powered by
(D) Democrat
Dylan Hooser
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Background: (from website) "My name is Dylan Hooser and I was born and raised on Kauai. My mother Claudette is one of the hardest working women I know; to this day she still works two jobs. Mom is definitely the unsung hero in our family." Island School, Kauai Community College, holds PADI Dive Instructor License. Former Licensed Realtor and Scuba Instructor, now owns Sunrise Shells of Kauai. Our operations are fully sustainable – we take only non-living shells in which the creatures that once inhabited them have long departed. Our operations are fully permitted by the Department of Land and Natural Resources and no shells are ever taken from any public beach. I also volunteer in the community to develop and implement “coral replanting” and to support other efforts to preserve and protect ocean resources. “Being born on Kauai and raised in a politically active family, I’ve grown a great interest in ensuring that the people of Kauai are represented at the state level. We need to protect what makes Kauai so special, and to do that, our residents’ voices have to be heard. Sometimes it takes a fresh perspective to get beyond the politics and campaign money to truly represent the interests of local residents.”
Dylan is also the son of Kauai County Councilmember and former Senator Gary Hooser.
"We need jobs that pay a living wage, not a minimum wage. We’re importing 90% of our food – over $3 billion annually! Kauai should be capturing that income while creating a robust system for food security, living wage jobs and a sustainable economic infrastructure to support our residents."
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Supports marriage equality
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Supports heavy investment into our education system
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Supports increasing financial and program support for organic and sustainable farming
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Supports county home rule over agriculture
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Supports GMO food labeling
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Supports protecting native species and pollinators adversely affected by pesticide use
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Supports funding state programs to expand local farmer support for those growing food crops.
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Supports pesticide, herbicide and fertilizer disclosure and GE crops used by agrichemical companies
No BAB candidate survey response.
Click here to see Civil Beat Q&A.
Click here to see Hawaii Center for Food Safety Action Fund survey response
This candidate has not received any campaign contributions from chemical+GMO companies or lobbyists.
Click here to see all campaign contributions.
In The News:
http://mauinow.com/2014/06/13/sierra-club-of-hawaii-announces-endorsements/
Endorsements:
Sierra Club
Hawaii Center for Food Safety
Unite Here! Local 5
ILWU
Equality Hawaii
State House District 15
Wailua Homesteads, Hanamaulu, Lihue, Puhi,
Old Koloa Town, Omao
powered by
(D) Democrat
James Tokioka
Incumbent
Background: (from his Capitol website) Representative Tokioka always took an active role in community service projects and beach cleanups while working in the hotel management industry. He ran for County Council and won a seat in 1996. Having spent 10 years at the County level understanding the inner workings of the system, budgetary concerns our community and residents faced as well as the need for structural improvements and evolvement forward to better life for all, and with the retirement of the Honorable Ezra Kanoho in 2006, Jimmy decided to run for the State House District 15 seat. He was given the opportunity to represent the district and his intimate background knowledge of the working of the County has helped him in problem solving and obtaining funding to fix/repair and upkeep the numerous new and old projects that are being started/continued.
This candidate has no website.
"I don't know what happened."
(In regards to failure to file accurate campaign contribution disclosures.)
(It is entirely possible the dog ate his homework.)
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Introducer of "Hawaii Monsanto Protection Act" HB2506 to remove the home rule rights of counties to regulate agriculture such as GMOs and pesticides
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Voted against gay marriage
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Supported "voluntary disclosure" rather than mandatory for chemical+GMO companies in Kauai
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Supports "non-GMO" food labeling instead of GMO food labeling
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Held campaign fundraisers during lawmaking session
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Failed to report campaign contributions from January-June 2014 despite having held $1000/plate and $100/plate fundraisers at high end venues on time. Filed amendment sixteen days past deadline.
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Recently received $1000 from contributor, "Same Time Next Year," a questionable business entity dissolved in 1987.
No BAB survey response.
No known current surveys.
This candidate failed to disclose his campaign contributions from January-June 2014 accurately and reported zero contributions in July 10th filing. He amended his forms sixteen days later on July 26th. He told the Star-Advertiser, "...He does not fill out his own reports and the person who completed the paperwork was out of town." He told the Garden Island on July 26th, "An error occurred in getting the electronic log of checks to my treasurer, of which I take full responsibility.” He is currently under investigation by the Campaign Spending Commission and the issue will be addressed August 4th at their next meeting.
Campaign contributions from chemical+GMO companies:
$5450
Registered chemical+GMO lobbyists:
$8000
GMO+Chem Companies and Registered Lobbyist Funds only:
$13450
Trade Groups representing chemical+GMO companies:
$0
Chem+GMO Lobbyist or Industry Immediate Family Members (IMF):
$0
Total including Chem+GMO companies, Lobbyists, Trade Groups, Chem+GMO Employees & Lobbyist/Industry Immediate Family Members Funds:
$13450
Click here to see itemized chem+GMO campaign contributions.
Click here to see all campaign contributions.
In The News:
http://politicalradar.staradvertiserblogs.com/2014/07/13/amend/
http://www.civilbeat.com/2014/03/sen-kouchi-reps-tokioka-and-kawakami-hold-fundraiser-2/
Endorsements:
unknown