Media coverage of HI political races in The Honolulu Advertiser


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Abortion     Cynthia Thielen: Has supported abortion rights.     Bob McDermott: Advocate life, but it's a state issue.

Budget & Economy     Brian Schatz: We need fiscal responsibility and social responsibility.

Civil Rights     Colleen Hanabusa: Create civil unions for couples who cannot marry.     Cynthia Thielen: Create civil unions for couples who cannot marry.     David Ige: Create civil unions for couples who cannot marry.     Linda Lingle: Vetoed civil unions for couples who cannot marry.     Josh Green: Create civil unions for couples who cannot marry.

Crime     Cynthia Thielen: Notify domestic violence victims of prison releases.

Drugs     Brian Schatz: Hawaii not ready for legal pot; needs national conversation.     Colleen Hanabusa: States should determine marijuana legality.     Cynthia Thielen: Has supported industrial hemp.

Education     Mazie Hirono: Encourage more character education in schools.

Energy & Oil     Cynthia Thielen: Highlights opposition to Akaka’s support of drilling ANWR.     Mazie Hirono: Increase solar power; wean ourselves from oil.     Bob McDermott: Congress is unable to control the climate.

Environment     Brian Schatz: Strike a balance between growth and land preservation.     Brian Schatz: Genetically modified foods aren't unhealthy.     Colleen Hanabusa: Genetically modified foods aren't unhealthy.     Cynthia Thielen: Only Republican to make Sierra Club’s top ten legislators.

Homeland Security     Brian Schatz: Reform FISA to protect our Fourth Amendment rights.     Colleen Hanabusa: NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden should stand trial in US.     Cynthia Thielen: Our oil dependency funds terrorism.     Cynthia Thielen: Replace Rumsfeld.

Jobs     Brian Schatz: Avoid economic stratification; it caused the 1954 revolution.

Principles & Values     Brian Schatz: What's good for election victory may not be good for society.     Colleen Hanabusa: Got $75M tax credit for Ko Oilna, and husband got $400,000.     Cynthia Thielen: Appointed as nominee because GOP primary winner withdrew.

Tax Reform     Brian Schatz: Use tax surplus to make long-term investments.     Cynthia Thielen: Opposed tax increase for Honolulu rail project.     Mazie Hirono: Tax policy to spur growth.

Technology     David Ige: State was unprepared for accidental emergency alert.     Bob McDermott: Guardrails for artificial intelligence industry.

War & Peace     Cynthia Thielen: Supported invasion of Iraq, but we need a post-war strategy.     Bob McDermott: Supporting Ukraine is not in our national interest.     Bob McDermott: Supply Israel with military aid against Hamas.

Welfare & Poverty     Bob McDermott: Home ownership can be affordable if we fight inflation.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Bob McDermott Hawaii Republican candidate for governor Brian Schatz Democratic Sr Senator Hawaii Colleen Hanabusa Hawaii Democratic candidate for Hawaii Governor Cynthia Thielen Republican Challenger (2006) Hawaii David Ige Hawaii Democratic Governor Josh Green Hawaii Democratic challenger for Governor Linda Lingle Hawaii Former Republican Governor (2002-2010) Mazie Hirono Democratic Jr Senator Hawaii