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Heeia-Kaneohe

Ken Ito

Age: None given Job: State representative Past: Schoolteacher, former Kaneohe Neighborhood Board member

What qualifies you to be a state representative?

My educational background, military experience, community involvement and legislative accomplishments are qualifications that help me to be an effective legislator.

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

Issues dealing with the economy, environment, education, the elderly and public safety and crime are important concerns in our district. Traffic and roads, problems with maintenance of our streams are being addressed. ...

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

The Reinventing Education Act provides new tools that principals and teachers can use to re-energize their schools and improve student achievement. Twenty-two schools will pilot these reforms. ...

Keoki Allen Kaulana Leong

Age: 25 Job: Chief of staff, Sen. Bob Hogue Past: Chief of staff, Rep. Kika Bukoski

What qualifies you to be a state representative?

I am running for office because our community and our state need a legislator with a vision and a plan to accomplish that vision. The most important quality a legislator needs is the ability to listen. ...

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

The "ice" epidemic continues to destroy the families of Kaneohe and our state. I am concerned that my community does not have a youth center that offers prevention and mentoring programs. ...

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

Superintendent Hamamoto claimed that our current system is obsolete. I support community decision-making and getting our parents more involved. ... Gov. Lingle brought education reform to the front of the state's agenda. ...