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Colleen Rose Meyer

Age: 65 Job: Self-employed real estate broker, property manager and legislator

What qualifies you to be a state representative?

A. My experiences as a successful businesswoman, wife and mother coupled with invaluable knowledge of the legislative process gained during my 10 years serving as the state representative. ...

What would you do to combat the state's crystal methamphetamine abuse epidemic?

I would and have introduced legislation to amend our present wiretap law to bring it in line with federal wiretap laws. We have a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Agency here that is wholly funded by the federal government. ...

What can the Legislature do to improve Oahu's traffic congestion?

Stop raiding the highway funds. Over the last eight years the Legislature raided more than $155,000.000 from that special fund. Those state dollars are matched four to one by the federal government. ...

Charles Tanouye Jr.

Age: 51 Job: Hawaii Army National Guard (soldier) Past: Kahaluu Neighborhood Board member

What qualifies you to be a state representative?

I have been trained, educated and worked in our communities and in the state -- I have seen of our state needs and concerns and in our communities. I am committed to service.

What would you do to combat the state's crystal methamphetamine abuse epidemic?

In our Kahaluu community we ARE already doing something.

What can the Legislature do to improve Oahu's traffic congestion?

I have no comments. (Please contact me personally.)