[ STATE SENATE ]

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Kahuku-Kaneohe

Clayton Hee

Age: 51 Job: Teacher Past: Former member: House, Senate, Office of Hawaiian Affairs

What qualifies you to be a state senator?

A proven record as a classroom teacher and elected official.

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

Place a greater emphasis on and resources for drug rehabilitation and treatment for prisoners while incarcerated.

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

Implement more contraflow projects in key areas, look at tax incentives for carpooling, and commit to a light rail system between Kapolei and Waikiki.

Jim Henshaw

Age: 44 Job: Legislative aide to Sen. Bob Hogue Past: Former health insurance underwriter and legislative analyst

What qualifies you to be a state senator?

As Sen. Hogue's legislative aide for the past four years, I've read and analyzed legislation, written replies to constituent letters, covered committee hearings, and written speeches. Basically, I've done everything a legislator does ...

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

First, it's not an "epidemic" - ice users are not hapless victims of a contagious disease, they're individuals who choose to commit felonies. While we should offer treatment to repentant individuals, the Legislature has overemphasized that approach. ...

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

Besides the needs outlined previously, we also need to connect back roads from Kahaluu to Kahuku so we have emergency bypass routes when accidents shut down Kamehameha Highway. ...