Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 35, Number 7, 1 July 2018 — Governor [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Governor

Question 1 Govemor Lingle and Governor Abercrombie took the lead in ensuring that Native Hawaiians received their fair share of annual revenues and back payments from the Public Land Trust. Data shows that Native Hawaiians are not getting the 20 percent as provided by law. What specifically will you do to ensure Native Hawaiians are not made to wait another 12 years for an increase in annual PLT payments? Question 2 What is your plan to address mass incarceration, correctional facility overcrowding, and the overrepresentation of Native Hawaiians in correctional facilities? Question 3 lf elected, how will you ensure that private companies pay their fair share for the commercial use of public lands and resources, including streams that have been historically diverted for former plantation operations?

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SELINA T. NONPARTISAN Age: 45 © 1msblackwell@gmail.com ® None © Small business owner, LMT, RS

1. First of all, i Hawaiian is a I nationality anel I Native Hawaiian, ' "Kanaka Maoli" j is my ethnicI ity. ht this case, I I would establish a I specific plan and personally provide

oversight to enforce current agreement. 2. 1 pledge to encourage and support puhlie, private and non-profit organizations to collaborate through education and natural resources to develop new work furlough programs for our overrepresented, incarcerated Native Hawaiian "Kanaka Maoli". Bringing back these native intelligent cultural practices will plaee them back on the 'aina for personal heahh, productivity and healing while serving our community through restoration of our fragile and neglected ecosystems. This simple native practice will increase rainfall, preserve our sandy shorelines and replenish our most valuable resource that supports all of LIFE - water, as well as reconnect our people to their homelands. 3. Accountability! I will ensure that private companies pay their fair share for commercial use of puhlie land and resources by enacting an order to review past and present land leases, conduct property assessments and order environmental impact studies. Private companies that are found as a result of these studies to have had a negative impact on our environment and or puhlie heahh and safety will have their land leases suspended under investigation and possibly revoked. Private companies that have historically diverted streams will be held responsible to ensure that original water systems be maintained and or replaced whh modern technology. This will ensure that justice of illegally diverted streams will How as per Hawaii Revised Statute and Hawaiian Kingdom Law, to begin land restoration of our precious homelands so that we may work towards reinvesting our efforts towards organic loeal sustainable agriculture. Violations to environmental puhlie heahh and safety laws will not be tolerated and will incur hefty fines and legal ramifications to provide viable solutions.

BREWER, JIM GREEN Age: No response © reneeing_jimbrewer@aol.com © None © None

1. 1 will demand |publicly why its happening ! Removing road blocks to repairing this situation. On video: I'll ask ordinary Hawaiian citizens why (an oppor-

tunity to air how they feel about being ripped off again)! Local/non-Hawaiians must not allow Hawaiians to be treated the way American Indians were. I'll gather — on all Islands, Citizen Action Round Tables; Their mission — with hands-on participation — HOW WE'LL SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS? Reporting Action Solutions the first year. C.A.R.Ts. involve 4-Steps: 1. Gather all the facts, 2. Face the Tmths (good, bad and in-between, 3. Take Responsibility and, 4. Do the Right Thing(s) T0 SOLVE THEM! MUA! 2. Oven'epresentation of Native Hawaiians in enminal justice system, mass incarceration and overcrowding e-mail this related to the marginalization of Native Hawaiians into poverty living conditions. To change Ihe direction of their lives — prioritized using C.A.R.T.s. 1- BAIL REFORM legislation passed and implemented so people charged with manini, non-violent offenses aren't jailed because they can't pay high bail. 2- Ask Hawaiian groups to help rehabilitation of Hawaiian prisoners through puhlie works— rebuild ancient sea walls, clear ancient waterways, 3- Expand Punana Leo in the DOE; 4- Create demonstration project of PK to 3 (preschool to 3rd grade) programs in the DOE in predominantly Hawaiian eommunities. PK-3 has a trackrecord (eg. in New Jersey 's ghettos ) of bringing kids from ghettos up to par with and peifotming as well as tlre general populahon by 3rd grade. 3-After school A+ programs for elementary tlrrough high school in predominantly Native Hawaiian communities — emphasizing Hawaiian activities, values, culture 4-Hawaiian students from predominantly Hawaiian communities free college education a UH. 3. To ensure private companies pay their fair share for the commercial use of puhlie lands and resources? Following the C.A.R.T.s. method, asking Ihe community what they want.

CARAVALHO, ERNEST DEMOCRAT Age: 57 © friendsofernestcaravalho@outlook.com www.ernestforhawaii.com © Health lnsurance

1. The 20% I whieh is agreed I upon and is law I from the Puhlie I Landtmstshallbe I given to OHA as I agreed upon. We I shall insure that I all state agencies that have a Puhlie

land Trust be accountable for the issuanee of the monies to OLLA and that all state agencies shall report to the Legislature what was collected and what the 20% is. Our administration will also onee and for all have the airport issues settled as the airport revenues should be a part of this as this is part of the Puhlie land trust. Our administration will sit down with OHA immediately to finally make everything pono by making the correct payments and paying for all pass dues payments that is obligate to OHA under the law of our constitution. We shall ensure that this will be the beginning of on time yearly payments as to ensure that the Kanaka Maoli shall have their fair share for their lands that were taken away. 2. We plan on putting a team together to address the problem of oveirepresentation of Native Hawaiians in correctional facilities by addressing the core reasons why we have an oveipopulation of Native Hawaiians in prison. We address this by tackling education, dmgs, affordable housing and homelessness. We will also look into decriminalizing marijuana and releasing all nonviolent criminals that are arrested for minor dmg charges. We shall also look at how the justice system is treating the Native Hawaiians and look into the overhaul of our justice system. We must also look into the cultural aspect and look at how we ean better help the Native Hawaiian population to grow into the community so that they may be leaders in their eommunities helping out the young. 3. We shall ensure that all eompanies that are using puhlie lands for commercial use pay their fair share by adding a special tax that will be automatically debited to a special account. This will include all resources including the streams that were diverted for plantation owners.

CARROLL, JOHN S. REPUBLICAN Age: 88 © johncarro001@gmail.com ® www.johncarroll4hawaii.com © Retired

1. I'll definitely examine this issue. But the #1 issue to me is that over 24,000 Native Hawaiians are being deprived of their rights to homesteads as

promised in 1920. It is my intent to insist that the Hawaiian Homes Commission produce an updated inventory of all Hawaiian Homelands. 2. The first thing I intend to do is reopen Kulani Prison and 01inda Prison. When I was in the legislature, these were both closed down on the basis that prisoners there were deprived of having proximity to their families whieh made visitation difficult. I intend to expand both prison sites so that they provide training in agricultural production and other forms of occupational training. I do not want any of our prisoners send outside Hawaii. I have diligently studied reforms in Australia and New Zealand. 3. First, we need a complete inventory of puhlie lands, including streams, are being used for eommercial purposes. Second, Supreme Court decisions whieh have already been made regarding diversion of water when Alexander & Baldwin and the plantations controlled things. The ancient Hawaiians had an Awai system whieh ensured that everyone downstreanr had access to the resources. Clearly, we need to evaluate all lands and uses to establish appropriate charges and make sure that all compensation is paid.

HANABUSA, C0LLEEN DEM0CRAT Age: 67 © info(a)hanabusaforgovernor.com © www.hanabusaforgovernor.com © U.S. Representative HI-01

1. The Settlement between OHA anel the State of Hawaii in Act 15 of the 2012 Legislature resolved the issue of annual revenue and back payments

from November 7, 1978 to June 30, 2012. The settlement amount should serve as a guideline of what the parties believe is the revenue payments for that duration. The 200 million was the figure for both the Lingle and Abercrombie administration. I have always contended that to have good data, there needs to be a ceded land inventory. 2. As the former Senator of the 21st District (Ko Olina to Makua), I contended that this issue is best addressed first with the return of the prisoners incarcerated in mainland facilities to Hawai'i; they need to have contact with their 'ohana. I also believe that the State must develop alternative facilities to effectively rehabilitate those incarcerated by addressing their problems such as conditions whieh lead to the criminal activity and provide them with a pathway back to their families and communities. 3. This question raises a eomplicated issue as to whieh puhlie lands. There are lands and water resources that were designated for the beneficiaries of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act (HHCA) and state puhlie lands. The enforcement should be by the Commissioners as to lands under the HHCA. As to puhlie lands, the availability of the lands should be made known to the puhlie and the process must be transpai'ent to ensure that a fair price is paid.

IGE, DAVID Y. DEMOCRAT Age: 61 © david(a)davidige.org © www.davidige.org © Governor

I 1. 1 will uphold I our constituI tional and legal I commitments to I OHA and ensure I revenues are paid I as determined by I the legislature. | I'll continue to work in good

faith with OHA and the legislature to facilitate appropriate adjustments. I am also working to better the eondition of Native Hawaiians through the executive branch. I have obtained the highest levels of funding ever for Native Hawaiian programs at about $50 million per year whieh will provide educational, housing, and other important oppoiTunities. I understand that the State obligation to OHA is separate and apart from these actions. 2. Raising the socioeconomic status of Hawaii's people will do mueh to reduce incarceration levels and overrepresentation of Native Hawaiians. I am expanding quality educational opportunities, building affordable housing, and creating job opportunities. We need Native Hawaiians fully represented in all of society, including careers in science, technology, teaching, puhlie safety, law, medicine, management, and leadership. I strongly support programs that divert individuals from correctional facilities and provide services, treatment, and rehabilitation. We recently launched Hawaii's first prearrest diversion program to provide options to offer referral to harm reduction-based case management and community based services rather than arrest or citation. 3. 1 have upheld this critical puhlie trust obligation by ensuring fair eompensation for the use of puhlie lands by enforcing laws that require fair market value. These include using puhlie auction to promote fairness and competition as well as using appraisals to determine the fair market value for use of puhlie lands. We are proactively resolving water use disputes in new and foi'ward-looking ways and have reached settlements to restore flows, instream uses, and cultural practices, such as on Kauai and Maui.

KA'EHU'AE'A, WENDELL DEMOCRAT Age: No response © wkaehuaeaig)yahoo.com © None © U.S. Navy Veteran

1. As Governor, an Internal j Audit be eompleted. For I efficiency and I cost of OpeiaI tions. Before any I more monies is released.

2. You Do the Crime, You Do the Time. Must have a Positive Vocational, GED and Hawaiian Programs for Hawaiians and non-Hawaiians. In our Prison System. Bring all Hawai'i Prisoners Home. 3. Enforcement of our State Laws. No persons or Private Business or Corporations will ever take over our State Resources. Amen.

KIM, RICHARD Y. DEM0CRAT Age: No response © richkmililani@gmail.com v2* www.richardkimhawaii.com © None

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LHEUREUX, RAYMOND F., SR. REPUBLICAN Age: No response © None © www.trustingovernment.org © None

1. Constitutionally, the State is bound, so I would ascertain why there is not an accurate inventory (process ongoing) of lands that make up the PLT, and

why there isn't puhlie and transparent disclosure of revenues earned on PLT lands. I would also ask the Legislature if 20% of total revenues were greater than the sum of $15.1 Million, where in the operating budget is that difference then allocated? 2. Mass incarceration as a population and over-representation of Native Hawaiian's in correctional facilities could be a "non-Native-Hawaiian" issue. Are sentencing protocols different or unfair to one segment of the population over another? We would need to pull the data on that census. There must be equity to sentencing and not biased in any whieh way to different cultures. Additionally, are sentences lenient or too harsh in specific non-violent cases? I would need to be shown the data across the spectrum. With regards to overcrowding, this is a Nahonal problem and it is one of the leading statistics by whieh Amei'iea comes in first. What are we doing nationally? And what are we doing locally. Our goal would be to reduce that number. Our limited eapital resources should be earmarked for schools, harbors, roads, and airport improvements, not building new prisons... so the answer would be, how do we decrease intake and decrease the amount of eiime committed in the first plaee. 3. The issue of land use is always contentious in Hawaii... puhlie lands specifically. I do not think we do enough to ensure proper use of private-public-partnership options or the preservation of significantly historic lands. The one thing Hawaii does not have enough of, yet everybody needs or has a requirement of . . . is land. There are benefits to the vai'ious (not all) land based revenue plans, but in order for them to work, the compensation must be equitable and agreeable between all parties.

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1. 1 need more information on this beeause if Govemor Lingle | andAbercrombie provided revenues, and if this is required by law why and how

did the many other govemors avoid this obligation. I also would need a forensic audit of OHA to verify the heahh of this organization. I am a struetured problem solution person, I list problems by severity then get various solutions before any action is taken. Action techniques applied will need to be monitored to evaluate the effectiveness of the action to minimize any problem that may surface during this evaluation time period. 2. This also needs more in depth data. To help relieve overcrowding, I would like minor petty drug possession, non violent crime persons convicted be released on parole. Data needs to be collected to verify if truly Native Hawaiians are being over represented or are they just being thrown in the mix of being just "loeal". 3. Private companies should not be able to divert streams that provide needed water to our loeal eommunities who have farms. We need to share resources and be fair to everyone. If elected I will gather all the information needed to make sure our locals have a voice of what will or will not be tolerated in their communities.

TUPOLA, ANDRIA REPUBLICAN Age: 37 © andria@votetupola.com © www.votetupola.com © State House Representative - District 43

1. I will do everything within my power to ensure what is owed to the Native Hawaiian people is paid. I voted in favor of HB 1747 requir-

ing the transfer of back-due Public Land Trust revenue and mandating an increase in annual payments. I will ensure that our departments and agencies understand the law so there is never a question as to how an administration should proceed. I will increase the departmental oversight including a process, such as the Public Land Trust Revenue Committee, to ensure strict accountability in reporting receipts from lands held in the Public Trust in a timely manner to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. 2. The Department of Public Safety needs a major overhaul. We need to support programs like community court, provide adequate transitional services, and implement cultural rehabilitation progranrs that ean help incarcerated Native Hawaiians. We need to partner with progranrs like the Pu'a Foundation that helps incarcerated women and Ho'omau Ke Ola that utilizes Native Hawaiian cultural practices to help incarcerated men. We need to address the constitutionality of transferring Hawaii State inmates to the mainland and help incarcerated persons reconnect to their fanrilies and their culture. 3. I will ensure that entities pay their fair share for use of public lands and resources by reviewing State pernrits and leases to private conrpanies that are diverting public resources for private use, with little to no eommunity compensation, and without consideration for the public trust doctrine or water code. The govemnrent has to stop making decisions in favor of big coiporations and special interests at the expense of the loeal conrmunity and without conrmunity input. When government leaders see community involvement as a benefit instead of a detrinrent, we ean finally solve problems that have plagued our state for decades and build strong and prosperous communities.

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