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FIGHT FORMER LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR. FORMER MAYOR AND
STATE SENATOR. 3 MEN WHO NOW
WANT THE STATE TOP JOB.
TONIGHT THEY TRY TO WHIP YOUR
VOTE.
GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU
FOR JOINING US. FOR THIS
DEBATE HOSTED BY THESE SICHLTS
I'LL BE THE MODERATOR TONIGHT
FOR THE NEXT HOUR THE TOP
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR WILL BE
ASKED A SERIES OF QUESTIONS.
IS WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE
FRONT RUNNERS FOR JOINING US
TONIGHT. MR. DUKE AND
TONIGHT. MR. DUKE AND
MR. DAVID AND THANKS FOR BEING
WITH US THIS EVENING. OUR
WITH US THIS EVENING. OUR
PANELIST THIS EVENING OUR 4
NEWS REPORTER AN DREW AND
CATHERINE AND CHAD FROM CIVIL
BEAT.COM.
NOW IN ADDITION TO OUR LIVE
BROADCAST THIS DEBATE BEING
STREAMED LIVE ON OUR WEB SITE
AND CIVIL BEAT.COM SO WE WANT
TO GO TO OUR WEB CENTER WHERE
WE FIND LAURA.
I THINK WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING
AT QUESTIONS ALL AFTERNOON AND
ALL EVENING ON OUR FACEBOOK
PAGE AND TWITTER PAGE AS WELL.
WE HAVE GOTTEN QUITE A FEW GOOD
QUESTION ALREADY. TOUGH TO
NAIR ON IT DOWN. REALLY EASY.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GOOD TO
THE LIVE WHICH ARE DISCUSSION
AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT EVERYBODY
ELSE IS COMMENTING ON DURING
THE DEBATE AND ADD OWN COMMENT
TO THE EASIEST FAST WEST WAY TO
DO THAT IS GO TO TWITTER AND
ASK THE CANDIDATE THE QUESTION
LATER IN THE HOUR.
THANKS LAWYER A.LOOKING
FORWARD TO THOSE QUESTIONS.
RULES FOR TONIGHT DEBATE WHEN
CANDIDATE IS ASKED A QUESTION
BY ONE OF OUR PANELIST. HE
WILL HAVE ONE MINUTE TO ANSWER.
OPPOSING CANDIDATE WILL THEN
HAVE GRAVE SECONDS EACH FOR THE
REBUTTAL. A LITTLE LATER IN
THE BROADCAST THE CANDIDATE
WILL ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO ASK QUESTIONS OF EACH OTHER.
WE BEGIN NOW WITH ABOUT ANDREW
WITH A QUESTION FOR DUKE.
GENTLEMEN THANK YOU ALL FOR
JOINING THUS EVENING. WHAT IS
THE GREATEST PROBLEM FACING THE
STATE OF HAWAII AND WHAT WOULD
YOU DO TO TRY AND FIX IT?
WELL, FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO BE HERE TONIGHT. THERE ARE
JUST SEVERAL PROBLEMS. I THINK
I WOULD FOCUS IMMEDIATELY UPON
JEANS JOB, ECONOMY AND COST OF
LIVING. I THINK THOSE ARE SOME
OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS WE HAVE
IF THE SATELLITE RAT NOW AND
OBVIOUSLY WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS
COST OF LIVING IS SOMETHING
LIKE AN ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM.
HOW DO YOU TREAT AN ELEPHANT.
WELL, YOU TAKE IT ONE BAIT AT A
TIME. LIKE WAYS COST OF
TIME. LIKE WAYS COST OF
LIVING. ONE BAIT AT A TIME.
JOB AND ECONOMY WE HAVE TO PLAY
TO WHAT I CALL OUR NATURALLY
COMPETITIVE INDUSTRY. THAT'S
THINGS LIKE RENUBBLE ENERGY.
DUAL TECHNOLOGY. MARINE OCEAN
SCIENCE AND THINGS OF THAT. SO
WE HAVE TO GROW THE INDUSTRY.
TOURISM ALWAYS THERE FOR US AND
I THINK WE CAN EXPAND OUR
ECONOMY. GET LIVABLE WAGES IN
REGARDS TO OUR JOB AND OF
COURSE THAT WE CAN TOUCH ON THE
COST OF LIVING AND TAXES ET
CETERA. BY ELIMINATING MORE
TAXES.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
REPWICHLINGTS I THINK IT'S
MOSTLY CLEAR THAT THE SITUATION
CALLS FOR CHANGE. THE
ADMINISTRATION HAD 8 YEARS AND
THE CHANGES PERSIST DID AND
COULDN'T GET MANY OF THOSE
THINGS DONE BECAUSE THEY
COULDN'T FIGURE OUT A STRATEGY
HOW TO GET THE BILLS,
INITIATIVE THROUGH ANDEN TRENCH
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY. RECORD
NUMBER OF BILLS THAT THEY
SUBMITTED THAT WERE VETO BY THE
GOVERNOR WAS OVERTURNED BY THE
LEGISLATURE. OVER 100 OVER
EIGHT YEAR PERIOD INCLUDING A
RECORD 38 IN ONE YEAR. I DON'T
BELIEVE THAT THE CURRENT
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR WAS
RUNNING ON THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
IS ABLE TO MAKE MUCH CHANGE. I
THINK SAME OLD SAME OLD WITH
THE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY IN THE
LEGISLATURE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU.
I REALLY BELIEVE THAT THE
I REALLY BELIEVE THAT THE
BIGGEST CHALLENGE BEFORE THE
PEOPLE IT'S ABOUT OUR PUBLIC
62. IT'S ABOUT MAKING
INVESTMENT IN THE PUBLIC
INVESTMENT IN THE PUBLIC
SCHOOL. EM POWERING SCHOOLS
AND GUEST THOSE CLOSEST TO THE
CHILDREN TO GIVE THEM THE
AUTHORITY AND THE RESOURCES TO
MAKE A DIFFERENCE. I KNOW
GROWING UP THAT IT REALLY IS
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
TEACHER AND THE CHILD THAT IS
MOST IMPORTANT IN IMPROVING
EDUCATION. EDUCATION IS THE
FOUNDATION OF OUR ECONOMY.
IT'S THE FOUNDATION OF OUR
SOCIETY. IT REALLY IS ABOUT
MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR THOSE
SCHOOL CHILDREN IN OUR PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE
HAVE CATHERINE WITH QUESTION
FOR YOU.
IS THE STATE REQUIRING
DEVELOPERS BUILDING PRICEY
CONDO, SHOULD THERE BE MORE
AFFORDABLE UNIT AND IMPACT FEE
FOR SCHOOL AND PARK.
I BELIEVE WE NEED TO CHANGE
THE SITUATION THERE BY
RETURNING IT TO THE CITY. WHEN
WAS HAS BEEN UNDER THE STATE
JURISDICTION. WE HAVE SEN NOW
MREVT ARE OF HI RISE BEING BY.
I REALLY BELIEVE WE NEED PROPER
PLANNING TO BE PUT THAT PLACE.
TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT IS
A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO
BRING ABOUT MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. MOST IMPORTANTLY IF
WE WANT THIS TO BE A LIVE
WE WANT THIS TO BE A LIVABLE
PART OF HOP LOO-LOO, WE ARE
GOING TO BE ABLE, I BELIEVE,
WITH THE CITY APPROVAL PROCESS
TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH
DEVELOPERS. CREATE PUBLIC
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AND THE
LIKE AND THE STATE DOESN'T RAE
MAV ITSELF ENTIRELY FROM IT
BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE STATE IS
STILL OBLIGATED TO DO THE
INFRASTRUCTURE IM PRACTICE. ON
MANY OF THE APPROVAL THEY PUT
THAT PLACE.SO YES I THINK
WHETHER PARK. WHETHER OTHER
QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE I THINK
BY MOVING IT TO THE CITY, CITY
WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE STATE
WILL SEE A TREND THAT IS
HAPPENING NOW GO AWAY BECAUSE
OF THE EMPHASIS ON AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IN A LEIFABLE CITY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOUR
REBUTTAL?
SURE. I HAVE SAID THAT THIS
IS HAPPENING TOO MUCH TOO FAST.
THERE IS SIGNIFICANT CONCERN
WITH THE NUMBER OF LUXURY
HIGH-RISES BEING BUILT. THIS
PAST SESSION WE LISTEN TO THE
PEOPLE AND WE MADE SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY THAT SETS
POLICY AND MAKE DECISION ON
BEHALF OF THIS. WE TRANS FORM
THE BOARD WITH MORE BALANCE AND
ASSURING A MORE REPRESENTATIVE
BOARD ON THE BOARD AND MORE
IMPORTANTLY WE SET HEIGHT LIMIT
AND ESTABLISH NEW RECALLS FOR
TRANSPARENCY. ALL IN ALL I
BELIEVE THAT THIS ASSURES A
BETTER VISION AND BETTER FUTURE
FOR THEM.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
RESPONSE TO YOUR QUESTION
KATHERINE AND WHETHER OR NOT WE
SHOULD HAVE MORE REQUIREMENT
FOR THIS DISTRICT I WOULD SAY
ABSOLUTELY AS GOVERNOR WHAT
WOULD I DO THE LEGISLATURE HAS
BASICALLY TIED THE EXECUTIVE
BRANCH IN REGARDS TO MAKING
DECISIONS FOR THE IF SPECIAL
DISTRICT BUT WITH THAT SAID
GOVERNOR WOULD STILL HAVE INPUT
IN REGARDS TO THE BEARD AND
DIRECTING POLICY. MY POLICY
WOULD SAY THIS. BECAUSE IT
HADN'T HAPPENED ON THE CITY
LEVEL, IN FACT IF YOU LOOK
WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE CITY
LEVEL YOU HAVEN'T HAD ANY
AFFORDABLE HOMES OR DEVELOPMENT
BUILT IN DECADE. TOMORROW
THING YOU HAVE HAD IS LUXURY
CONDO. I WOULD GIVE A MANDATE
IN REGARDS TO THE AMOUNT
PERCENTAGE OF AFFORDABLE HOMES
BEING BUILT BUT ALSO NOT GIVING
THE DEVELOPER AN OPPORTUNITY TO
BASICALLY OPT OUT OF THE
REQUIREMENT SUCH AS THE CITY
HAS BEEN DOING FOR THE PAST
DECADE.
DECADE.
WHAT'S YOUR PLAN TO TREES
THESE PROBLEMS.
PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEM IS A
BIBIG CHALLENGE FOR OUR
COMMUNITY. WE DO NEED TO
ENSURE THE PRISONER RATE TO
ACCESS. TO VISITATION. THIS
DOES TAKE COOPERATION WITH THE
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE UNION. WE HAVE
TO FIND A WAY WITHIN EXISTING
CONTRACT TO ASSURE THAT WE CAN
STAFF THE PRISON SO THAT ALL OF
THE PRISONERS HAVE ACCESS TO
THOSE VISITATION THAT THEY ARE
ENTITLED TO. WE DID ISSUE AN
RC. ONE BIGGEST CHALLENGE IN
OUR PRISON SYSTEM IS THE FACT
THAT IT'S OVER CROWDED. WE
HAVE TOO MANY PEOPLE IN THE
FACILITY THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THE
FACILITY ARE VERY, VERY OLD AND
ANG ANTIQUATED WE NEED TO LOOK
FORWARD AND WE LOOK FOR PUBLIC
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THAT WOULD
ALLOW TO US CONSTRUCT THE NEW
FACILITY WHICH WOULD ALLOW TO
US BEGIN THE TRANSITION OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEM TO
SOMETHING THAT IS MORE HUMANE
ANDEN SHAWR RIGHTS OF THE
PRISONER.
THE ISSUES THAT YOU JUST SAW
LISTED IN REGARDS TO THE SAFETY
BEGINS AT THE TO. REALLY IS
ABOUT LEADER SHICHLT I HAVE HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO
MANY OF THE AC O AND
ADMINISTRATORS AT THE THE
DEPARTMENT IN THE PAST COUPLE
OF MONTHS AND THEY HAVE
INFORMED ME THAT IT'S REALLY
ABOUT HAVING A CLEAR VISION IN
REGARDS TO THE STRATEGY AND THE
DEVELOPMENT THAT THEY WANT IF
REGARDS TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND IT
BEGINS AS DAVID HAD MENTIONED
WITH A NEW FACILITY. I THINK
THAT NEEDS TO BE A PRIORITY.
NEED TO BE SOMETHING THAT THE
LEGISLATURE IS GOING TO HAVE TO
BE ABLE, WOULD BE ABLE TO
SUPPORT AND LOOK ALSO TO GIVE
THE NECESSARY RAE SOURCE THAT
IS WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE TO GET
THAT DONE. IF YOU RECALL
WEAPON WE TOOK OFFICE BACK IN
2002 THE ADMINISTRATION THERE
HAD STARTED THAT PROCESS IN
REGARDS TO GETTING NEW
REGARDS TO GETTING NEW
FACILITY. LEGISLATURE BACKED
OUT ON THAT.
RESPONSE.
I BELIEVE AND I'M IN
AGREEMENT WITH DAVID AND DUKE
WE DO NEED A NEW PRISON
FACILITY. I THINK IT WAS A
MISTAKE TO SEND OUR PRISONER TO
ARIZONA. COST 68 MILLION
DOLLARS IN THE PARTICULAR
BUDGET IN THE STATE TO BE ABLE
TO HAVE DONE. THAT I THINK IT
BEGINS WITH THE GOVERNOR
DEMOCRAT STATING LEADERSHIP.
BEING WILLING TO SIT DOWN WITH
LABOR. BEING WILLING TO SIT
DOWN WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR
AND LOOK FOR A PRIVATE PUBLIC
PARTNERSHIP TO BRING THIS
ABOUT. I THINK FOR EXAMPLE
WHERE THE FACILITY IS LOCATED
HERE I THINK IT'S PRIMARY LOOK
UPON AS LAND EXCHANGE BECAUSE
IT COULD BRING ABOUT GREAT SITE
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO TAKE
PLACE AND MAYBE WE CAN MOVE THE
PRISON SOMEPLACE ELSE. BUT IN
DOING THAT I WANT TO BE CLEAR.
THAT COMMUNITY. NEW FACILITY
SHOULD BE GIVEN BENEFIT PACKAGE
AND WE IN THE STATE OF HAY
SHOULD BE WILLING TO DID THAT
BECAUSE THIS COMMUNITY IS WHERE
THE NEW PRISON IS GOING TO SIT.
AND NOW WE HAVE CATHERINE?
NEXT QUESTION ABOUT THE
STADIUM. DUELING PLANS ABOUT
WHAT TO DO WITH IT. ONE COMMON
ELEMENT TO REPLACE THE EXISTING
FACILITY WITH SMALLER STADIUM.
WHAT DO YOU THINK SHOULD BE
DONE.
I HAVEN'T SEEN THE I GUESS
IT'S THE DESIGN PLAN THAT
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII HAD I
GUESS RECEIVED FOR THEIR
CONSULTANT SO I CAN'T REALLY
COMMENT ON. THAT BUT I HAD
ALWAYS SAID THAT I BELIEVE THAT
WE HAVE TO DO ONE OF TWO
WE HAVE TO DO ONE OF TWO
THINGS. EITHER WE GO INTO A
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PUBLIC
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH
SOMEBODY WHO WANTS TO INVEST IN
THE STADIUM AND DO IT RIGHT OR
WE GIVE THE UNIVERSITY OF
HAWAII SOME RESOURCES AND SOME
FUND AND HAVE THEM BUILD THEIR
OWN STADIUM ON CAMPUS. I THINK
THIS GOES AGAIN TO THE KORISH
AND THAT IS WHERE DOES THE
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII ATHLETIC
DEPARTMENT WANT TO TAKE THE
FOOTBALL PROGRAM. WANT TO STAY
IN THE CONFERENCE THAT THEY ARE
IN AND IF IF SATURDAY $50 WITH
THAT AND SO BE IT AND BUILD
ACCORDINGLY OR ARE THEY LOOKING
TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL IN
REGARDS TO BEING ONE OF THE
ELITE TEAMS IN THE COUNTRY.
THAT'S ALL DEPEND ON THEM BUT
THE PEOPLE OF HAWAII WANT A
FOOTBALL TEAM. WE WANT A TEAM
WE WANT TO CHEER FOR AND
SUPPORTIVE GIVING THEM THE BEST
FACILITY WE CAN GET.
REBUTTAL.
IF IT'S FUNNY THAT DUKE
WOULD TALK ABOUT BUILDING NEW
STADIUM. THE FISCAL REALITY OF
THE SITUATION IS THAT THERE ARE
NO PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS IN
HAWAII AND THERE REALLY IS NO
OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP. THE UNIVERSITY OF
HAWAII IS HAWAII TEAM. WE THE
STADIUM IS A GOOD FACILITY
WECHLT MADE SIGNIFICANT
INVESTMENT OVER THE LAST
SEVERAL YEARS TO BRING IT UP TO
STAND AVRMENTD IT WILL HAVE TO
HOST OUR GAMES FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL YEARS. NEW STADIUM CAN
COST ANYWHERE FROM 100, 200 3,
300 MILLION DOLLARS AND WHAT
SCHOOL ARE YOU GOING TO SHUT
DOWN. WHAT FACILITY. WHAT
UNIVERSITY FACILITY OR COURT
FACILITY ARE WE GOING TO FOREGO
IN ORDER TO CONSTRUCT THE
STADIUM.
ALL RIGHT THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
I THINK WE NEED TO THINK
BIG. THE ONLY ONE RUNNING FOR
GOVERNOR THAT ENGAGED IN PUBLIC
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP. WON ONE
THAT IS ENGAGED AND DONE
BUSINESS WITH MAJOR SPORTS
ORGANIZATION THROUGHOUT THE
WORLD. I BELIEVE WE CAN BUILD
A NEW FACILITY. BY FAINTING
THE RIGHT PARTNER. PERHAPS
IT'S GOING TO COME FROM THIS
AND LOOK AT CREATIVE WAY TO BE
ABLE TO DO THIS. WE HAVE THE
TRANSIT ORIENT DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITY WITH TRANS IT
RUNNING RIGHT THROUGH THIS AREA
SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE TONIGHT
THIS SAME PLACE. I DON'T WANT
TO SEE THE UNIVERSITY BUILD NEW
STADIUM ON ITS OWN. STADIUM
SHOULD BE FOR THE YUVRMENT I
WOULD GIVE THEM A GREATER SHARE
OF THE REVENUE. SOMETHING
CONSPICUOUSLY MISSING IN THE
PAST AND HAVE A FACILITY RIGHT
THERE WHERE WE CAN CONTINUE TO
BE PROUD OF. BRING IN MAJOR
EVENT. HAVE IT BE A VENUE FOR
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL AND SPORT