Back to the Blog

Okay I’m finally done with my masters program. So it is time to get back to the blog. As a start here are a few things I noticed.
Mufi is pushing his executive experience in his run for governor. Okay but the only other gov that had that experience was Lingle, not a good comparison. Plus I don’t like the tone of his commercials.
Sen. Sakamoto has good ads. It really represents to me a person that has concern. It really very well represents him.
I don’t really have a good answer for how we lost VEBA. I hear conflicting versions and will investigate this. I also would like to know why HGEA chose to oppose our extension?
It is really early in the campaign and I have posted an early recommendation list. Most are incumbents, not that I think they did a good job but I put them in a place keepers. There are a few incumbents I left off because they deserve it. I also did not list Hanabusa, I really am not sure.
I’m heading off to New Orleans for the NEA.
Been doing some reading “The Lost City of Z”, “A Bright Shining Lie” and “A Spark is Struck”. What I have learned is how history repeats itself. Will write further on these books later. Also a lot of what I learned from school. GCU, GCU, rah, rah, rah!

recommended list

to clarify this is a working document. I will revise as the election season progresses. I have already eliminated a few incumbents and will probably eliminate more.

Recommended candidates as of 6/12

Race Recommended Candidate Reason
US Senate Daniel Inouye Incumbent
US House District 1
US House District 2 Mazie Hirono Incumbent
Governor
Lt. Governor Norman Sakamoto
State Senate District 2 Russell Kokubun Incumbent
State Senate District 4 Shan Tsutsui Incumbent
State Senate District 7
State Senate District 8
State Senate District 9 Les Ihara Incumbent
State Senate District 10 Brian Taniguchi Incumbent
State Senate District 11 Carol Fukunaga Incumbent
State Senate District 13 Suzanne Chun Oakland Incumbent
State Senate District 14
State Senate District 15 Glenn Wakai
State Senate District 19 Mike Gabbard Incumbent
State Senate District 20 Will Espero Incumbent
State Senate District 22 Michael Magaoay
State Senate District 24 Jill Tokuda Incumbent
State Senate District 25
State House District 1 Mark Nakashima Incumbent
State House District 2 Jerry Chang Incumbent
State House District 3 Clifton Tsuji Incumbent
State House District 4 Faye Hanohano Incumbent
State House District 5 Bob Herkes Incumbent
State House District 6
State House District 7
State House District 8 Joe Souki Incumbent
State House District 9 Gilbert Keith-Agaran Incumbent
State House District 10 Angus McKelvey Incumbent
State House District 11 Joe Bertram Incumbent
State House District 12 Kyle Yamashita Incumbent
State House District 13 Mele Carroll Incumbent
State House District 14 Mina Morita Incumbent
State House District 15 James Tokioka Incumbent
State House District 16
State House District 17 Gene Ward Incumbent
State House District 18
State House District 19 Barbara Marumoto Incumbent
State House District 20 Calvin Say Incumbent
State House District 21 Scott Nishimoto Incumbent
State House District 22 Scott Saiki Incumbent
State House District 23 Tom Brower Incumbent
State House District 24 Isaac Choy Incumbent
State House District 25 Della Au Bellati Incumbent
State House District 26 Sylvia Luke Incumbent
State House District 27 Corinne Ching Incumbent
State House District 28
State House District 29 Joey Manahan Incumbent
State House District 30 John Mizuno Incumbent
State House District 31
State House District 32
State House District 33 Blake Oshiro Incumbent
State House District 34 Mark Takai Incumbent
State House District 35 Henry Aquino Incumbent
State House District 36 Roy Takumi Incumbent
State House District 37 Ryan Yamane Incumbent
State House District 38 Marilyn Lee Incumbent
State House District 39 Marcus Oshiro Incumbent
State House District 40 Sharon Har Incumbent
State House District 41
State House District 42
State House District 43 Kymberly Pine Incumbent
State House District 44 Karen Awana Incumbent
State House District 45 Maile Shimabukuro Incumbent
State House District 46
State House District 47 Jessica Wooley Incumbent
State House District 48 Ken Ito Incumbent
State House District 49 Pono Chong Incumbent
State House District 50 Cynthia Thielen Incumbent
State House District 51 Christopher Lee Incumbent
Board of Education at large Donna Ikeda Incumbent
Board of Education at large Kim Coco Iwamoto Incumbent
Board of Education at large Karen Knudsen Incumbent
Board of Education 4th Eilenn Clarke Incumbent
Board of Education 6th John Penebacker Incumbent
Board of Education 2nd Mary Cochran Incumbent

End of Furloughs?

While I can applaud the efforts to end furloughs, what good does it do if the governor won’t release the funds?

I hope people can see what is going on. Pass a bill to allow an amendment for her to appoint the superintendent or she won’t release the money? Isn’t that extortion?

Asking the board to allow her to appoint the superintendent? Isn’t that circumventing the constitution?

What more does she have to do to prove she knows nothing about government?

Hopefully she can take some political science courses when she is out of office. Maui Community College is a good choice. She and her budget director needs some remedial work.

Sign the petition

Please sign the petition to save the Hawaii County Band at

http://www.petition.fm/petitions/savetheband/

Regardless of where you live the county of Hawaii needs to know that people value live music. Many times people criticize the young for what they listen to but then do not offer alternatives to the child.

Hawaii County Band

Dear Editor,

The news that the Hawaii County Band will not be funded should be viewed as a disgrace to the state of Hawaii as well as Hawaii County. It is unfortunate that the decision makers in government do not understand the importance of live music and fine arts.

Many adults and parents complain about the kinds of music children listen too. But by not funding live music groups such as the Hawaii County Band it shows that people really have no reason to complain. By not funding these alternative sources children will listen to what they hear on radio and television.

With the decline in education funding less school music groups will survive. With the budget priorities set by the counties the Hawaii County Band may be no more and questions are raised about the Royal Hawaiian Band. And who knows about the future of the Honolulu Symphony.

John Adams said, “I must study politics and war … My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, … in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain.” In @250 years it is amazing how backwards we have gone.

Egan Kawamoto
Ewa Beach

Another Letter

Dear Editor,

As one of a group of people who try to take an interest in politics I have recently become disappointed with a few of the legislators. When emailing them some receive an automated reply that they are too busy and unable to respond. Or one representative that will only look at emails from his district. Legislators, especially those who chair committees, should not do this.
At election time many state that they will be open to the input of the public. It seems that many are beginning to use this as election rhetoric.

Egan Kawamoto
Ewa Beach
808-2929-4986