIANS PRIOR TO EUROPEAN CONTACT IN THE LATE# 1700S.

STUDENTS WHO VISIT ULU MAU# PUANUI GET A HANDS-ON EDUCATION THROUGH WORKING AND# ENGAGING WITH THE HAWAIIAN CULTURE WITH UNIQUE FARMING# PRACTICES AND GROWING PLANTS LIKE THE PAST GENERATIONS.# IT WAS HARD TO CLIMB UP, BUT THE SCENERY WAS SO BEAUTIFUL,# AND ALSO FUN TO LEARN ABOUT HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE.# WHAT I GOT FROM THIS EXPERIENCE WAS AN EXPANDED# KNOWLEDGE AND CONNECTION TO MY HAWAIIAN ROOTS.# WE LEARNED ABOUT THE METHODS PASSED DOWN FROM OUR# ANCESTORS.

IT WAS BOTH EYE OPENING AND# INSPIRED ME TO TAKE A MORE SUSTAINABLE PATH SIMILAR TO# ULU MAU PUANUI’S.

THROUGH HER WORK, KUMU KEHAU# SEEKS TO HELP FUTURE GENERATIONS TO CONNECT TO THE# LAND.

AND I WANTED TO, I WANT YOU# GUYS TO UNDERSTAND IT'S A PRIVILEGE AND THAT, UM, IT'S# A, A MATTER OF RECIPROCITY WHERE YOU GIVE AND YOU GET AND# YOU GET AND YOU GIVE, IT'S A GIVE AND TAKE.

UM, AND I WANT# IT TO JUST TO BE NATURAL FOR YOU GUYS.# I DON'T WANT IT TO BE A JOB FOR YOU GUYS.# THIS IS LORENZA TORRES FROM SUMMER AT HPA FOR HIKI NO ON# PBS HAWAII.

NOW TO THE RACE FOR THE# DISTRICT 9 SEAT ON THE HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL.# THIS AREA INCLUDES KOHALA AND PORTIONS OF WAIMEA.# JAMES HUSTACE WAS BORN ON OAHU BUT GREW UP ON A SMALL FARM IN# WAIMEA.

AFTER GRADUATING FROM HAWAII# PREPARATORY ACADEMY, HE WENT ON TO EARN A MASTER’S DEGREE# IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION.

HE’S A CERTIFIED ART APPRAISER# WORKING WITH HIS FATHER IN THEIR FAMILY BUSINESS.# INCUMBENT CINDY EVANS HAS LIVED IN KOHALA FOR NEARLY 30# YEARS.

SHE HOLDS A BACHELOR’S DEGREE# IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND PRIOR TO BEING ELECTED TO THE# COUNCIL, SHE SERVED IN THE STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES# FOR 16-YEARS, RISING TO THE POSITION OF MAJORITY LEADER.# START WITH YOU.

AFTER SERVING STATE HOUSE AND NOW## COUNTY COUNCIL, WHY RUN FOR RE-ELECTION?

>> WELL, MY DISTRICT NEEDS A LOT.# A LOT TO BE DONE.

AND WAY LEARNED IS WHEN## YOU'RE AT THE VERY END OF THE ISLAND, FARTHEST I# BELIEVE FROM HILO, WHICH IS CENTER OF GOVERNMENT,## COUNTY GOVERNMENT IS IN HILO, THAT TO GET SERVICES# OUT WHAT I CALL IF YOU CAN GET GOVERNMENT SERVICES## AT THE MOST REMOTE AREA ON THE ISLAND, THEN I FEEL# LIKE I'VE SUCCEEDED.

AND I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT## I MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION AND I WANT TO CONTINUE# MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO BE## VERY STRATEGIC AND IT TAKES ONE STEP AT A TIME# AND CAN TAKE MANY YEARS TO GET THINGS DONE.# AND THAT IS I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT I'VE# GOT MOMENTUM AND I WANT TO KEEP GOING.# >>Lauren: WHAT ARE YOU MOST PROUD# OF FROM YOUR TIME IN THE SEAT?# >> I THINK I'M PROUD OF BRINGING ATTENTION# TO THE PEOPLE IN HILO AS TO THIS DISTRICT## AND WHAT THE DISTRICT NEEDS ARE.

WHEN I FIRST GOT IN, REALIZED## SENIORS AT THE END OF THE ISLAND WERE# NOT GETTING THEIR FAIR SHARE AND WHY.# A LOT OF PEOPLE IN HILO DID NOT UNDERSTAND# SOME CONCERNS AND ISSUES OF THIS SENIORS.# SO BRINGING THEIR VOICE, BRINGING VOICE TO THE# AGRICULTURAL FARMING COMMUNITY, BRINGING VOICES TO## SMALL BUSINESSES, CONTINUING TO TAKE THAT STRONG# VOICE INTO HILO AND TO THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT,## AND REALLY RAISING THE CONSCIOUSNESS I BELIEVE OF# THE ADMINISTRATORS AND PEOPLE THAT ARE RUNNING THE## DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, I THINK THAT HAS# BEEN MY GOAL AND I THINK I'M SUCCEEDING.# >>Lauren: JAMES YOU LOVE THE VOTE# COUNT IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION.# FOR YOU, WHY RUN?

>> AS YOU HEARD A LITTLE BIT NORTH KOHALA## SOUTH KOHALA VERY UNIQUE COMMUNITIES.

VERY DIVERSE COMMUNITIES.# >> A LOT OF NEED AND ISSUES NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.

>> AND WHEN I RETURNED FROM COLLEGE,## TO HAWAII ISLAND GOT INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY# NUMBER OF DIFFERENT VOLUNTEER EFFORTS.# MANY AT THE SAME TIME, AND WORKING WITH KUPUNA,# ELDERS IN THE COMMUNITY, THOSE THAT HAVE THE## EXPERIENCE REALLY GUIDED ME IN THIS DIRECTION.

>> WANTED ME TO HELP THE COMMUNITY MOVE FORWARD.# A LOT OF CHALLENGES THAT WERE ADDRESSED IN# THE PAST, NEED TO CONTINUING TO WORK TOGETHER.# AND FIND A SOLUTION TO GO.

>>Lauren: JUST HAD DISTRICT 5 ON.# >> SINGLE BIGGEST ISSUE THAT# CAME UP WAS TRANSPORTATION ROADS.# WHAT ARE THE TWO OF YOU FEEL IS# THE SINGLE BIGGEST MOST IMPORTANT## ISSUE TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS IN YOUR DISTRICT?

>> I'VE HEARD A NUMBER OF THE ISSUES FROM A LOT## OF STATE LEADERS AND COUNTY COUNCILMEMBERS.

MALE CANDIDATES COST LIVING AFFORDABLE## BIGGEST ISSUE.

>> HOUSING CHALLENGE.# INFRASTRUCTURE AND ROADS OUR WATER WASTEWATER# SYSTEMS NEED TO BE PART OF THAT CONVERSATION.# SO YES, PUSHING ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS.

YES WE'RE WORKING ON WAYS TO FIND AND REDUCE## AFFORDABILITY IN REDUCE COST OF LIVING.

MORE AFFORDABLE COMMUNITY.# FOR RESIDENTS IN THE ISLAND.

BUT PART OF THAT CONVERSATION HAS## TO BE ABOUT OUR ROAD, OUR WATER SYSTEMS,# TO ENSURE THAT OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE THE## CAPACITY NOW WE'RE HAVING ISSUE IN OUR# COMMUNITY IS NOT MEETING THAT CAPACITY.# WE HAVE RESERVOIRS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN FIXED.

SINCE 2006.# SO WE NEED TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES SO WE HAVE# THAT WATER CAPACITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY NOW.# THEN MOVING FORWARD.

>>Lauren: YOU TOUCHED ON NOT ENOUGH## RESOURCES FOR OUR COMMUNITY IN YOUR DISTRICT.

>> BIGGEST ISSUE IS THE FEAR THAT IS RISING IN## MY DISTRICT THAT COMMUNITY THAT THEY GREW UP# AND LIFESTYLE, COUNTRY LIFESTYLE, BEAUTIFUL## LIFESTYLE,#BEST BEACHES, GORGEOUS PANIOLO# LIFESTYLE, AND FARMING, HUGE FARMING COMMUNITY,## AND PEOPLE WANT TO KEEP COUNTRY COUNTRY.

AND SO WHAT'S HAPPENING IS PEOPLE ARE## LIVING STARTING, THAT IS RIGHT STARTING# TO RISE OF FEAR BECAUSE LOOKS LIKE WE## MIGHT GET INTO WHAT'S CALLED GENTRIFICATION.

HAVING BUNCH OF AFFLUENT PEOPLE COMING INTO## DISTRICT AND BUYING AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS# INCREASING PRICE OF HOUSING, WHICH IS NOW GOING## TO RAISE THE TAXES ON OUR LOCAL PEOPLE.

SO YES, WE CAN TALK ABOUT ROADS.# >> ROADS ARE BECAUSE IT'S GROWING.

BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE MOVING IN.# YES, WE NEED A LOT OF MORE GOVERNMENT# SERVICES BUT THAT IS BECAUSE WE NOW## HAVE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE COMING IN.

BUT I'M CALLING IT POST-PANDEMIC BECAUSE## WHAT HAPPENED IS THE PEOPLE ON THE WEST COAST,# PEOPLE COMING IN FROM LOS ANGELES, SAN DIEGO,## SAN FRANCISCO, SEATTLE FROM PORTLAND, WHY?

BECAUSE WHEN COVID CAME, THEY LEARNED QUICKLY## THAT THEY COULD WORK WHEREVER THEY WANTED.

COULD COME IN AND USE THE COMPUTER.# COULD ZOOM IN.

WHY WOULDN'T YOU WANT TO LIVE IN HAWAII?# NOT FAR A FLY TO THE WEST COAST.

MY DISTRICT IS REALLY POPULAR AND## PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE THERE.

MY COMMUNITY WANTS TO## KEEP THE COUNTRY AND LIFESTYLE.

SO THAT'S THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE.# >> ALSO NEED TO TALK ABOUT ROADS A LITTLE BIT TOO.

WE LOOK AT WAIKALOA VILLAGE, THIS AREA IS PROJECT## TO GROW TREMENDOUSLY NEXT FIVE TO TEN YEARS.

AND WE HAVE NOT MET THE PROMISES SET## OUT IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> PLAN OVER 30 YEARS.# TO ENSURE SAFETY FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

COUNTY JUST BROKE GROUND FOR AFFORDABLE## HOUSING PROJECT.

THAT'S FANTASTIC.# FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS.

WE ALSO NEED TO ENSURE## THOSE RESIDENTS NORTH END OF THE VILLAGE HAVE# WAY TO ESCAPE AND THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE## DONE THROUGH PRIVATE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP.

WE HAVE TO WORK STATE PARTNERS TO ENSURE## ACCESS POINT ON QUEEN KAAHUMANU HIGHWAY.

THESE ARE THINGS THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN TACKLED.# AND THAT COMMUNITY GROWING AND GROWING AND# THOSE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS ARE COMING IN.# >> LUXURY HOMES COMING IN.

NEED TO ADDRESS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE## SPACES MAKE OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.

LEEWARD COMMUNITY FIRE PRONED.# >>Lauren: HAWAII COUNTY COUNTY DISTRICT# 9 NORTH TO SOUTH KOHALA VERY LARGE.# >> WITH SIX DISTINCT UNIQUE COMMUNITIES.

>> WAIMEA WAIKALOA, PUAKO, LIST ALL OF THEM.# WHY DO YOU THINK YOU'RE THE# BEST SUITED TO SUPPORT ADVOCATE## FOR DIVERSE NEEDS ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES?

>> BECAUSE OF THE UNIQUE COMMUNITIES WE HAVE,## DIVERSE NEED, NEED STRONG LEADERSHIP ON THE# COUNCIL THAT IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT A## LOT OF THESE DIFFERENT VOICES AND BE NOT AFRAID,# BUT WE CAN GO INTO THE COMMUNITY PARTNER WITH## PEOPLE TO TACKLE THESE TOUGH QUESTIONS.

BIG QUESTIONS.

WHETHER IT'S ABOUT THESE## WASTEWATER CHALLENGES WE HAVE, WHETHER IT'S ABOUT# AG, WATER, POTABLE WATER IN OUR COMMUNITIES.# IT'S ABOUT ROADS.

>> WE NEED SOMEONE## TO GO IN THERE CONNECT THESE PIECES AND# BE THAT COMMUNICATOR OUT TO THE#.. COMMUNITY.

>> DISASTER EVENTS## ISSUES INFORMATION NEEDS TO BE DISSEMINATED# PARTNERSHIP WITH ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES.# >> I WORKED IN STATE GOVERNMENT FOR MANY YEARS.

AND WORKED ACROSS ACTUALLY STATE OF WASHINGTON.# WORKED ACROSS STATE OF WASHINGTON.

I LEARNED AWFUL LOT ABOUT HOW YOU## FIND COMMON ISSUES BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, HOW# YOU WORK WITH EACH ONE OF THOSE COMMUNITIES.# SET PRIORITIES AND THEN YOU WORK# WITH EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDING THAT## THERE IS ONLY THE PIE IS ONLY THIS BIG.

>> AND SO YOU HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO WORK## WITH EVERYBODY AND ALL OF US UNDERSTANDING THAT# TO SUCCEED, SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO TAKE OUR TURN.# SO IT'S THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE LEADERS# IN THE COMMUNITY SAYING, YES, WE NEED ROADS.# >> THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT.

>> GUESS WHAT?# ROADS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT# ROAD RIGHT NOW, WAIKALOA.# >> ONE THAT WE JUST WERE TALKING ABOUT.

>> THE ONE THAT NEEDS EMERGENCY ACCESS ROAD.# AND EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDING# THAT THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH MONEY THAT IS GETTING## BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

BY THE STATE GOVERNMENT.# SO WE HAVE TO BE IN IT TOGETHER.

>> WE'RE AN OHANA.# >> I THINK THAT THAT IS A SKILL SET THAT I BRING.

I HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE.# AND I FEEL LIKE I'M GETTING THERE.

>> I'M WORKING THAT WAY.# THANK YOU.

>>Lauren: DAMON ASKING, WHAT DO## YOU THINK THE RECENT COURT RULING REGARDING# SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND LOT OF HOT TOPICS.# >> BIG CHALLENGE, WHAT I HEARD FROM THE# CANDIDATE RUNNING FOR COUNCIL 5 ON THE TOPIC,## FIND THAT BALANCE FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTS DEPEND# ON SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTALS FOR LIVELIHOOD## BECAUSE IT'S THIS COST OF LIVING CHALLENGE.

YES, WE CAN HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT NEW## RULING AND SEE HOW THAT AFFECTS RIPPLE EFFECTS# ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY MANY FINDING THAT BALANCE.# SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS DON'T# WANT SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTALS.# COUNCIL HAVE THAT DISCUSSION THREE# DIFFERENT BILLS MOVING FORWARD.# ONE PASSED ON ADU.

REALLY FINDING BALANCE## IN THAT COMMUNITY REALLY ULTIMATE PIECE# OF THESE PEOPLE NEED THAT EXTRA INCOME## TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD THEIR LIFE HERE IN HAWAII.

>>Lauren: WHAT HAVE YOU HEARD FROM CONSTITUENTS## ON THE SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTAL TOPIC?

>> IT'S COMPLICATED FOR MANY PEOPLE,## IT'S BEEN THEIR BREAD AND BUTTER WHAT'S# HELPED THEM BE ABLE TO SURVIVE HERE.# THEN THERE'S OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE# BEEN INUNDATED WITH LATE NIGHT PARTIES,## INABILITY TO PARK THEIR CARS ON THEIR# STREET, BECAUSE OF THE TOURISTS.# EVERYBODY HAVING A CAR.

THEIR WHOLE LIFESTYLE BEING TURNED UPSIDE DOWN.# SO YOU HAVE THIS HOW DO YOU SOLVE THAT?

I DO WANT TO ANSWER THAT ONE QUESTION## ABOUT THE RECENT RULING.

I THINK YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH## THE CARS THAT ARE DEALT WITH YOU.

I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE OUR STATE## LEGISLATURE STEP UP AND LOOK AT AGITOURISM.

BED & BREAKFAST, FIND THE WAYS LODGING, RESORTS,## OTHER THINGS THAT OUR STATE LAW THAT WE CAN HELP# FARMERS BECAUSE FARMERS, SO HARD TO MAKE MONEY.# JUST ON FARMING.

SO WORKING WITH THE AG## COMMUNITY AND GIVING THEM POSSIBLE TOOLS, BUT I# THINK THERE'S WAYS DO IT AND THAT LAW OR RULING## MAY SIT, BUT THERE IS I THINK OTHER AVENUES WE# HAVE TO BE CREATIVE AS WHERE I SEE WE NEED TO GO.# THOSE CONVERSATIONS REALLY HAVE TO# BE HAD WITH OUR FARMERS AND RANCHERS.# WE'RE LOOKING AT ANOTHER BILL THAT IS MOVING# THROUGH THE COUNCIL ON AG PROPERTY TAXES.# THAT'S REALLY GOING TO THREATEN SOME# OF OUR SUBSISTENCE FARMS, THREATEN MOM## AND POP COMMUNITIES FEEDING THEIR FAMILY.

IF THEY CAN'T SHOW BILL OF SALE OR CAN'T## SHOW CERTAIN VALUE, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE# ABLE TO CLAIM THAT EXEMPTIONS ON AG PROPERTY.# SO THERE'S A BIG CHALLENGE ALSO.

>> REALLY THESE CONVERSATIONS ARE## ABOUT GOING IN TO THE COMMUNITY, TALKING# TO PEOPLE, ACTUALLY TILLING SOIL, WORKING## THE FIELDS, ACTUALLY HAVE THEIR HANDS DIRTY.

CONSEQUENCE OF HOW IS IT GOING TO AFFECT THEM.# >>Lauren: MOVE TO DIFFERENT TOPIC.

>> ACT 125 PASSED BACK IN 2017 WHICH REQUIRES## REPLACEMENT OF ALL CESSPOOLS BY THE YEAR 2050.

ABOUT 50,000 CESSPOOLS ON THE BIG ISLAND.# CONVERSION IS EXPENSIVE.

SO HOW SHOULD THE COUNTY HELP RESIDENTS## WHO MIGHT BE ABLE TO AFFORD THAT?

>> WE LOOK AT PUAKO ONE OF OUR## KEY EXAMPLES IN SOUTH KOHALA.

WEST SIDE OF THE HAWAII ISLAND.# WHERE SEA LEVEL A LOT OF THOSE HOME A LOT# OF THE SEPTIC SYSTEMS AND LEACH FIELDS ARE## AT OR BELOW SEA LEVEL.

A LOT OF THAT MOVING## OUT INTO THAT CORAL REEF SYSTEMS.

WE AS A COUNTY NEED TO TAKE ON THIS## PRIORITY AND HELP FIND MECHANISMS TO HELP CONVERT# SYSTEMS WITH THE COMMUNITY, THERE ARE PLANS MOVING## THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATION FOR MITIGATION.

AND THAT REALLY NEEDS, WE NEED TO FIND THAT## MECHANISM TO FUND THOSE PROJECTS WHETHER IT'S# STRONG BOND RATING, HAWAII COUNTY OR HAVE TO## SEE WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS ABLE TO AFFORD.

>> THAT'S A BIG CHALLENGE.

DIFFERENT## SYSTEMS APPLICABLE WITHIN THAT PLAN.

NEED TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE## COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT IS FEASIBLE IN CERTAIN AREAS.

>> WE HAVE OUR MAUKA PORTIONS THAT MAYBE THOSE## ARE THE LOWER PRIORITY AREAS.

>> COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS THAT.# THESE COASTAL AREAS NEED TO TACKLE, NEED TO# WORK WITH STATE PARTNERS AND ALSO FEDERAL## PARTNERS IF THESE MANDATES AND THINGS ARE MOVING# DOWN FROM THE UPPER LEVELS, WE NEED TO FIND THAT## COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT AND FUND THESE PROJECTS.

>> I HAVE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT TAKE ON IT.# THIS IS ABOUT SAVING ENVIRONMENT.

AND I THINK THAT OUR CONGRESSIONAL## DELEGATION REALLY HAS TO STEP UP THEIR GAME# AND I TALKED TO BRIAN SCHATZ ABOUT THIS.# EPA YEARS AGO, USED TO FUND PEOPLE GETTING OFF# CESSPOOLS SANITARY SEWERAGE TREATMENT PLANTS.# >> IT IS NOT A NEW ISSUE.

>> AROUND THE UNITED STATES FOR MANY YEARS.# THE THING IS THAT IF THE MANDATES COMING DOWN# FROM EPA AND STATE GOVERNMENT, STATE LEGISLATURE## SAYING WE'VE GOT TO DO THIS, GUESS WHAT?

THEY HAVE TO BE AT THE TABLE AND PLAY.# SO I SEE THE EPA HAVING ZERO INTEREST# LOAN, PAY-BACK PERIODS FOR 40 YEARS.# I SEE THE STATE GOVERNMENT GIVING INCOME TAX# CREDITS FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO PUT THEM IN## BECAUSE SOME OF THESE SEWAGE TREATMENTS,# IT'S GREAT TO HAVE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS,## BUT THAT IS ONLY WHEN YOU HAVE A# LOT OF HOMES COLLECTIVELY TOGETHER.# WE ARE SO SPREAD OUT IN MY DISTRICT,# HARD TO DO THESE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS.# >> I'M LOOKING AT HOW DO WE GIVE POTENTIALLY# SMALL TAX CREDIT FROM THE COUNTY WHICH WE## CAN DO AGAINST REAL PROPERTY TAX.

IF PEOPLE HAVE TO DO THAT I MEAN,## YOU HAVE TO INCENTIVIZE.

A LITTLE BIT KIND OF IN THE SAME SITUATION AS## WHEN WE WERE TRYING TO PUSH PEOPLE TO GO IN SOLAR.

>> KEPT GIVING THEM INCENTIVES AND TAX## CREDITS AND KEEP TRYING TO MOVE PEOPLE.

>> WE HAVE TO DO IT AND CONTINUE TO DO IT,## BUT IT'S GOING TO DEFINITELY# BE THROUGH INCENTIVES.# >> ONE POSSIBILITY TOO.

>> LOOK AT THE PUAKO EXAMPLE, FOR INSTANCE,## WE NEED TO BUILD THAT PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.

WE HAVE RESORT COMMUNITIES THERE.# THEY HAVE TREATMENT FACILITIES.

WE NEED TO LOOK AT COUNTY TO HOW## WE CAN LINK AND CONNECT TO THOSE PIECE# RATHER THAN BUILDING WHOLE NEW SYSTEMS.# ALREADY THERE.

>> THEY EXIST.# REALLY WORK THAT SEE WHAT'S# POSSIBLE FOR THE COMMUNITIES.# >>Lauren: MOVE TO THE TOPIC OF NATURAL DISASTERS.

DAY OF THE LAHAINA TRAGEDY,## A NUMBER OF FIRES BURNING ON BIG ISLAND.

>> DO YOU FEEL THAT THE COUNTY HAS DONE ENOUGH AS## FAR AS PREPPING BECAUSE OF THAT TO PREPARE FOR GOD# FORBID SOMETHING ELSE HAPPEN ON THE BIG ISLAND.# >> >> WELL, MY TAKE ON IT IS## YOU LEARN FROM EVERY TIME THERE IS A DISASTER.

ANYBODY LIVED HERE KNOWS, WE HAVE THE 40 DAY,## 40 NIGHT FLOOD.

WE'VE HAD EARTHQUAKES.# WILDFIRES.

>> HORRIBLE STUFF HAS HAPPENED IN HAWAII.# EVERY TIME IT HAPPENED, WE# GET A LITTLE BIT BETTER.# LESSONS LEARNED.

>> MOVING TOWARDS DRONES, AI.# UNDERSTANDING THE NEED FOR# HAVING A BETTER COMMAND POST.# WHAT I'M SEEING AND I'M SO HAPPY WITH OUR# FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OUR CIVIL DEFENSE,## THEY ARE CONTINUING TO LEARN FROM THE# LAHAINA FIRE HOW THEY CAN DO BETTER.# AND I THINK THAT THE COUNCIL IS GOING TO BE# SUPPORTIVE OF INITIATIVES THAT THEY'RE GOING## TO COME AND BRING TO US AND I ACTUALLY HAVE# AN INITIATIVE THAT IS COMING FROM THE COUNCIL,## AND THAT IS WHAT I WANT TO DO RADIO PLAN TO# MAKE SURE THAT THE LAST, IF EVERYTHING GOES OUT,## NO ELECTRICITY, WHAT COULD PEOPLE DO?

THEY CAN GO TO THEIR CAR, TURN ON THE CAR,## TURN ON THE RADIO, SO I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT# HOW WE CAN GET THE HAM RADIO OPERATOR AS WELL AS## LOCAL RADIO STATIONS TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION.

>> NEVER BE, LIKE I SAID, GOING TO LEARN EVERY## SINGLE TIME AND WE'LL GET KEEP GETTING BETTER.

BUT IT TAKES A COMMUNITY.# IT TAKES EACH ONE OF US TO BE INDIVIDUALLY# PREPARED, TO DEFENSIBLE SPACES, MAKE SURE## THAT WE DO THINGS AROUND OUR HOUSE# SO THAT WE CAN MAYBE STAY IN PLACE.# GET EVERYBODY ON THE ROAD AT THE# SAME TIME CREATES TRAFFIC JAMS## AND CAN BE VERY, VERY DANGEROUS.

>> WE DEFINITELY MORE WORK TO DO.# I THINK THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND# AND IMPROVE EMERGENCY SERVICE ESPECIALLY## IN OUR LEEWARD COMMUNITIES.

LOOK AT WAIKALOA VILLAGE.# STILL DON'T HAVE EMERGENCY# SIRENS IN THOSE COMMUNITIES.# >> YES, MAYBE USED FOR PARTICULAR INSTANCES.

>> THAT COMMUNITY OF ALL PLACES## IN OUR LEEWARD COMMUNITIES IS REALLY AT RISK# THERE AND WE NEED TO PUSH ON THAT.

NEED TO## WORK WITH CIVIL DEFENSE ADMINISTRATORS.

TO ENSURE THOSE THINGS ARE INSTALLED.# >> PART OF THAT CONVERSATION# IS ABOUT MOVING FORWARD ON## SECOND ACCESS ROAD FOR WAIKALOA VILLAGE.

>> ALSO HAVE A LOT OF COMMUNITY RESILIENCE.# RESILIENCE HUBS STOOD UP ACROSS# THE DISTRICT ACROSS THE COUNTY.# GIVE A LOT OF CREDIT TO INDIVIDUALS DOING THAT# VOLUNTEER WORK IN THE COMMUNITY TO HELP EDUCATE## OUR RESIDENTS ABOUT EMERGENCY KITS, GO BAGS,# SIGNING UP FOR NICK SOLAR, DIFFERENT THINGS## TO HELP EDUCATE, CREATE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES.

>>Lauren: DO YOU FEEL THAT, SPECIFICALLY WHEN## IT COMES TO WILDFIRES, DO YOU FEEL LIKE# THE COUNTY HAS IMPLEMENTED ENOUGH CHANGE## TO ADDRESS WILDFIRE THREAT TO THE ISLAND?

>> GOOD NEWS, LOOKING AT INSTALLING CAMERAS.# LIKE I SAID, AI AND NEW TECHNOLOGY, I'VE HAD MANY# CONVERSATIONS ABOUT EMBRACING NEW TECHNOLOGY.# THESE CAMERAS INSTALLED IN THE# RIGHT PLACES CAN DETECT SMOKE.# >> YES, I THINK OUR FIRE# DEPARTMENT IS REALLY DEDICATED.# GOING INTO CONFERENCES.

TALKING TO THE OTHER FIRE CHIEFS.# OUR FIRE CHIEF TALKING TO THE# OTHER FIRE CHIEFS ON OTHER ISLANDS.# >> I THINK EVERYBODY IS, OUR ATTORNEY# GENERAL FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII COUPLE## WEEKS AGO JUST DID HER FINAL REPORT.

THEY DID AN INVESTIGATION ON THE LAHAINA## FIRE AND I SAW IN THAT REPORT THERE'S A LOT# OF RECOMMENDATIONS, A LOT OF LESSONS LEARNED.# I THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE PROBABLY# MORE CHANGE THAN WE'VE EVER SEEN.# >> JUST ADD ONE THING IF YOU DON'T MIND.

A LOT OF THE AREAS IN OUR COMMUNITY ON THE## WEST SIDE OF THE ISLAND, WE'VE SEEN EITHER MISUSE# OR LACK OF USE OF A LOT OF LAND, AGRICULTURAL## LANDS THAT SURROUND THESE COMMUNITIES.

SO THESE HAVE BEEN A MISMANAGEMENT## OR LESS INTEREST IN MANAGED# PROPERLY MANAGING THESE SPACES.# I WAS IN A MEETING EARLIER TODAY, TALKING ABOUT# THIS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OUR FIRE-PRONED AREAS## AND WHAT DAMAGE IT DOES THERE TO THE SOIL# AND TOPSOIL LOSS THROUGH RAINS THAT FOLLOW.# TOPSOIL WASHING OUT.

ALSO DAMAGING OUR## CORAL REEF SYSTEM ALONG THE COAST THERE.

>> THOSE KIND OF CONVERSATIONS NEED TO BE HAPPEN,## PROPER LAND MANAGEMENT AROUND OUR COMMUNITIES,# WEST HAWAII TOPIC OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.# NO SURPRISE, THIS IS NUMBER ONE ISSUE# FOR MOST RESIDENTS HERE IN HAWAII.# EXTREME COST OF LIVING.

PATTY FROM WAIMEA ASKING,## PLEASE SHARE IT YOUR VIEWS ON AFFORDABLE# HOUSING, YOUR VIEWS ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING.# >> HOW HAVE HOW YOU HAVE BEEN OR WILL ADDRESS# THIS IN WAYS THAT WILL ACTUALLY SERVE NEEDS## OF DISTRICT 9 CONSTITUENTS AND ACTUALLY# ALL OF THE RESIDENTS OF HAWAII ISLAND.# DO YOU WANT TO GO FIRST?

>> YEAH.# THANK YOU.

PART OF THE ISSUE OF AFFORDABLE## HOUSING IS THE WAGES THAT ARE BEING PAID.

AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE ALWAYS FELT## ABOUT OUR ISLAND IS HOW ARE WE# GOING TO DIVERSIFY THE ECONOMY.# I DO BELIEVE THERE IS WAY OF REALLY# INCREASING RESEARCH AND INNOVATION## AND HIGHER EDUCATION FOR EXAMPLE.

I THINK THE INVESTMENT BY THE COUNTY IN## WORKING WITH OUR AGRICULTURAL AND FARMERS TO MAKE# SURE THAT THEY CAN GET THEIR PRODUCTS TO MARKET,## AND THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS BUYING LOCAL AND# SO WE HAVE REALLY BEEN FOCUSING ON FOOD HUBS.# >> BECAUSE YOU CAN'T, YOU CAN'T SELL IF# THERE'S QUANTITY AND CONSISTENT QUANTITY.# AND I THINK OUR HOTEL INDUSTRY, TOURIST# INDUSTRY AND ARTS AND CULTURE, FILM INDUSTRY,## YOU HEARD THAT, I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO# MAKE, WE HAVE TO GIVE HOPE TO OUR CHILDREN## AT THAT WHEN THEY COME OUT OF SCHOOL, THAT# THERE'S JOBS THAT PAY PRETTY WELL FOR THEM.# OUR THING, DEVELOP SUBDIVISION AND HOUSING, MAKE# SURE WE'RE BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRODUCTS.# >> AND THAT IS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS ON HAVING# RIGHT NOW IN THE DISTRICT THAT I LIVE IN.# IT SEEMS THAT BUILDING HOMES THAT ARE BETWEEN# 800,000 AND 2#MILLION, THAT'S NOT AFFORDABLE## FOR FAMILIES THAT ARE LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> SO WHAT HAPPENS IS THEY HAVE TO COMMUTE## DISTANCES AND WHAT DOES THAT DO?

CREATING TRAFFIC JAMS.# ND NOW PEOPLE ARE GETTING UPSET BECAUSE# WE'RE HAVING TRAFFIC JAMS.

BIG PART IS## BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO LIVE SOMEWHERE# ELSE AND COMMUTE INTO THE DISTRICT.# >> ONE OF THOSE SOLUTIONS IS WORKFORCE HOUSING# PROJECT THAT THE COUNTY JUST BROKE GROUND ON.# PEOPLE ARE REGIONALLY TIED TO THAT AREA.

>> LIVE AND WORK WITHIN A CERTAIN RADIUS.# REALLY SUPPORTING A LOT OF DIFFERENT MECHANISMS.

ACROSS IT AFFORDABLE HOUSING.# WE HAVE WORKFORCE HOUSING.

>> WE ALSO HAVE SOME## GREAT PROJECTS ON SELF-HELP HOUSING.

>> WITH HICDC NORTH KOHALA AND SOUTH CARE HOMES.# THESE ARE PROJECTS THAT LOCAL RESIDENTS NEED TO# BE THERE FOR THE LONG DURATION BUILD OUT OF THAT## COMMUNITY AND BE ABLE TO MOVE IN THERE.

WE ALSO NEED TO WORK ON LOOKING AT VACANT## HOME INVENTORY AND SEE HOW AS A COMMUNITY, SUPPORT# COMMUNITY MEMBERS, TO BRING THOSE BACK UP TO CODE## AND ABLE TO RENT THOSE OUT TO THE COMMUNITY.

THERE'S ALSO OPPORTUNITIES WITH## LAND TRUSTS IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> AND WORKING WITH THOSE GROUPS TO## BRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT# THAT ADDED COST OF LAND ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE.# >>Lauren: WE'RE WINDING DOWN ON TIME.

>> GOES FAST.# >> I WANT TO GIVE YOU BOTH THE OPPORTUNITY TO# SHARE WHY VOTERS SHOULD VOTE FOUR ONE FINAL PUSH.# >> LET YOU GO FIRST.

IF ELECTED, WHAT WOULD## YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR FIRST 100 DAYS IN OFFICE?

>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US FIRST OF ALL.# BEEN A PLEASURE TO BE HERE.

REALLY IMPORTANT TO,## AS MENTIONED, EARLY ON TO HAVE THAT# STRONG LEADERSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY.# TO BE ABLE TO BRING TECHNICAL SKILLS LEARNED# AND BEEN HONORED TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS## TO THE COUNCIL LEVEL AND WORK ON PROJECTS, HAR# PROJECTS WITH THE COMMUNITY, BUILD RELATIONSHIP.# POSITIVE EFFORTS, VOLUNTEER EFFORTS,# PUSH FORWARD DIFFERENT IDEAS FOR THE## BENEFIT COMMUNITY, KUPUNA, KEIKI, A LOT OF# THESE PARK ISSUES NEED TO TACKLE TOGETHER,## A LOT WE NEED TO DO ACROSS HAWAII ISLAND.

>>Lauren: CINDY, FOR YOU, IF ARE RE-ELECTED,## WHY SHOULD VOTERS VOTE FOR YOU?

>> LET YOU KNOW HOW I OPERATE.# MY COMMUNITY IDENTIFIES ISSUES# THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THEM.# I FEEL IT'S MY JOB TO REALLY WORK ON THEM.

SINCE I'VE BEEN THERE,## I WORKED ON THEM ONE AT A TIME.

DIGITAL LITERACY, CELL TOWER,## ANIMAL CONTROL, BARKING DOGS, DANGEROUS# DOGS, FIRE, WILDFIRE, EMERGENCY ACCESS.# >> SIRENS.

>> THOSE ISSUES COME IN FRONT OF ME## AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT EVERY SINGLE DAY I WAKE# UP, I AM COMMITTED TO MY COMMUNITY DO WHAT I HAVE## TO DO IN MY POSITION AND USE ALL OF THE SKILL SETS# THAT I KNOW TO DEVELOP THE STRATEGY TO DEVELOP## THE RELATIONSHIPS, TO GET RESULTS, I THINK I'M# EFFECTIVE AND I THINK THERE IS SO MUCH TO BE DONE.# I AM RIGHT NOW, BIG ISSUE FOR ME IS# JUST MAKING GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENT.# I WANT MY COMMUNITY TO KNOW WHAT GOVERNMENT# IS DOING FOR THEM IN MY COMMUNITY.# THANK YOU.

>>Lauren: I WANT TO END ON A FUN NOTE.# I KNOW YOU HEARD THE QUESTION# FROM THE LAST CANDIDATE.# GO-TO PLATE LUNCH.

>> YOU GO FIRST.# >> GO TO PLATE LUNCH?

IF I HAVE A CHOICE, GOT TO BE KOREAN.# >>Lauren: I'M WITH YOU ON THAT.

I LOVE KOREAN FOOD.# WHAT ABOUT YOU?

>> GO WITH MOCHIKO CHICKEN.# >>Lauren: GOOD ONE TOO.# MAHALO TO YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT, AND WE THANK OUR# THE CANDIDATES, THANK THE VIEWERS THAT TUNED IN AND GUESTS.# THE DISTRICT 9 SEAT ON THE HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL, CINDY# EVANS AND JAMES HUSTACE.

NEXT WEEK ON INSIGHTS, IT CAN# BE ONE OF THE MOST CONFUSING AND UNEXPECTED SECTIONS ON THE# GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT.

WE’LL BE DISCUSSING THE# VARIOUS CHARTER AMENDMENTS FACING THE COUNTIES AND THE# TWO STATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.# PLEASE JOIN US THEN.

I’M LAUREN DAY FOR INSIGHTS ON# PBS HAWAII.

ALOHA!