Policies

Cost of Living

Make life on the islands more affordable:

  • Distribute “Keiki Boxes,” a large set of childcare products for new families provided by the State

  • Support our State housing agencies with more funding to construct rent-controlled housing and to hire more staff 

  • Lower the cost of condo insurance by creating a State condo insurance fund

Why is this on my platform?

Politicians talk about K-12, but let’s talk about all ages, from 0 to 99. My policies will help everyone, from giving our children the clothes and food they need to start strong with Keiki Boxes, to giving our young people and families the opportunity to find their own housing to thrive, and to giving our fixed-income seniors stable retirements by lowering their condo insurance. Everyone needs to be able to thrive in our community.

Workforce Development

Create new opportunities:

  • Give more funding to our medical school, JABSOM, for more instructors and for more classrooms 

  • Give more tax credits and funding for our local film industry 

  • Boost our local construction workforce with DOE engagement to promote trade schools 

Why is this on my platform?

We have four public schools in our district that produce a lot of new graduates. A lot of graduates means they need a lot of opportunities to thrive. That’s why I’m making it a priority to give more funding for our medical school to train more doctors, more tax credits to our film industry for our artists, and more awareness for the blue-collar jobs that have historically been ignored. Expanding local opportunities means our graduates will thrive. 

Public Safety

Make our community safer: 

  • Install more noise and redlight cameras throughout the district 

  • Make securing convictions easier for our prosecutors by upgrading and staffing local DNA testing labs

Why is this on my platform?

We thrive when we feel safe. I will install redlight and noise cameras around our district to keep bad drivers off our roads. I will create a large infusion of funds into our county crime labs so we have the proper equipment and staff to find criminals. These are the first steps we can take to make our district safer for all of us.