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Nathaniel Kinney 

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Background: (from website and various) Nathaniel Kinney, is an insurance agent and lawyer that graduated from William S. Richardson School of Law in Manoa, and went to high school at Mid-Pacific Institute. "Izumi Kinney, is a CPA, that has put her professional life on hold in order to take care of our two boys Benjamin and David." Kinney was in-house counsel for the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 50. He was born and raised in Honolulu and is a District 5 home owner. Kinney was a fire commissioner. Was an executive assistant with Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell.

 

 

 

"The Legislature should exercise oversight of the University, but attempts to "micro-manage" the UH is making the situation overly contentious and is driving up the cost of tuition for local families." 

 

  • Supports marriage equality

  • Supports GMO food labeling

  • Opposes taxing pensions

  • Believes Hawaii should become the epicenter of sustainability research and development for the world 

  • Supports funding state programs to expand local farmer support for those growing food crops. 

  • Supports pesticide, herbicide and fertilizer disclosure and GE crops used by agrichemical companies

 

No BAB candidate survey response.

No known candidate survey responses. 

 

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://www.hawaiipoliticalinfo.org/node/1578

 

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/21861928/exclusive-feds-probe-local-union

 

Endorsements: 

unknown

 

http://www.voteforkinney.com/

State House District 23

Manoa, Punahou, University, Moiliili

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Isaac Choy

Incumbent

 

Background: (from his Capitol website) Born in Tokyo, Japan, Choy represents District 23-Manoa, University, Punahou, Moiliili. Elected into office in 2008, he currently serves as Chair of the House Education committee and is a member of the committees on Agriculture; Economic Development and Business; Tourism; Veterans, Military, and International Affairs & Culture and the Arts. A licensed, self-employed CPA and former chairman of the State's Tax Review Commission, Representative Choy's background and experience has been instrumental in working on tax policy legislation. 

 

This candidate has no working website. 

 

"The process that I participate in at the legislature is open and transparent.

The advocates that feel that this is not the case are not asking the right people or the right questions.

Most of the time they just don’t ask at all."

(When asked if he supports more government transparency or if there are

reasons to conduct some of the people’s business behind closed doors)

 

  • Introducer of "Hawaii Monsanto Protection Act" HB2506 to remove the home rule rights of counties to regulate agriculture such as GMOs and pesticides

  • Planned to vote against marriage equality then was absent for every single vote

  • Introduced legislation to exempt certain state projects from state environmental assessment regulatory procedures "for a limited amount of time"

  • Opposes gambling

 

No BAB survey response.

 

Click to see 2012 Civil Beat survey response.

 

This candidate has not received any chemical+GMO campaign contributions in this election cycle. However from 2007-2013 he received the following:

 

Campaign contributions from chemical+GMO companies:

$650

 

Registered chemical+GMO lobbyists:

$2750

 

GMO+Chem Companies and Registered Lobbyist Funds only:

$3400

 

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:

$3400

 

Click here to see itemized chem+GMO campaign contributions.

 

Click here to see all campaign contributions.

 

In The News:

 

http://www.civilbeat.com/2013/06/rep-isaac-choy-selected-for-govt-fellowship/

 

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/23803154/house-has-votes-to-pass-same-sex-marriage-bill-some-lawmakers-still-undecided

 

Endorsements: 

unknown 

 

iwc@friendsforisaacchoy.com

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