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(D) Democrat

Robert Harris

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Background (from his website) Robert, an attorney learned from a young age the importance of serving others. As a Boy Scout, he rose to be one of only two youth members acting on the Boy Scout Executive Council of Hawai‘i. He founded an environmental organization at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, and organized one of the largest volunteer cleanups of Manoa Stream.

Volunteered at Legal Aid to help the less-powerful obtain legal services; interning at the Hawai‘i State Department of the Attorney General to assist in water pollution cases; clerking at the Hawai‘i Supreme Court under the Honorable Justice Simeon Acoba, Jr.; and taking on public interest cases like representing Defend Oahu Coalition in their efforts to protect Turtle Bay.

Robert also headed Hawai‘i's largest grassroots environmental organization, the Sierra Club of Hawai‘i.

"I think we can use Hawaii's forthcoming challenges to shape Windward Oahu for the better."

Supports county home rule over agriculture
Supports GMO food labeling
Supports increasing financial and program support for organic and sustainable farmingSupports protecting native species and pollinators adversely affected by pesticide use
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
As head of Sierra Club helped make Hawai‘i the first state to ban plastic bags, establish some of the most ambitious clean energy goals in the United States, and to create a nationally innovative clean energy financing program to ensure all residents of Hawai‘i can enjoy the benefits of cheaper, cleaner power.
Helped repeal PLDC

No BAB candidate survey response.

Click here to read Hawaii Center for Food Safety Action Fund Survey response.

This candidate has not received any campaign contributions from chemical+GMO companies.

This candidate has received $250 from Robert S. Toyofuku, a lobbyist for Syngenta who represents multiple entities. His platform and environmental record does not indicate undue influence.

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In The News:

http://www.staradvertiser.com/editorials/20101022_Robert_Harris.html

http://www.kitv.com/news/hawaii/PLDC-hearing-evokes-calls-for-repeal/17397432#!bi3IAq

Endorsements:

Unite Here! Local 5

Sierra Club Hawaii

Hawaii Center for Food Safety Action Fund

Univeristy of Hawaii Professional Assembly

Hawaii Government Employees Association

International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers

www.harrisforhawaii.com

State House District 48

Kaneohe, Heeia, Ahuimanu, Kahaluu, Haiku Valley, Mokuoloe

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(D) Democrat

Jarrett Keohokalole

Background: (from candidate website) For seven generations, my family has called this place home. I was born and raised in Kāne‘ohe, and attended Ben Parker Elementary and King Intermediate before graduating from St. Louis School. I went on to become the first Native Hawaiian in my family to graduate from college, and obtained my degree in law from the University of Hawai‘i. My wife, Ku‘ulani Miyashiro Keohokalole, is also a Kāne‘ohe native and a proud alum of Castle High School. Together we have a son, Lenox, 4, and daughter, Emma, 1.

Notable Quote:

"We need to stop thinking about how our economy is going to make it through the end of the year, and start thinking about how we’re going to make it

through the next decade and century."

Supports county rights to self-govern to promote the health, safety, and welfare of its residents
Supports state GMO labeling, supports federal GMO labeling
Supports marriage equality
Opposes privatization of prisons
Supports expansion of community and home garden programs
Supports protections against invasive species