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LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SYLVIA LUKE HAS CHOSEN TO NOT TO SEEK RE-ELECTION AND DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES LOOK TO MAKE THEIR CASE TO VOTERS.

HEAR WHERE THEY STAND ON THE ISSUES AND WERE THEY BLEERCH BELIEVETHEY ARE THE RIGHT CHOICR THE PARTY'S NOMINATION.

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I'M YUNJI DE NIES.

DEMOCRATS ARE LOOKING FOR A NEW NOMINEE FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AFTER CURRENT LG SYLVIA LUKE DECIDED NOT TO SEEK RE-ELECTION AMID CONTROVERSY.

TONIGHT, WE WILL HEAR FROM TWO OF THE CANDIDATES LOOKING TO BECOME HAWAII'S NEXT LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND SERVE AS THE STATE'S SECOND-HIGHEST ELECTED OFFICIAL.

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

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NOW TO OUR GUESTS.

THE ORDER OF INTRODUCTION WAS DETERMINED BY A RANDOM DRAWING.

DELLA AU BELATTI GREW UP IN MANOA VALLEY, ATTENDED PRINCETON AND RECEIVED HER LAW DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

SHE WAS ELECTED TO THE STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN 2006 WHERE SHE SERVED FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS.

JOHN CHOI IMMIGRATED TO HAWAII FROM KOREA WITH HIS FAMILY AT FOUR YEARS OLD.

HE IS A CIVIL ATTORNEY WITH MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND THE FORMER HAWAII DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL.

THERE ARE THREE OTHER CANDIDATES IN THIS DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY.

DEREK KAWAKAMI IS UNABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT.

SAM PULETASI DECLINED OUR INVITATION.

KU LONO CUADRA IS ALSO ON THE BALLOT.

THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE.

APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENCE.

START WITH THE BAKES JOHN START WITH YOU.

WHY ARE YOU RUNNING FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR START WITH THE BASIC.

>> I BELIEVE BELIEVE THAT'S LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S RACE IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT RACE, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE GOING ON IN HAWAII.

DETERMINE THE NEXT 12 YEARS.

WESAW BIG MONEY HAD HAND-PICKED SUCCESSOR AND I LITERALLY COULDN'T SLEEP AT NIGHT THINKING THAT NOTHING IS GOING TO CHANGE.

IT'S GOING TO BE MORE OF THE SAME OLD, SAME OLD.

SO BOTHERED.

TALKED TO OVER WITH MY FAMILY.

NUMEROUS TIMES AND YOU NOT TO PUT ACTION INTO YOUR BELIEVES AND I BELIEVE THAT WE, HAWAII, CAN DO SO MUCH BETTER.

AND WE HAVE TO HAVE A VISION OF THE FUTURE AND THAT VISION INCLUDES SOLAR, CLEAN ELECTIONS, FREE COLLEGE, AND WE JUST NEED TO KEEP PROGRESSING AND WE CAN DO IT BECAUSE WE'RE SMALL.

DYNAMIC AND WE'RE SMART INTO REPRESENTATIVE BELATTI I YOU HAD A PRETTY SAFE I WOULD SAY SEAT.

WHY DID YOU D DECIDE TO GIVE THAT UP AND TAKE IT ON.

>> AFTER 20 YEARS IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING MORE.

LIKE JOHN.

I WAS VERY CONCERNED THAT WE WERE GOING TO SEE SOMEONE JUST WALK INTO LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S POSITION AFTER LUKINGS DECIDED TO SUSPEND HER RACE.

SYLVIA LUKE REALLY IMPORTANT TO OFFER PEOPLE A CHOICE.

CRECRITICAL PERIOD OF DEVELOPMENT.

FIGHT BACK AGAINST CORPORATE SPECIAL INTERESTS FIGHT FOR EVERY DAY WORKING PEOPLE.

AND SO I WANT TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE AFFORDABLE HAWAII FOR EVERYONE.

>>Yunji: THINK ABOUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THAT UNFOLDED YOU BOTH ALLUDED TO IT FACT THAT SYLVIA LUKE IS NOT RUNNING.

IN THIS CASE.

ALL KINDS OF QUESTIONS ABOUT HER INVOLVEMENT POLITICAL DONATIONS.

A LOT TO BE UNPACKED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL INVESTIGATION.

THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF MISTRUST BY THE PUBLIC WHERE MONEY COMES FROM AND HOW IT INFLUENCES POLITICS.

HOW IS YOUR CAMPAIGN DIFFERENT?

HOW A DIFFERENT POLL TAKES WE'VE SEEN GIVEN HOW LONG YOU'VE SEVERED IN THE LEGISLATURE SEVERED.

COMMITTED NOT TO SEPTEMBER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE DARK MONEY TO REALLY IMPORTANT WHAT WE'RE SEEING ONE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP TRYING TO DOMINATED AND CONTROL POLITICIAN.

WE HAVE TO CUT THE COURT FROM THE MONEY CORD MONEY FROM POLITICIANS ARE ADDICTED TO QUITE FRANKLY AND WE START DO THAT WITH THINGS ACT 11 WE PASSED THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION I WAS A PART OF IT.

CLOSE CONTRACTOR LOOPHOLES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE RETURN TRUST AND RESTORE TRUST TO PEOPLE.

YES, IT'S THIS PERCEPTION OF MONEY CORRUPTING AND MONEY ACTUALLY INFLUENCING POLICY DECISIONS THAT ARE NOT WORKING FOR WORKING CLASS FAMILIES.

>>Yunji: YOU RUN FOR OFFICE BEFORE RELATIVE POLITICAL NEWCOMER COMPARE TO PERHAPS MAYOR DEREK KAWAKAMI OR REPRESENTATIVE BELATTI I. HOW HAS THIS EXPERIENCE BEEN ABOUT RAISING MONEY AND WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OFFICE COULD DO TO HELP THE PUBLIC FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE TO KNOW THERE'S NOT ERUPTION CORRUPTION IN OFFIY POURFUL OFFICE.

INFLUENCE POLICY AND WORK WITH LAWMAKERS TO GET MONEY OUT OF POLITICS, IF YOU LOOK AT ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL, YOU CAN'T GO TO THE DMV AND BE THANKS FOR MY DRIVER'S LICENSE.

YOU DID A GREAT JOB.

GIVE YOU TEN DOLLARS.

THRTHAT'S ILLEGAL.

HOW IS IT WE HAVE THIS SYSTEM NOW SO BROKEN SO CORRUPTED BY MONEY GIVE OUR LEADERS MONEY AND WE NEED TO MOVE TO CLEAN ELECTION.

I BELIEVE WE CAN DO THAT IN ONE GENERATION.

NOT GOING TO HAPPEN IN A DAY OR TWO.

WITH CONCERTED EFFORT, AND PEOPLE STANDING BEHIND THE PRINCIPLE, THAT WE SHOULD ELECT BRIGHTEST AND MOST TALENTED PEOPLE TO BE OUR LEADERS, WE SRTS O GET THE MONEY I OUT.

EVERY STAGE, DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE ISSUE IS.

PEOPLE DON'T HAVE A VOICE WHEN THEY COMPETE WITH THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF SPECIAL INTEREST THAT COMES IN TO PLAY.

GIVE YOU QUICK EXAMPLE.

FEW YEARS AGO, SENATOR SHIMABUKURO SHIMABUKURO DRAFTED A BILL THAT SIMILE THATY SAID INSURANCE COMPANY REFUSING TO PAY YOUR BILL AND REQUIRING YOU TO GET A SECOND OPINION FROM ANOTHER DOCTOR, YOU GET TO PICK THAT DOCTOR.

SOUNDS FAIR.

SO AT THE HEARING WE HAD ROZ BAKER COMMITTEE CHAIR.

MYSELF, WOODY AND BOB TOYOFUKU SPOKE ON BEHALF THIS BILL.

THE ROOM WAS PACKED STANDING ROOM ONLY WITH INSURANCE LOB LOBBYISTS FLEW FROM THE MAINLAND AFRAID IT WAS GOING TO PASS HERE IN HAWAII.

GIVEN RIGHT TO PERSON TO PICK THEIR OWN DOCTOR FOR A SECOND OPINION.

THEY HAVE ARMY OF DOCTORS THAT WILL SAY, THIS PERSON, THEY'RE NOT THAT BAD OFF.

THEY'LL BE FINE IN 2 MONTHS.

BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO PAY OUT BENEFITS.

AND THOSE LOBBYISTS ONE AFTER ANOTHER AND SPOKE AND SPOKE AND SPOKE AND CAME FROM CALIFORNIA, OREGON, WASHINGTON, NEVADA, THIS BILL GOT KILLED IN A HEARING.

>>Yunji: WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT INFLUENCE THAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT, ABOUT MONEY NOT ONLY IN OUR ELECTIONS IN POWER PARTICULARS, AT LARGE, POLITICS.

WE GET RID OF THAT SYSTEM?

BASICALLY IS THE GAME.

>> ONE REASON WHY RUNNING FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

WE HAD A BILL WOULD CLOSE THE CONTRACTOR LOOPHOLE REPORTED AND OUR OPPONENT MAYOR KAWAKAMI ACCEPTED MONEY FROM MANY PEOPLE WHO WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE CONTRACTOR AND LOOPHOLE BEING CLOSED.

WE NEED SOMEONE IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH TO CHAMPION.

REAL CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM.

CLEAN ELECTION OR CLOSING CAMPAIGN, CONTRACTOR LEAP CONTR.

I BRING 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.

BUILD COALITIONS SHEMED A BILL THROUGH.

SHEPARDSON BILL THROUGH.

PASS SESSION HOUSE LEADERSHIP WAS BLG ELOGY TO MOVE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE CLOSING CONTRACTOR LOOPHOLE.

SENATE LED BY PRESIDENT RON KOCHI WE NEED TO HAVE EXECUTIVE CHAMPION URGING LEGISLATURE PUSHING THE LEGISLATURE AND FOR ME, WORKING THROUGH THE GOOD GOVERNMENT CAUCUS WHERE I WORK WITH REPUBLICAN LEGISLATORS, WE CAN BRING THE GOOD GOVERNMENT CAUCUS INTO THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH.

WE CAN BRING THAT KIND OF COMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY INTO THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND HAVE EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE CHAMPION TO MAKE SURE WE CLOSE DOWN THE CAMPAIGN LOOPHOLES THAT EXIST.

>>Yunji: TALK ABOUT THE ROLE OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

IT IS RATHER NEBULOUS.

A CLERICAL ELEMENT TO IT.

BEYOND THAT DOESN'T HAVE A DEFINITION.

WHO?

THAT SEAT.

HOW DO YOU SEE THAT OFFICE AND WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH IT?

IT DOES SEEM LARGELY AT SORT OF WILL OF THE GOVERNOR, RIGHT?

HOW DO YOU FIGURE OUT HOW DO YOU EMPOWER YOURSELF IF THAT ROLE?

>> WE'VE HAD STRONG LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JOSH GREEN WHO HAVE TAKEN ON INITIAL TIFs.

GOVERNOR GREEN WHEN HE WAS GOVERNOR PICKED UP PIECE OF PANDEMIC RESPONSE.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SYLVIA LUKE WORKED ON CHILD CARE.

I WANT TO FOLLOW THAT GREAT TRADITION LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNORWITH GOVERNOE THEIR, INITIATIVES AND GOVERNOR CAN'T BE EVERYWHERE ALL TIMES.

LONG LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ABLE TO WORK ON INITIATIVES.

WORKED ACROSS JOSH GREEN WORKED LAWS ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE.

CONTINUE WORK OF SYLVIA LUKE AND EARLY CHILD CARE.

I WANT TO BE THERE TO HELP US MAKE SURE THAT WE GET AFFORDABLE HOUSING OUT OF DEVELOPMENT THAT IS GOING TO BE E OCCURRING ALL ACROSS OAHU NEXT FIVE TO TEN YEARS AROUND THE RAIL.

WE NEED TO HAVE A STRONG PARTNER AND I WILL BE THAT STRONG PARTNER FOR GOVERNOR GREEN.

>>Yunji: WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS HOW DOE ZOO SEE THAT ROLE, NOT STRICT DEFINITION WHAT LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR DOES OR POWERS THEY HAVE.

>> SET THE TONE FOR THE FUTURE OF HAWAII.

AND I'VE TALKED ABOUT GETTING MONEY OUT.

THAT'S DEFINITELY IMPORTANT AND CRITICAL.

BUT PART OF THAT IS ALSO PROVIDING VISION FOR THE STATE.

FOR ENERGY, WE NEED TO FINISH WHAT WE DID WITH SOLAR.

WE HAVE ABOUT 50% ROOFTOP COVERAGE FOR RESIDENTIAL.

AND WE NEED TO HAVE 100% AND THEN WE NEED WORK WITH COMMERCIAL AND I UNDERSTAND GOVERNOR HAD INCENTIVE FOR COMMERCIAL ROOFTOP NEED TO GET 100% ON THAT CONTINUE TO BUILD MORE SOLAR FARMS.

WE HAVE ENERGY SURPLUS SO WE CAN GO FROM BEING MOST EXPENSIVE STATE FOR ELECTRICITY TO STATE THAT HAS SURPLUS.

AND CAN USE THAT SURPLUS TO INVITE HIGH TECH INDUSTRY OR ANY INDUSTRY MANUFACTURING, TO GIVE THEM FREE OR DISCOUNT THE ELECTRICITY AS PART OF BENEFIT OF DOING BUSINESS IN HAWAII.

WE NEED SOMEONE A VISION, CLEAR VISION OF THE FUTURE.

AND BASTION HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE.

WHAT'S HAPPENING I BELIEVE I CAN BRING THAT TO THE POSITION WHICH I BELIEVE IS EXTREMELY POWERFUL POSITION BECAUSE IT DEPENDS ON WHO IS IN IT.

>>Yunji: I WANT TO BRING IN VOTERS.

PERHAPS VIEWERS.

VIEWERS AND PERHAPS VOTERS.

I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE WATCHING YOU'RE A VOTER WHAT IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH JOSH GREEN YOU HAVE TO WORK IN FAN DEM WITH THIS PERSON TANDEM.

WHAT ARE THE THOUGHTS ABOUT THE WORK HE'S DONE AN SEE YOURSELF DEPUTY PARTNER CHECK ON HIM?

WHAT WOULD YOU SEE THAT ROLE BEING.

>> EXTREMELY POPULAR.

REALLY LIKE HIM.

SIT DOWN SPOTLIGHT FOR YOUR SHSHOW CAME ON.

WE CHATTED.

I WILL SUPPORT WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF HAWAII.

I BELIEVE IN HIS HEART HE HAS THE BEST INTEREST OF HEART OF HAWAII IN MIND.

>> WOULD SUPPORT HIM AND WORK WITH HIM AND CONTINUE PROGRESS IN THE STATE.

FOR EXAMPLE MOVE COMMERCIAL SOLAR.

GAVE INCENTIVE AND I THINK THAT IS I GREAT PROGRAM.

AND, TO CONTINUE AND PUSHING FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.

PRESCHOOLS.

I THINK THAT'S GREAT TOO.

I DON'T THINK I'LL HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WORKING WITH JOSH GREEN.

SMART.

DOCK.

WHEN HE WAS LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, DOCTOR.

HE CONTINUED TO WORK AS A PHYSICIAN.

AND I THINK WORKING WITH SOMEONE OF THAT CALIBER WOULD BE AN HONOR.

>>Yunji: OKAY.

REPRESENTATIVE BELATTI I, WHAT IS YOUR ANSWER TO CAROLINE, WHAT IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE GOVERNOR AND HOW DO YOU SEE THE PLAYING OUT IN A PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP IF YOU ARE ELECTED, I WORK WITH GOVERNOR FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS.

HE WAS THERE IN THE LEGISLATURE WHEN I FIRST GOT ELECTED.

WORKED ON COMMITTEES WITH HIM WORKED ACROSS THE TABLE WITH HIM.

HAVEN'T ALWAYS AGREED BUT VERY PROFESSIONAL WORKING RELATIONSHIP.

I'M EAGER TO WORK WITH THE GOVERNOR IN ALIGNMENT WITH MANY OF HIS INITIATIVES.

HOUSING, AFFORDABILITY, MENTAL HEALTH AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM THINGS WORKED ON LEGISLATION WITH HIM.

EAGER TOBACC TO BE A PART OF LEGISLATION.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND GOVERNOR INNED PENLTD.

INDEPENDENT.

WORK WITH THE GOVERNOR BUT RUNNING TO EARN THE VOTE OF PEOPLE OF HAWAII.

PEOPLE GET TO ELECTION GOVERNOR.

IMPORTANT JOB.

IT WILL HAVE POTENTIAL LOT OF IMPACT I WANT TO BE KIND OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR THAT OFFERS INDEPENDENT VOICE AND IS ALWAYS THERE ADVOCATING FOR THE PEOPLE OF HAWAII.

WE'RE GOING TO BE TACKLING BIG.

ISSUES.

ENERGY.

TAX RELIEF I WANT TO BE THERE ALWAYS TO MAKE SURE THAT'S WORKING PEOPLE OF HAWAII HAVE A VOICE AT THE TABLE.

>>Yunji: BRINGING IN VOICE OF PEOPLE I KNOW BOTH OF YOU HAVE BEEN CRISSCROSSING STATE MEETING WITH VOTERS FROM AROUND EVERYWHERE.

I WOULD IMAGINE AFFORDABILITY IS THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE.

THING THAT I HEAR ABOUT THE MOST.

I'M NOT EVEN RUNNING FOR OFFICE.

WEST OAHU TECHNICALLY DO YOU THINK LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SPECIFICALLY LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR CANNING DO TO TAKE ON THIS PROBLEM, SPOTLIGHTING ISSUE.

TALKING ABOUT POLICY WITH MY EXPERIENCE OF 20 YEARS CAN DO A LOT MORE WITH TAX POLICY.

ONE IMMEDIATE THING REDUCE AND TAKEAWAY THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX FROM BASIC FOOD RENT, GAS, ENERGY, THOSE KIND OF THINGS.

BECAUSE THAT WILL IMMEDIATELY PUT MONEY INTO THE POCKET BOOKS OF EVERY DAY FAMILIES.

AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN DO.

WE'VE GIVEN AWAY THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX EXEMPTIONS TO DEVELOPERS.

IF WE DID TO FOR DEVELOPERS WE CAN DO TO FOR THE WORKS CLASS PEOPLE @I WILL ADVOCATE FOR THAT.

>>Yunji: HE BIGGEST TAX CUTS STATE HISTORY NOT THAT MANY SESSIONS AGO.

YOU WERE PART OF THAT HAVE WE DONE ENOUGH FOR TAX POLICY?

CONTINUE TO CUT TYLER DOS-SANTOS TAM -- TAX A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE, DO WE HAVE ENOUGH IN THE GENERAL FUND TO PAY FOR SERVICE WES NEED TO PROVIDE.

>> WE NEED TO DO TWO THINGS.

PRESERVE AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE TAX RELIEF FORNG WORKING CLASS FAMILIES.

TAKEAWAY GENERAL EXCISE TAX FROM FOOD, MEDICINE, RENT, AND MEDICAL TREATMENT, THAT REALLY, REALLY PUTTING MONEY BACK INTO WORKING CLASS FAMILIES POCKET BOOKS BECAUSE GE IS SO REGRESSIVE.

HAVE A HAVE A CONVERSATION.

STALLED OUT AT THE LEGISLATURE SO MANY TIMES.

WE HAVE TAX ENENT EMPTY HOME.

TAX MANSIONS BEING SOLD PROPERTIES BEING SOLD BY CORPORATIONS $26 MILLION.

WHEN I GO AROUND THE STATE AIDEN ASK PEOPLE ARE YOU BUYING PROPERTIES THAT ARE $26 MILLION, JR., IT'S NOT US.

IT'S NOT WORKING CLASS PEOPLE.

IT'S CORPORATIONS AND BILLIONAIRES.

SO WHAT WE NEED TO IS MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE.

WE HAVE TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND REALLY LOOK AT TAX POLICIES AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GIVING TAX RELIEF TO WORKING FAMILIES.

BUT MAKING SURE THAT OUR REVENUES ARE ALSO STRONG AND HAVING PEOPLE PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE IS.

>>Yunji: WHAT IS YOUR THOUGHTS AFFORDABILITY?

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SPECIFICALLY DO TO EPIC HAD THE STATE WITH THIS PROBLEM?

TO HELP THE STATE WITH THIS PROBLEM?

>> GOES BACK TO PRIMARY THRUST OF OUR CAMPAIGN.

WHICH IS GET MO MONEY OUT.

POLITICIANS REQUIRED TO RAISE AS MUCH MONDAY ACE THEY CAN.

SPEND AS MUCH AS THEY CAN.

GET INTO OFFICE THAT HABIT IS GOING TO CONTINUE SPENDING TAXPAYOR'S MONEY.

AND IF WE MOVE TO CLEAN ELECTION AND GOVERNMENT FUNDED ELECTION IT TAKES WAY THAT INFLUENCE AND WITHOUT THAT ACCOUNTABILITY, IN THE ELECTION PROCESS, IN OUR SYSTEM, SYSTEM BUILT FOR THE VOICE OF PEOPLE, IT'S GOING TO BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT DO ANYTHING.

AND IN HAWAII, UNFORTUNATELY, WE SPEND A DISPROPORTIONATE AMOUNT OF OUR INCOME ON HOUSING.

WE NEED TO STOP TALKING ABOUT HOUSING HOUSING HOUSING AND START BUILDING HOMES.

BUILDING AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS.

FOR THE W WORK FORCE SO PEOPLE LIKE MY KIDS IN COLLEGE, COME BACK, THEY CAN START A LIFE HERE.

AND I BELIEVE THAT THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S ROLE IS TO SET THAT VISION FOR THE STATE.

AND COLLECTIVELY TOGETHER.

WE CAN REACH THAT.

BUT THE FIRST THING WE HAVE TO GO GET MONEY OUT.

ANY TIME MOVE STRAIGHTFORWARD, BIG MONEY COMES IN CONTRAST WITH ITAL PEOPLE LOSE THEIR VOICE.

>>Yunji: QUESTION FROM YOUTUBE.

BOTH HEAR PRESENT RUNNING VERY SIMILAR THINGS CAN WE DESCRIBE ANY DIFFERENCE THAT MAY THICK THEM STAND OUT FROM ONE ANOTHER WHAT ONE IS CAREER POLITICIAN.

ONE IS CAREER ATTORNEY.

YOU'RE BOTH ATTORNEYS.

BUT WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS BIGGEST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE OF TWO OF YOU?

>> I'M LOOKING FROM OUT SIDE THE SYSTEM.

I THINK IT'S MUCH HE'S REQUEEASIER TOPOINT WHERE THE SS TO FIXED.

REALLY UNDUE INFLUENCE OF MONEY AND CORPORATIONS, RECENTLY, BILL WAS PASSED TO REDEFINE CORPORATIONS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII.

VERY SIMPLE.

SAYING THAT CORPORATION HAS PART OF IDENTITY CANNOT CONTRIBUTE TO CAMPAIGNS.

THAT'S A GREAT START.

WITHIN ONE GENERATION WRNTION WD IT THANE MOMENTUM.

MOTHAT MOMENTUMCHALLENGED WITHT STOP THAT MOMENTUM OF GETTING BACK TO, GOVERNMENT BACK TO THE PEOPLE.

AND WHAT DISTINGUISHES ME I DON'T KNOW ANYONE.

I HAVEN'T BEEN IN THE SYSTEM FOR TO 20 YEARS I BUILT MY CAREER, BUILT FAMILY, HARD WORK, AND STAYING HUMBLE.

AND I CAN CONTINUE THAT WITH FRESH VIEWS AND GOAL FOR FUTURE OF HAWAII.

>>Yunji: I WANT TO THANK JOHN FOR MENTIONING ACT 11.

I WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN PASSING THAT BILL.

I AM 20 YEAR POLITICIAN.

20 YEAR IN THE LEGISLATURE.

BUT I'M ALSO WORKING MOM AND BEEN CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY FOR THE LAST 19 YEARS.

I WILL BRING LEGISLATIVE EXPERIENCE.

I HAVE PLAYED MANY ROLES AND BEEN CHAIR OVER IMPORTANT COMMITTEES.

HEALTH CARE, PUBLIC SAFETY, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AND I WILL BE ABLE TO BRING THAT.

I WANTED TO SAY IT'S ABOUT, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT WHETHER CAREER POLITICIAN OR CAREER LAWYER.

IT'S ABOUT THE VALUES THAT I BRING.

AND I HAVE ALWAYS STOOD FOR THE PEOPLE OF HAWAII.

AND I HAVE NOT BEEN A AFRAID TO SPEAK UP EVEN WHEN AT TIMES, I MAY BE ONLY PERSON IN A ROOM SAYING HEY, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD DO.

THERE'S A BETTER WAY.

FOUR YEARS AGO, I AND TWO OTHER DEMOCRAT VOTED NO ON THE BUDGET.

AND THAT WAS SOMETHING AGAIN, SPEAKING UP AND STANDING UP FOR WORKING CLASS FAMILIES THAT'S WHAT I DO AND ALWAYS DONE FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS.

THAT'S WHAT I WILL BRING TO BEING LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

>>Yunji: BOTH OF YOU HAVE REALLY SPOKEN ABOUT NOT TAKING MONEY FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.

THERE'S INTERESTING QUESTION HERE.

WHAT CREATIVE MEANS OF CAMPAIGNING HAVE YOU TAKE BE BECAUSE YOU HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO ACCEPT CORPORATE FUNDS.

>> 20 YEARS AGO THERE WAS NO GRAHAM.

THERE WAS NO FACEBOOK AND SO SOCIAL MEDIA HAS REALLY OPENED DOORS AND ACTUALLY GIVING I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THEIR MESSAGE OUT.

THAT'S BEEN REALLY IMPORTANT WAY.

IT'S ALSO ABOUT GOING GRASSROOTS.

IN THE 57 DAYS THAT I ANNOUNCED RUNNING FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, I HAVE BEEN TO THE NEIGHBOR ISLANDS 12 TIMES.

BY HAVE SATURDAY I WILL BE ON MAUI FOR SHOUT OUT TO MAUI.

VIEWERS ALSO BE ON HAWAII ISLAND FOR THE DEMOCRATIC TRADITIONAL GRAND HILO RALLY.

IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME JUST AS I WAS RUNNING FOR CONGRESS TO MEET PEOPLE.

TO HAVE FORMS, TO GO OUT AND TALK TO THE VOTERS.

AND SO THAT'S STILL A TRADITIONAL PART OF CAMPAIGNING.

FINALLY GRASSROOTS.

I HAVE SHOUT OUT MY BELATTI OUT THERE.

SIGN-WAVING.

GOING TO COMMUNITY DINNERS FOR ME.

FROM WHEN I WAS RUNNING FOR CONGRESS.

THEY GOD BLESS THEM, STUCK WITH ME AND EVEN THOUGH MANY OF THEM WANTED ME TO STAY IN CONGRESS, CONTINUED TO BE OUT THERE AND SO IT'S ABOUT GRASSROOTS.

>>Yunji: ASK YOU ABOUT THAT SWITCHING CAMPAIGNS.

I WOULD LIKE TO GET JOHN TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

WHAT CREATIVE MEANS OF CAMPAIGNING HAVE YOU TAKEN CHOSEN TO THE TO ACCEPT CORPORATE MONEY.

>> WE NEED TO MAKE OUR DOLLARS STRETCH AND WE ENGAGED IN SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN.

AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, WHAT I LOVE DO GO TO THE LOCAL BUSINESSES.

I'VE BEEN TO MOST ALL THE NEIGHBORHOODS ON OAHU AND TALKED TO THE STORE OWNERS.

TALKED TO PEOPLE IN THE STORES.

RESTAURANTS.

WHATEVER MAY BE.

AND YOU'LL SEE MY SIGNS INSIDE THE STORE BECAUSE PEOPLE IN HAWAII JUST LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU COME OUT TO MEET THEM AND TALK TO THEM.

FOR ME I GET ENERGIZED WHEN I MEET PEOPLE.

I LOVE PEOPLE.

AND SERVICES, CORE OF WHERE I THINK MY CHARACTER, AND I GET MY STRENGTH FROM IS HELPING OTHER PEOPLE.

AND I'VE BEEN DOING THAT ENTIRE CAREER IN THE COURTROOM FIGHTING BIG CORPORATIONS.

COUPLE HIGHLIGHTS IS WORKING WITH THE STATE.

FORMER BOSS IS AT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE.

THERE WAS A DEADLY HAIRPIN CURVE IN KANEOHE.

WE WORKED WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO MAKE IS SAFE FOR DRIVERS.

AND IT'S REALLY GOING OUT THERE AND TALKING AND WORKING WITH FOLKS.

AND THAT'S WHAT I LOVE TO DO.

>>Yunji: I WANT TO GO BACK TO SOMETHING THAT YOU BROUGHT UP WHICH IS CHANGING INITIALLY RUNNING FOR CONGRESS.

GIVEN UP YOUR SEAT.

GIVEN.

BUT THE RACE WAS NOT SORT OF SURPRISE THAT YOU DECIDED TO TAKE ON THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SEAT AS OPPOSED TO CONGRESS.

WHY DO THAT?

HOW DO VOTERS KNOW THAT YOU REALLY WANT THIS JOB OR DIDN'T JUST TAKE WHATEVER WAS EASIEST?

>> NOTHING ABOUT THIS YEAR HAS BEEN EASY.

PEOPLE WERE YOU ARE URGING ME IN APRIL AND I WAS TELLING THEM AT THAT POINT, I AM WRAPPING UP A 20 YOUR CAREER.

PASSING MOST HISTORIC BILL THAT NATIONALLY IS LOOKING TO END CITIZENS UNITED.

I TOOK THIS DECISION VERY SERIOUSLY.

AND SO I THINK PEOPLE CAN BE REST ASSURED THAT I LOOKED AT IT FROM ALL POINT OF VIEW AND WHEN I FINALLY GOT DOWN TO THE FINAL DECISION-MAKING, I WAS SKEPTICAL.

PEOPLE I THOUGHT PEOPLE WANTED TO ME OUT OF THE CONGRESSIONAL RACE.

SOMEHOW THIS WOULD BE EASY.

NOTHING EASY ABOUT THE LAST 6 D60DAYS.

UNDERDOG HERE THE BATTLING CANDIDATE HAS $10 MILLION OF SuperPAC MONEY SUPPORTING HIM.

AND SO THIS IS ABOUT WHEN THE CALL TO SERVE WAS PUT OUT THERE, IT WASN'T ABOUT NECESSARILY THE ROLES.

CONGRESS.

>> LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

IT WAS WHERE I COULD SERVE MOST EFFECTIVELY.

WHERE COULD I SERVE THE PEOPLE OF HAWAII.

THE LAST QUESTION I ASKED MYSELF, WHEN I WAS THINKING, PEOPLE NOT SEEING DELLA.

THEYABILITY WANTED ME OUT OF CONGRESSIONAL RACE.

WASN'T ABOUT TEAM DELI PEOPLE OF HAWAII.

WORKING FOR WORK FAMILIES OF HAWAII.

BIGGEST EMPA TUS FOR ME TO RUN 21-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER TELLS ME IF I GO TO THE MAINLAND I'M NOT COMING HOME BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD IT HERE.

WHETHER IT WAS IN CONDITIONING CONGRESS ORABOUT LG FIGHT TO MAI AFFORDABLE IS WHY I'M RUNNING.

BECAME CLEAR TO ME COULDN'T LET SOMEONE WALK IN, NEEDED TO BE A CHOICE WHEREFORE THE PEOPLE OF HAWAII, I ANSWERED THAT CALL CALL I WANT TO SPEND E NEXT 2 WEEKS EARNING EARN VOTES OFPEOPLE OF HAWAII SL UNDECIDE.

WANT SOMEONE FOR R WORKING FOR YOU NOT SPECIAL INTERESTS VOTE BELATTI FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

>>Yunji: YOU AT THE START SAID THAT YOU SEE THIS MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION SORT OF LAYING OUT NEXT 12 YEARS.

WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT?

DO YOU SEE THIS AS A RACE REALLY FOR THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

AND SO IT'S GOING TO DIRECT THE STATE FOR THE NEXT 12 YEARS AND THAT'S WHAT STILL TRAVELING.

TIMING OF THE CAMPAIGN OF WHEN CERTAIN CANDIDATE ENTERED RACE AND WHEN NEWS ABOUT ANOTHER CANDIDATE CAME OUT, MY INVESTIGATION I LOOKED AT WHAT WAS GOING ON TRULY AND I THINK THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SYLVIA LUKE HAD MADE SOME POWERFUL ENEMIES.

WHEN SHE REFUSED TO PUT A PERPETUAL TAX ON THE RAIL.

SO THEY WERE TRYING TO FORCE HER WHEN SHE WAS CHAIRPERSON OF FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND THE HOUSE, TRYING TO FORCE HER TO PUT THIS ENDLESS TAX ON THE RAIL.

AND SHE REFUSED DO IT.

GOOD FOR HER.

GOOD FOR PEOPLE.

BUT SHE MADE A STRONG ENEMY AND THAT ENEMY TRIED TO DEFEAT HER IN THE LAST LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S RACE.

SPENT MILLIONS TRYING TO DEFEAT HER.

BUT THEY COULDN'T.

AND I LOOK AT THE TIMING OF WHEN CERTAIN CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCED THEIR CANDIDACY FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

AND WHY DID IT TAKE SO LONG FOR THE PROSECUTION OR THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF WHAT THEY'RE SUSPECTING OCCURRED WITH SYLVIA LUKE.

HOW DID IT TIME WITH THE END OF ANOTHER CANDIDATE'S POSITION AND I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE FACTS.

AND PEOPLE CAN DRAW THEIR OWN CONCLUSIONS ON WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING BEHIND THE SCENES.

BUT IT WAS A POLITICAL ASSASSINATION OF THE CAREER OF SYLVIA LUKE.

BECAUSE SHE MADE EXTREMELY POWERFUL ENEMIES.

WHO REFUSING TO PUT ENDLESS TAX ON THE RAIL.

> BILL OFF OF THAT.

I AGREE.

I WAS WITH LUKE AND PART OF THAT TEAM THAT STOPPED THE PERPETUAL RAIL TAX.

AND I THINK WHAT'S EVEN MORE IMPORTANT NOW IS THAT OVER THE NEXT 12 YEARS, WE'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT AROUND RAIL.

AND THAT IS WHY IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT.

I WANT TO CONNECT THE DOTS HERE.

THE DEVELOPERS THAT ARE GIVING MONEY TO CANDIDATES AND THEY HAVE A HUGE INTEREST IN WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AROUND RAIL.

WE NEED TO HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE AT THE TABLES OF POWER ADVOCATING FOR WORKING CLASS FAMILIES WMPLET HE NEED TO MAKE SURE THOUGHT DEVELOPMENT THAT WE GET, IS THAT WE GET NO LONGER LIKE LUXURY DEVELOPMENT AROUND KAKAAKO FEW AFFORDABLE RENTALS IN KAKAAKO, MY DAUGHTER WENT TO SCHOOL WITH SOME OF FOLKS QUEEN KAAHUMANU FOR OUT OF KAKAAKO.

IF WE HAVE MORE KAKAAKOs DEVELOPING ALONG RAY RAIL OVER THE NEXT 12 YEARS WE WILL/FAILED.

SO HAVE FAILED PEOPLE MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S ACCOUNTABILITY, THAT SWEETHEART DEALS ARE NOT BEING MADE.

THAT WE ARE BUILDING EXTRACTING ININSURING THAT WE HAVE WORK FORCE HOUSING.

NOT JUST AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

IT'S GOT TO BE WORK FORCE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE LIKE IN OURSES.

DOCTORS, NURSES TEACHERS, FIREFIGHTERS, WHEN I'M CHRIS COSTING STATE AN EVEN PEOPLE IN MILILANI SAYING SOME SONS AND DAUGHTER WORKING TO BECOME DOCTORS COULDN'T MOVE HERE.

AFFORDAUNAFFORDABLE.

WE HAVE A PROBLEM.

DEVELOPMENT WE GET IN THE NEXT 12 YEARS IS DEVELOPMENT THAT WORKS FOR WORKING FAMILIES AND I THIS THAT IS ANOTHER BIG CONNECT THE DOTS STORY THAT WE NEED TO DO.

>>Yunji: SORT OF BUILDING ON THIS IDEA THAT THE NEXT 12 YEARS IS SORT OF DETERMINED BY THIS RACE IN PARTICULAR.

ERIC IN KAILUA ASKING DO EITHER OF YOU ASPIRATIONS YEN LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OFFICE IS THIS A STEPPING STONE MOVE?

IS THIS OFFICE ENOUGH.

>> BY NATURE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR BEING THERE TO STEP IN WHEN THE GOVERNOR IS NOT THERE, I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY YES.

WE WANT TO DO BE AND GOING TO BE PREPARED TO BE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

EXCUSE ME.

BE GOVERNOR.

THAT'S PART OF BEING LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

FOR ME, WHAT I WOULD SAY IS 2026 SHOWN ME THAT POLITICS CAN GO IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS AT ANY TIME.

WHAT I'M GOING TO BE FOCUSED ON IF I'M SO LUCKY TO BE AHE ELECTED GOING TO BE THE BEST LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR THAT I CAN BE AND ADVANCING THOSE THINGS FOR WORKING CLASS FAMILIES.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AFFORDABLE FOOD, SUSTAINABILITY TOURISM, SUSTAINABLE HEALTHY CLEAN ENVIRONMENT.

THINGS THAT I'M GOING TO PUSH FOR AND THEN IF I'M SO LUCKY TO BE ABLE CONTINUE TO RUN, YES, I WOULD CERTAINLY AGAIN, PART OF THE JOB.

I WILL CERTAINLY WANT TO CONSIDER RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR AS WELL.

>>Yunji: WOULD YOU CONSIDER STESTEPPING STONE TO THE NEXT OFFICE?

>> THAT WOULD ALL DEPEND ON PEOPLE AND QUALITY OF THE JOB.

WITH MY VISION.

WHICH IS REALLY TO LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR THE PEOPLE.

SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL RESOURCE IN HAWAII.

HE HAVE PARADISE ON EARTH.

AND LET ME GIVE ALASKA.

GREATEST RESOURCE IS OIL.

AND OIL INDUSTRY GOES IN THERE TAKES THE OIL OUT AND PROFITS FROM IT.

THEY ALSO MAKE SURE THAT'S PEOPLE ARE TAKEN CARE OF.

ALASKA RESIDENTS ARE GIVEN STIPEND.

EVERY SINGLE YEAR.

EVERY SINGLE RESIDENT GIVEN A CHECK.

THAT'S FAIR.

BECAUSE THEY'RE TAKING FROM THE STATE.

THESE MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR CORPORATIONS.

IN HAWAII WE HAVE THE EXACT SAME THING GOING ON.

ASSESSMENT NOTHING IS BEING GIVEN TO THE PEOPLE.

WET TAXPAYORS ARE PAYING FOR THE ROADS.

SERVICES, INFRASTRUCTURE.

THESE CORPORATIONS COME IN, FOR THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY, HOTELS AIRLINES, THEY ARE PROFITING BILLIONS OFF THE WORKING PEOPLE OF HAWAII.

WE'RE SEEING, GREAT.

YOU'RE MAKING PROFIT.

WE'RE NOT AGAINST IT.

BUT WE'RE SAYING IF WE'RE STRUGGLING TO WORK TWO, THREE JOB, WE DON'T EVEN HAVE THE TIME TO TAKE A LOOK AT BALLOT.

I'M GOING HAND TO MOUTH.

FEEDING MY FAMILY.

THAT'S NOT RIGHT.

AND THEY SHOULD PAY FOYER THEIR SHARE AND PAY THEIR IF I R SHARE INCLUDED THAT THAT I BELIEVE SHOULD BE FREE COLLEGE FOR HAWAII HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT QUALIFY TO GO INTO COLLEGER.

WHETHER IT BE FOUR-YEAR LEVEL OR TWO YEAR LEVEL.

>>Yunji: ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT INCREASING CORPORATE TAX RATE?

HOW WOULD YOU FUNDING IS LIKE THAT.

>> HAVE TO LOOK AT IT.

VERY COMPLEX QUESTION.

BECAUSE THE TAX SYSTEM ONE LITTLE INCREASE HERE.

BUT WE WOULD BE KEY THING WOULD BE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE INDUSTRY THAT IS MAKING BILLIONS AND TACKLING ABOUTS OUT OF THE STATE PAYS THEIR PAIR.

TAKING BILLIONS.

PAYS FAIR SHARE ENTIRE BURDEN IS NOT ON THE TAXPAYOR.

>>Yunji: DIVERSIFYING ECONOMY COMES UP EVERY ELECTION CYCLE.

TALK ABOUT IT.

I ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT TO OUR NUMBER ONE INDUSTRY IS TOURISM OF AND FOLLOWED BY MILITARY.

WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT LAND LEASES.

HOW DO WE DIVERSIFY OUR ECONOMY GIVEN RAYA RELIANCE ON TOURISM.

MARKET SOFTENING DON'T HAVE THE OCCUPANCY RATES WE NEED FOR ROBUST TOURISM INDUSTRY.

>> NEED TO HAVE SOLAR MAKING SURE WE HAVE JOBS AROUND CLEAN ENERGY.

WE ALSO THINK NEED TO LOOK AT CREATIVE INDUSTRIES.

WHAT WE'RE DOING DO FILM TAX REDDIT ENCOURAGING THAT INDUSTRY.

FINALLY, AGRICULTURAL IS STILL VERY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR ECONOMY.

WE NEED TO PUSH ON THAT.

DOING A LOT OF WORK IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE.

MY COLLEAGUES LIKE REPRESENTATIVE KAHALOA LOOK AT MAKE SURE THERE'S TRANSPORTATION SUBSIDY TO GET LOCAL FOOD TO FOOD TO LOCAL MARK EART MARK MARKETS IMPORTANT NOT BECAUSE ECONOMIC ISSUE, SUSTAINABILITY ISSUE AS WELL.

AND SO THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP PUSHING ON.

TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A DIVERSIFIED ECONOMY.

>>Yunji: WHAT DO YOU THINK WE CAN FIND BETTER RESOURCES BEYOND TOURISM TO FUND OUR ECONOMY?

OR FUEL OUR ECONOMY?

>> ONE OF THE BIGGEST AREAS THAT I SEE THANK FOR ASKING THAT GREAT QUESTION, I HARD YOU SAY I HEAR THE SAME ISSUES P POPPING UP YEAR AFTER YEAR.

SHARE WITH YOU WHAT MY FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE WHERE I THINK WE CAN SAVE GREATEST AMOUT OF MONEY IS IN THE CONSTRUCTION IS ACC CONTRACTS GIVEN OUT BY THE STATE.

THIS YEAR, BILL THAT SAID, IF YOU ARE CONTRACTOR, YOU CANNOT GIVE TO ANY POLITICIAN.

IF YOU CURRENTLY HAVE A CONTRACT.

THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

BUT I'M TELLING YOU, THAT IS NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT'S BEFORE THE PERSON GETS THE CONTRACTOR GETS CONTRACT.

SO CONTRACTORS SHOULD BE PROHIBITED FROM DONATING AT LEAST FIVE YEARS PRIOR TO GETTING ANY CONTRACT.

OR JUST STRAIGHT OUT BAN IT.

BECAUSE THIS IS THE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE I ENCOUNTERED MY DAUGHTER PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, LOOKING INTO GETTING SOLAR AC FOR HER CLASSROOM.

I WAS VERY CURIOUS.

I SAW THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE THAT SAID, D.O.E.

$50,000 PER CLASSROOM FOR SOLAR.

AC.

I SAID, ARTICLE I READ STAR ADVERTISER.

REALLY?

I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT CONSTRUCTION.

BUT WE BUILT OUR OWN HOUSE.

WE LIVING ON THE SAME PROPERTY FOR OVER 20 YEARS KAPAHULU.

THAT I MET WITH THE CONTRACTOR INVITED HIM TO THE CLASSROOM, LOOK AT THE ROOF.

LOOK CLASSROOM.

$8,000.

FOR SOMETHING STATE ALREADY GOT A BID FOR $50,000.

THAT'S MORE THAN FIVE TIMES.

WE DON'T HAVE TO INCREASE TAXES.

>> WE JUST NEED TO SPEND THAT MONEY WISELY THAT WE'RE GETTING.

WE'RE GETTING BILLIONS AN BILLIONS IN TAX.

PAYING FIVE TIMES AMOUNT OF WHAT WE SHOULD BE PAYING, THEN THAT IS WHERE THE GREATEST SAVINGS CAN BE.

WE CAN PUT THAT TOWARDS FREE COLLEGE.

UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE.

AND MOVE THE STATE INTO THE FUTURE AND NOT BE LAGGING BUT ENTIRELY REST OF THE UNITED STATES.

>>Yunji: I WANT TO GET TO THE MILITARY LAND LEASE ISSUE.

FIRST ASK THIS QUESTION FROM BILLY.

SHOULD CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR RUN ON TICKET IN THE PRIMARY?

CURRENT SYSTEM MAKES PARTNERS OUT OF PEOPLE WOULD OTHERWISE NOT BE PARTNER.

HOW DO THE PANELISTS FEEL ABOUT THAT?

>> SHOULD HAD HE RUN SAME TICKET OR DO YOU LIKE THAT YOU RUN INDEPENDENT.

>> I INDEPENDENT.

REALLY PEOPLE IT GOES IN LINE WITH WHAT WHY I RAN.

BECAUSE GIVE THE PEOPLE A CHOICE.

I BELIEVE THAT THAT'S PROBABLY NUMBER ONE REASON I RAN FOR THIS OFFICE.

IS I SAW THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE CANDIDATE.

AND IT WAS CLEAR THAT SYLVIA LUKE WAS THE NOT GOING TO RUN.

FROM ALL THE NEWS AN CHATTEDDER THAT I HEARD.

CHATTER.

ONE CAND CANDIDATE THINKING WE CAN'T CONTINUE DO THE SAME THING MAKE SAME CHOICE A AND EXPECT DIFFERENT RESULTS.

I PUT MY MONEY WHERE MY MOUTH IS AND I RAN.

>>Yunji: WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS, ANSWER TO BILLY?

SHOULD YOU RUN TOGETHER OR DO YOU LIKE IT'S INDEPENDENT TICKET.

>> NEE NEED INDEPENDENT HISTORY BEING INDEPENDENT.

GOOD RESULTS.

IT ALLOWS FOR PEOPLE AND PROCESS I THINK TO REALLY BE VETTED.

YOU HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES.

ULTIMATELY GOVERNOR DOES MAKE THE FINAL DECISIONS.

IT'S HIS OR HER ADMINISTRATION.

BUT I THINK HAVING INDEPENDENT VOICE, YOU KNOW, ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE THAT DIFFERENT HE PERSPECTIVE IN THE ROOM.

>>Yunji: HARD TO KNOW SO MANY NEGOTIATION BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.

ASK YOUR OPINIONS MILITARY LAND LEASE E E ISSUE.

WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN TO THESE LAND.

HOW DO YOU FEEL THESE NEGOTIATIONS HAVE BEEN HANDLED WHAT WOULD YOU HOPE TO YOUR ROLE TO BE IN THAT ROOM,.

>> GOVERNOR LAST FALL, SUMMER TOOK HAVE TAKEN NEGOTIATION DIFFERENT WAIHEE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES THAT OUTLINED BY STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS.

DIFFERENT WAY I THINK GOVERNOR HAS TO DO WHAT HE HAD TO DO BECAUSE HE FELT THAT THE THREAT CONDEMNATION IS REAL.

THAT SITUATION AND CONDITION HAS CHANGED BECAUSE FEDERAL LEGISLATION HAS NOT AUTHORIZED CONDEMNATION.

SO WE KNOW THAT IS OFF THE TABLE.

SO I THINK REALLY NEED TO RETURN TO A PROCESS THAT IS MORE FOLLOWING IN LINE WITH THE RULE OF LAW.

THAT MEANS NEEDS TO BE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT ACCORDING TO OUR STATE RULES, WE NEED TO HOLD THE MILITARY ACCOUNTABLE AND WE WERE ON THE PATHWAY OF REAL NEGOTIATION THE ANOTHER CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES THAT I THINK WE NEED TO ADDRESS OFFICE OF BUHAWAIIAN AFFAIRS ASKED FORMALLY BE PART OF PROCESS.

WE NEED TO GIVE THE HAWAIIAN PEOPLE THROUGH THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS ONE OF THE MAIN, THEY'RE BIG PLAYER.

THEY WANT TO BE PART OF IT.

WE HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT REQUEST AND TAKE IT SERIOUSLY.

FINALLY, THIRD THING REALLY HAPPENED IS THAT WHAT KNOW IS GOING TO HAPPEN, WITH THESE LEASES.

THESE LEASES DO NOT COME DUE UNTIL 2029 OR 2030.

TWO MAJOR CHANGES.

FEDERAL ELECTIONS THIS YEAR.

THERE WILL BE A CHANGE IN THE CONGRESSIONAL MAP.

WE MIGHT HAVE BETTER POSITIONING FOR BETTER NEGOTIATIONS.

ALSO BE CHANGE IN ADMINISTRATION.

SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE FOLLOWING PROCESS WHERE EVERYONE CAN PARTICIPATE.

AND WE ARE BEST POSITIONED TO GET BEST OUTCOMES AND THERE NEEDS TO BE FEDERAL COORDINATION BETWEEN OR COORDINATION BETWEEN STATE AGENCIES STATE GOVERNOR AND OUR FEDERAL DELEGATION.

BECAUSE ANYTHING THAT COMES OUT THE OF NEGOTIATION, WILL LIKE I HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY CONGRESS.

WITH ALL OF THAT SAID, AGAIN, WE NEED TO HAVE RETURN TO NEGOTIATION PROCESS, WHERE WE HOLD MILITARY ACCOUNTABLE.

WE M MAKE SURE HAWAII'S LAND ANDS TOMMY WATERS PROTECTED FOR THE PEOPLE AND WATER FOR TPROTECTED FOR THE PEOPLE GET BEST SETTLEMENTS.

>>Yunji: WHAT DO YOU HO'OPILI YOUR ROLE WELCOME BACK -- YOUR HOPE YOUR ROLE TO BE.

>> NOT GOVERNOR'S ROLE TO NEGOTIATE LAND LEASE.

FAIR MARKET.

ELKS LODGE OUTRIGGER LEASE ISSUE CAME UP FEW YEARS AGO, WHERE OUTRIGGER LEASE WAS DUE.

AND THEY HAD BEEN PAYING SUPER DISCOUNTED RENTS FOR DECADES.

AND THAT'S OKAY.

BUT THE LEASE GOING TO BE COMING UP.

WHAT DO YOU DU DO?

FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO PAY AND NOT GET ANY DISCOUNTS, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, NOT GOING TO OVERCHARGE THEM.

HAWAII PER CAPITA GETS MORE FEDERAL MONEY THAN ANY OTHER STATE.

THESE WERE SMALL STATE AND HAVE SO MANY MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND WE RECEIVE A LOT OF FEDERAL BENEFITS.

AND YEAH, FAIR MARKET VALUE.

>>Yunji: FOLLOW UP WITH TO THAT.

FROM ANGELA, HOW DO WE HOLD MILITARY ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE DANIEL DONE TO THE LAND EVEN IF WE GET MAKUA LAND BACK, UNSPLOASED ORDINANCE MAKE IT ALMOST UNUSABLE.

ONE EXAMPLE.

HOW WE GET THAT HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE?

>> RIGHT.

APPROACH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

TO PARTNER WITH THEM TO CLEAN THE LAND.

THAT'S REALLY ALL WE CAN DO.

LOOK AT KAHO'OLAWE AND BOMBS DROPPED AND GREAT WORK THAT'S BEING DONE OUT THERE NOW.

DOING SO MUCH TO CLEAN IT UP AND WE CAN CONTINUE THAT.

DON'T HAVE TO BE ADVERSARIAL WITH THE FED WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT DOES GET CLEANED UP.

AND THEY FOOT THE BILL.

THAT WILL CREATE A LOT OF JOBSES IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

AND SOMETHING THAT DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE FUTURE?

WHAT DO YOU SAY TO ANGELA.

>> HAVE FOR HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE THROUGH A NEGOTIATION PROCESS.

ASK AND REQUEST JUST AS SENATOR INOUYE ABOUT DID WITH KAHO'OLAWE GET MONEY COMMITTED FOR MITIGATION AND CLEAN-UP.

MAKUA STARTING TO DO THAT ARE HAVE TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNT NL.

RED HILL WORK WITH THE MILITARY AND KEEP, HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE TO CLEAN UP RED HILL AND CONTAMINATION OF THE WATERS.

SO IT'S ABOUT BEING PRESENT, SHOWING UP, BEING PART OF THOSE NEGOTIATION AND BEING WATCHDOG FOR THOSE ORCHID KIND F ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THE PEOPLE OF HAWAII.

>>Yunji: THERE'S A QUESTION HERE.

BOTH OF YOU COVERED THIS TO SOME EXTENT.

GET LA LASER FOCUSED.

EACH CAR PRIMARY INI INITIATIVE.

KEIKI, UNDER COVID.

JOSH GREEN TRAVEL RESTRICTION IF YOU COULD CHOOSE ONE AREA.

COVER A LOT OF AREAS EACH OF YOU WI WANT TO TACKLE.

WHAT WOULD YOU WANT YOUR PRIMARY SIGNATURE.

>> FOR 20 YEARS BEEN ONE OF THE FEW LEGISLATORS WHO HAVE.

WILWORKED AT CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY AND I HAVE HAD, CAN I MULTITASK.

EXCITED ABOUT FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR GOING TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON ONE JOB PEOPLE OF HAWAII VOTE FOR ME GET SOMEONE A LITTLE BIT OF WORK HOL YOU CAN.

I WANT TO WORKAHOLIC.

WORK HOW LONG HOUSING AND AFFORDABILITY.

HUGE.

CONTINUE WORK ON LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SYLVIA LUKE ON EARLY CHILD CARE.

MENTAL HEALTH AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE, HOMELESSNESS ISSUE PERSISTENT.

I HELPED TO CRAFT LAWS ON THAT.

I WANT TO HELP GOVERNOR GREEN AND SO IF THERE'S ONE THING THAT IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT I REALLY DRILL DOWN ON, IT'S MAKING SURE YOU ARE THAT WE ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN A VERY REAL TANGIBLE WAY.

I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DEFEND ACT 11.

I BRING GOOD GOVERNMENT PRINCIPLES INTO THE OFFICE.

I WANT TO HOST THE GOOD GOVERNMENT CAUCUS IN LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND REALLY OPEN UP THAT OFFICE SO THAT STAKEHOLDER AND COMMUNITY PEOPLE CAN BE THERE.

AGAIN, SAY SOMETHING HAVE A TOUGH JOB.

GIVE TO TO BUSY WOMAN SHE'LL GET DONE OF THE I CAN MULTITASK.

>>Yunji: I LIKE THAT.

HAVEN'T HEARD THAT, AS A MOMMY AGREE WITH THAT ONE.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR PRIMARY FOCUS WOULD BE?

>> IT HAS TO BE CLEAN ELECTIONS.

IT IS NOT JUST ONE ISSUE OUT OF MERRIE MANY.

THE FUNDAMENTAL ISSUE WITHOUT WHICH WE CAN'T MAKE PROGRESS IN HOUSING.

IN EDUCATION.

NOTHING WILL GET DONE IF EVERY OPPORTUNITY WHEN THE PEOPLE CAN MOVE FORWARD, THERE IS COMPETING MILLION DOLLARS OF SPECIAL INTEREST MONEY.

WITHOUT ELECTION REFORM AN CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM AND MY IDEA IS FOR THE POSITION OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, FOR EXAMPLE, PUBLICLY FUNDED ELECTION.

HAVE DELLA AND I RIGHT NOW, GET 25 SIGNATURES.

UP THAT TO, 200.

300.

WHATEVER THE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE DECIDES.

AND MAKE IT STRINGENT.

ONCE YOU DO EVERYONE GETS SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY.

SO THE VOTERS CAN SEE WHO SPENDS THEIR MONEY WISELY.

WHO IS CREATIVE.

WHO IS IDEAS AND LEADERSHIP SO THEY CAN VIEW THE CONTENT OF THE PERSON'S CHARACTER AND WHO THEY BELIEVE WILL BE THE MOST EMQUALIFIED FOR THAT POSITION.

RIGHT NOW BROKEN SYSTEM JUST MONEY.

MONEY IS DROWNING OUT EVERYTHING.

AND A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE HESITATE ENTER POLITICIAN.

FRIENDS ARE YOU CRAZY?

WHY WOULD YOU EVER DO.

>>Chair Waters: ENTER POLITICS.

AFTER BIDDING MORE THAN TO DECADES MY CAREER AS A TRIAL LAWYER.

REALLY IT COMES DOWN TO WHAT ARE WE LEAVING?

S IMMIGRANT, AMERICA IS THE GREATEST COUNTRY ON THIS PLANET AND HAWAII GOT TO BE THE BEST STATE TO LIVE IN.

AND I HAVE THIS MORAL OBLIGATION.

TO MAKE THE PLACE THAT I LOVE A LITTLE BIT BETTER FOR MY CHCHILDREN AND THEIR CHILDREN.

AND I BELIEVE THAT WITHOUT CLEAN ELECTIONS, NOTHING CAN GET DONE.

HOUSING, I'M A CONTRACTOR.

I'M IN IT FOR A PROFIT.

LOOK AT WHETHER I HAVE TO BUILD A AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT OF PROFIT, OR MULTIMILLION DOLLAR LUXURY.

THAT'S NO-BRAINER FOR ME.

I'M GOING TO GO FOR THE BIG MONEY.

SAME CONTRACTOR GIVING MONEY TO POLITICIANS AWARD THESE LUCRATIVE CONTRACTS INSANE SYSTEM THAT'S BROKEN.

AND I HAVEN'T BEEN IN THAT SYSTEMS.

I CAN SEE WHERE IT'S BROKEN.

NEEDS TO BE R R BE REPAIRED MOVL TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY ASA STATE AS ONE PEOPLE.

>>Yunji: QUESTION HERE ABOUT TAXES.

I KNOW TALKED ABOUT THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.

SOME OF TAX BREAKS YOU WOULD SUPPORT.

VAL HAS A DEEPER QUESTION ABOUT INCOME TAX OVERALL.

HAWAII PAYS SECOND HIGHEST INCOME TAX FOR MANY YEARS PAYING HIGHEST.

ONE OF THE HIGHEST COST OF LIVING.

WILL YOU DO ANYTHING FOR LOWER INCOME TAX.

WE JUST DID PACK PRETTY ROBUST TAX CUTS.

>> VISION ZERO INCOME TAX.

FLOOR DRAFT, WASHINGTON STATE, FLFLORIDA WASHINGTON STATE CAN TAX THE, BOTH MULTIINTERNATIONAL MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR CORPORATIONS THAT ARE PROFITING OFF OF HAWAII.

AND WE CAN SAVE MONEY BY NOT GIVING FAVORABLE CONTRACTS TO CONTRACTORS.

NOT PAYING $50,000 FOR $8,000 JOB.

THOSE ARE THINGS WE NEED TO DO.

BUT IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON GETTING GOOD GOVERNMENT BACK FOR THE PEOPLE.

>>Yunji: WE NEED TO PRESERVE TAX RELIEF.

WE HAVE FOR WORKING FAMILIES.

SO THAT'S PRESERVING INCOME TAX CUTS AT THAT LEVEL.

>>Yunji: I'M CURIOUS TO PERSONAL WIL LEVEL READ YOUR WEBSITES BIOS KNOW ABOUT ALL YOUR PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

BOTH OF YOU EACH HAVE I BELIEVE TWO DAUGHTERS.

WHAT WOULD YOUR DAUGHTER SAY ABOUT YOU TALKING ABOUT MOM, WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT IF THEY'RE OUT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL TALKING TO VOTERS WHAT WOULD THEIR PITCH BE ABOUT YOU.

>> DAUGHTERS WOULD SAY THAT SHE WORKS REALLY HARD.

SHE CARES A LOT.

AND WE DON'T PROBABLY SEE HER ENOUGH.

BUT I HOPE DAUGHTERS WOULD THEY WOULD SAY SHE SHE'S A FIGHR FIGHTER FOR THE PEOPLE OF HAWAII.

>>Yunji: YOU HAVE TWO GIRLS.

WHAT YOU DO I THINK THEY WOULD SAY BUT IF INTERACT WITH VOTERS WHAT IS THEIR PITCH.

>> I THINK THEY WOULD SAY THAT I'M FUNNY.

NOT JUST LOOKING OR SMELLING.

REALLY BEEN A GOOD TEACHER.

AND IRISH TAUGHT P MY GIRLS IMPORTANCE OF WHAT MORALITY BRINGS.

PEOPLE WHO, ARE ABLE TO HAVE A MORAL OBLIGATION TO THE SOCIETY TO IMPROVE IT.

IF YOU'RE LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK.

VAST MAJORITY OF AMERICAN CITIZENS ARE, IT'S DIFFICULT.

TO BREATHE.

AN THINK ABOUT TOMORROW.

AND NEXT DAY AND FUTURE.

SO BUSY JUST PUTTING FOOD ON MY TABLE.

WE HAVE DUTY TO IF WE CAN, THINK ABOUT THESE AND UPLIFT OUR ENTIRE AS SOCIETY AND OUR COMMUNITY.

AND I THINK MY GIRLS WILL SAY THAT I BEEN A GREAT TEACHER.

AND I HAVE VERY GOOD MORAL COMPASS.

>>Yunji: WHAT WOULD YOU SAY THAT SETS YOU APART, OF YOUR PERSONAL OR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, THAT REALLY HAS PREPARED FEWE F YOU FOR THIS MO?

>> GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.

CLIENT IS ALLOWED ME TO USE HIS NAME.

MR.

SUGIMOTO RETIRED SCHOOL TEACHER.

HE HAD PAID INSURANCE FOR MORE THAN 20 O SOME YEARS.

PREMIUMS FIRST INSURANCE CLAIM HE MADE FROM BEING HIT HEAD ON BY A DRUG ADDICT BEEN UP ALL NIGHT AND HEAD-ON COLLISION, HE WAS IN THE ER HAD SPEND THE NIGHT IN THE HOSPITAL.

HIS INSURANCE COMPANY WOULDN'T GIVE HIM ANY TIME OF DAY.

NEVER EVEN TALKED TO HIS DOCTORS.

AND IT WAS ME AND MR.

SUING I SO FOR YEARS, 7 ANDREW LAURICH FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY SIDE, DEALING WITH 7 INSURANCE DEFENSE AN LAWYERS SOMETIMES REALLY DIFFICULT, BUT SMART JUDGES.

HAS PREPARED ME.

FOR THIS POSITION.

TO FIGHT AND CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE.

>>Yunji: IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL OR APPEARANCE EXPERIENCE PREPARED YOU FOR THIS MOMENT?

I AM FROM WORKING CLASS HUMBLE BEGINNING.

NOT BEEN WITH A SILVER SPOON INTO IN MY MOUTH.

NOTHING EVER THAN HA*FPDED TO ED TO ME.

PARENTS WORKED AT SECRETARY AND ENGINEERING DRAFTS MAN AT PEARL HARBOR NAVANAVAL SHIPYARD TAUGHT ME IMPORTANCE OF HARD WORK.

I WENT TO PRINCETON ON SCHOLARSHIP.

I WORKED SIX JOBS IN ORDER TO DO THAT.

NOTHING EVER BEEN HANDED TO ME.

AND I WILL FIGHT FOR WARMACK WOS CLASS FAMILY.

MY MUST AND I NEWER NURSING DEGREE, LAW DEGREE, LAWMAKERS STRUGGLED SAVE 17 YEARS TO JUST BE ABLE TO PURCHASE CONDOMINIUM IN MAKIKI.

WE UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF HARD WORK.

AND SYSTEM FEELS RIGGED AGAINST WORKING FAMILIES.

SO FOR WHOEVER IF I CAN EARN THE VOTE YOU WILL KNOW THAT I AM WORK AND FIGHTING FOR WORKING FAMILIES.

I AM GOING TO TACKLE ISSUES OF HOUSING AFFORDABILITY.

EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE.

AND ENERGY.

I WANT TO FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION.

AND MAKE SURE THAT SPECIAL INTERESTS DEVELOPMENT INTERESTS ARE NOT DOMINATING AND CONTROLLING OUR POLITICS.

PROTECTED AND DEFEND IMPORTANT ABOUT HAWAII.

THINGS PEOPLE CAN KNOW ABOUT ME.

>>Yunji: I LIKE IT.

CANDIDATES TALKED ABOUT AFFORDABILITY.

WHAT TYPE OF PROFESSIONAL JOBS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THEM TO COME BACK TO?

I THINK THEY MEAN EACH OF YOUR CHILDREN.

THAT'S WHAT I'M GUESSING THEY MEANMENT OR DOES EVELYN MEAN YOU PERSONALLY?

LET'S TAKE IT FOR KIDS.

WHAT KIND OF PROFESSIONAL JOBS WILL BE ABLE TO COME BACK TO?

>> I WOULD LIKE TO SEE JOBS THAT ARE GOOD IN THE INDUSTRY.

CONSTRUCTION.

WE NEED TO PEOPLE TO BUILD.

WE'RE GOING TO NEED PEOPLE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS ALL KIND OF TRADES.

WHERE THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT.

ALSO NEED HEALTH CARE WORKERS.

WEAR NEED NURSE AND DOCTORS.

WE NEED CREATIVES.

WE NEED TO BE PAYING OUR TEACHERS MORE.

WE NEED ALL OF THESE JOBS HERE.

WE NEED TO ALSO ENSURE THAT WE ARE MAKING AND PAYING THOSE PEOPLE THE KINDS OF WAGES THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO LIVE HERE.

>>Yunji: WHAT KIND OF JOBS DO YOU WITH WANT TO CREATE FOR YOUR GIRLS AN OTHERS TO BE ABLE TO COME BACK TO?

>> ONE AREA I THINK WE CAN REALLY FOCUS IS HIGH TECH.

SO MUCH OF THE HIGH TECH WORK CAN BE DONE REMOTELY.

AND I NOTICED DURING COVID.

SO MANY HIGH TECH WORKERS FROM THE MAINLAND FLEW TO HAWAII AND WITHOUT EVEN SEEING THE PROPERTY.

EITHER PURCHASED PROPERTY OR RENTED PROPERTY.

AND BEGAN TO WORK IN HAWAII.

AND I BELIEVE WE CAN CONTINUE THAT.

TO DEVELOP HIGH TECH JOB.

>> BUT ALSO, MANUFACTURING.

MADE IN HAWAII.

GROWN IN HAWAII.

AGRICULTURE.

HAWAII HAS SUCH AMAZING BRAND.

OUR BRAND NAME IS SO STRONG.

IMAGINE WHERE GOAL FOR THE FUTURE OF HAWAII IS TO SELF-SUSTAIN WITH FISH PONDS AN AGRICULTURE FOOD SO WE DON'T HAVE INIMPORT 5% OF IT AND GET TO LEVEL -- 95%.

GET TO A SURPLUS AND EVERYBODY KNOWS KONA COFFEE, MACADAMIA NUTS AND WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THAT PROGRESS.

AND HAVE HAWAII GROWN TIA FURUTA, AMEND MEATS, FISH AND A PREMIUM AND WE CAN EXPORT IT.

FRUITS.

>>Yunji: PEOPLE BALLOTS A AT HOME ON KITCHEN COUNTER RIGHT NOW AS YOU MENTIONED A LOT OF PEOPLE FEEL THEY CAN'T BREATHE DOES IT EVEN MATTER.

WHAT IS YOUR LAST PITCH TO VOTERS NOT NECESSARILY DIE-HARD SUPPORTER OSBORNE BELATTI, BUT PEOPLE INDIFFERENT ABOUT THIS CAN ABOUT WHY THEY SHOULD VOTE FOR YOU?

>> WELL I'M NOT A CAREER POLITICIAN.

AND I THINK THAT IS WHAT SETS ME APART.

I BRING A FRESH PERSPECTIVE.

BEEN ABLE TO RAISE A FAMILY HERE IN HAWAII.

I KNOW THE STRUGGLES THAT WE'VE HAD.

MY GIRLS IN COLLEGE NOW AND AND IWANT TO BUILD A HAWAII IN A CIVIL TRIAL LAWYER SOME OF THE THINGS I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE MYSELF AS A PROBLEM-SOLVER AND I'M ABLE TO PINPOINT WHAT NEEDS TO BE TWEAKED IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT SYSTEM WORK BETTER.

I THINK CLEAN ELECTIONS IS THE FOUNDATIONAL ISSUE OF MY CAMPAIGN.

>>Yunji: WE HAVE JUST 30 SECONDS LEFT.

FINAL WORD TONIGHT.

>> FINAL WORD.

EXPORTING OUR FAMILIES.

WE NEED TO STOP THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS.

NEED TO GET CORPORATE MONIES OUT OF POLITICS AND ENSURE WE BUILD A HAWAII WORKING FOR WORKING FAMILIES AND FINALLY, WE NEED TO FROACTD AND DEFEND WHAT MAKES HAWAII SPECIAL.

PROTECT AND DEFEND.

AS WE HAVE FEDERAL OVER REACH, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ATTACKING NATIVE HAWAIIAN PROGRAMS WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE PROTECT WHAT MAKES HAWAII SPECIAL.

>>Yunji: THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

MAHALO TO YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT — AND WE THANK OUR GUESTS, TWO OF THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR— DELLA AU BELATTI AND JOHN CHOI.

WITH THE FIRST ROUND OF VOTING APPROACHING, NEXT WEEK, WE WILL FEATURE OUR LAST PRIMARY ELECTION RACE WITH A WINNER-TAKE-ALL DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY FROM STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 36 WHICH INCLUDES PARTS OF WAIPAHU, WAIPIO AND MILILANI.

PLEASE JOIN US THEN.

I'M YUNJI DE NIES FOR INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAI‘I.

ALOHA!

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