[ STATE SENATE ]

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Waikiki-Downtown

Bobby Brooks

Age: 47 Job: Business Owner, affairs officer to the consulate Past: Military service and former public affairs officer

What qualifies you to be a state senator?

Organized and committed to the fulfillment of projects, giving the people of the district a voice to be heard in government

What is the most pressing issue facing your district and what would you do about it?

Our biggest problem? Traffic Obstructions, Unnecessary Noise, Poor management of the harbors, Drugs. Traffic: Create a task force that would focus on proper timelines of traffic construction, re-vamp parades to other locations ...

Do you support or oppose Gov. Linda Lingle's plan to break up the statewide Board of Education? Explain.

I admire the governors courage to take the challenge of education, perhaps another place and time would be appropriate. However, The current system board is good enough with input ...

Gordon M. Trimble

Age: 60 Job: Economist, senator. Past: Peace Corps volunteer, economics instructor, administrator

What qualifies you to be a state senator?

The motivation to represent my constituents openly and honestly, the desire to see that our limited resources are used efficiently and effectively, firsthand knowledge of how state bureaucracy functions ...

What is the most pressing issue facing your district and what would you do about it?

Our biggest problem? Lack of legislative balance that a two-party system would provide. I advocate responsibilities of the individual, limited role of government ... a business environment so the private sector will invest in our future ...

Do you support or oppose Gov. Linda Lingle's plan to break up the statewide Board of Education? Explain.

I support Gov. Lingle's proposal to allow the people to decide. The state bureaucracy isn't working. I support the use of student-weighted formulas with a minimum of 90 percent of the DOE budget being spent at the school level ...