2022 HI Governor's race: on Budget & Economy
Josh Green:
State-subsidized loan program for first-time home buyers
Create a "Path to Home Ownership" for first-time home buyers and essential workers with a new state-subsidized loan program, including financial education and assistance to help navigate the home buying process.
Use vacant state lands to build affordable homes and rentals with federal, state, and private partnerships.
Source: 2022 Hawaii Governor campaign website JoshGreenForHawaii.com
Aug 17, 2022
Duke Aiona:
Attract investment by opening a spaceport in Hawai'i
Aiona wants to see the state invest in spaceports on either Kauai or the Big Island. The state would put up the funds to acquire an FAA license and provide some financial support for the infrastructure to open the spaceport as well as possibly land for
the port. Under Aiona's plan, a private developer would share some of the costs for building the spaceport and would then operate it on the state's behalf. The state would get a cut of the revenues generated by the new spaceport.
Source: Honolulu Civil Beat on 2022 Hawaii Gubernatorial race
Aug 11, 2022
Josh Green:
Housing must be considered a human right
Housing must be considered a human right. That is how my administration will approach affordable housing and homelessness. We will work to end unsheltered homelessness by building 12 kauhale statewide and regional ohana zones for anyone who has been
condemned to living on the street. These solutions, supported by health care professionals, social workers and community partners, will demonstrate to the world that the spirit of aloha is the way forward on housing.
[Note: "Kauhale" means "village." "Ohana" refers to extended family.]The art of governing is showing up to work ready to take on the challenges of the day. As I've traveled the state and talked with everyday people,
they share remarkably similar hopes--a Hawaii that's affordable, where housing is attainable and wages are sufficient to cover the cost of living. T
Source: Honolulu Civil Beat on 2022 Hawaii Gubernatorial race
Jun 17, 2022
Kai Kahele:
Promote agribusiness through community driven policies
Our governor and state can promote agribusiness--our state's third largest industry-- through community driven policies that foster a healthy economic environment for these small businesses to thrive. We need agriculture policies that address the
cost of doing business, returns on investment, and economies of scale. Achieving food sovereignty and diversifying our economy are both possible--but our hardworking agribusinesses need a helpful state government to fulfill these goals.
Source: 2022 Hawaii Gubernatorial campaign website KaiKahele.com
May 12, 2022
Kirk Caldwell:
As largest landowner, state is key to building new housing
The cost to purchase or rent a home in our state has grown beyond the ability of too many local people. We must encourage more rentals, which I began as mayor, but that's just a part of the solution. We need to build more homes--single family,
townhomes, and condos--in areas where our working families live and need them. And as the largest landowner on every island, the state holds a critical key to make this happen.
Source: 2022 Hawaii Gubernatorial campaign website KirkCaldwell.org
Feb 11, 2022
Andria Tupola:
Save government money with efficiency; cut waste
The first thing any state or city agency should cut is waste. Look through the budget, set priorities, decide what we need versus what we want, and study it using an annual snapshot and then take a longitudinal look at trends. Read through the
auditors' reports and see if the suggestions on fiscal accountability or departmental efficiency were applied. Potential new revenue can be found in many broken city facilities that need to be repaired & then turned over to the community for public use.
Source: Honolulu Civil Beat on 2022 Hawaii gubernatorial race
Jul 3, 2020
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