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Cherish Almeida

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Background (photo and info from listed media) Outreach coordinator for a Puna church. Mother of four children, almost four grand children. From North Shore Oahu, came to Hawaii island in 1993. University studies of Early Childhood Education. 

 

"I'm sorry that I have to put it out like that but I'm passionate about geothermal not being in my kid's backyard. I live a mile away from that place, maybe a mile and a half away. Eventually what's going to happen to that land when they decide you know we've had enough of it, and they are going to pick up and leave? We are not going to be able to use that land for hundreds of years because of the waste that's under it."

 

No response to BAB candidate survey. 

No current candidate surveys known.

 

  • Supports GMO prohibition Bill 113, opposes GMO 

  • Supports GMO labeling as a start

  • Opposes fracking 

  • Supports increase fees for geothermal wrongdoing

  • Not accepting campaign contributions

 

This candidate has not received funding from chemical+GMO companies or lobbyists. 

 

In The News:

 

http://www.bigislandchronicle.com/2014/07/23/council-district-4-election-questionnaire-madie-greene/

 

Endorsements: 

unknown

 

mgreene385@aol.com

Hawaii Council District 5

Portion of West Puna, East Waimea, Hilo, Kea‘au, Pāhoa, W.H. Shipman Industrial Park, 9-1/2 mile Camp, Kea‘au Ag Lots, Kurtistown, Mt. View, Glenwood, Orchidland Estates, Ainaloa, Hawaiian Acres, Fern Acres, Eden Roc, Fern Forest Estates, Mauka of Pāhoa Town, Kaohe Homesteads, Kamali‘i Homesteads, Kalapana, Opihikau, Kehena, Kaimu

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Daniel Cunningham

 

 

 

 

Background: (from various) Literally wears socks on his hands all the time due to germ concerns. Lost his chiropractic doctors license years ago for injecting people with unapproved self-made concoctions. Forced tenants in property to take injections. Illegal structures on property in Kalihi collapsed, more than 50 tenants in deplorable, hazardous and unsanitary conditions. 

"State and County Commercial Tesla State Exchange Bank Utility slash council of thirteen grandmothers... The idea of building a floating megacity in the ocean for an unlimited population of people. That basically is a circle. There is no written law or standing army. It is a matriarchy. This council of thirteen grandmothers can create a seven billion dollar credit line similar to Bank of North Dakota off of the half a billion dollars of net asset and value through fractual banking... If you get decommissioned military ships for the job opportunity that needs to come from colonizing the ocean and turning this trash into treasure.

We don't have a future for our children if we don't clean up this mess."

 

No BAB candidate survey response.

No known survey responses. 

 

  • Wants to immediately create floating city of made of rubbish and refuse, if we understand him correctly

  • Supports solving "trash pile problem and our fukushima problem"

  • Wrote ordinanced entitled "Solution to the Disregard of LEAP" 

  • If elected wants to pass ordinance legalizing cannibus ad infinitum for industrial and medicinal use, along with other portions of his ordinance which would create the floating city of trash he proposes

 

This candidate has not received funding from chemical+GMO companies or lobbyists. 

 

In The News:

 

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2008/Oct/29/ln/hawaii810290379.html

 

Endorsements: 

none

 

http://freeenergyparty.net/

 

 

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Roxanne "RJ" Hampton

 

 

 

Background: (from various media) Former legislative assistant to former Councilmember Emily Naeole. Lived in east Hawai’i for the last 20 years. Viral video of her lashing out and walking out of the Puna Pono Alliance candidate forum in July has gone viral. 

http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2014/07/26/puna-council-candidate-storms-forum/

 

This candidate has no website. 

"I am sick of this woman and I have a right to say it! Thank you! You don't have to vote for me... (indiscernible) Will you get away from me? I'm not out of control... Don't tell me to relax. Don't tell me to relax... Oh you not throwing me out. This is a trap, this is a trap. I'm not getting thrown out... And I hope that you... Yes I am (leaving voluntarily) because you all and you all are full of shit."

 

No BAB candidate survey response.

No known candidate surveys. 

 

  • Formerly involved in 3 community gardens in Pahoa

  • Helped bring Makuu farmers market

  • Helped preserve rights to build simply with simple wall construction and no insulation in the lanai and ceiling

  • Wrote an amendment to put alternative materials back into building code

 

This candidate has not received funding from chemical+GMO companies or lobbyists. 

 

In The News:

 

http://damontucker.com/2014/05/06/rj-hampton-files-for-hawaii-county-council-district-5/

 

Endorsements: 

unknown

 

(808) 965-7270

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Tiffany Hunt Edwards

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Background (from candidate website) "I am a journalist by trade, a mother of two (Coco and JJ), and wife to a surfboard builder and retailer (Jeff). I have a deep interest in politics, having covered Hawaii County government for one of our island dailies and for the newspaper I founded, Big Island Chronicle. My paternal grandfather (Bryan Edwards) was a city councilman and my father (Dave Edwards) was also a city councilman and state representative."

"I believe it perpetuates the grid and we shouldn’t see any more of it—certainly not until it addresses the health concerns that were laid out in the recent health study. We’re paying 40 cents per kilowatt hour and that’s the highest rates in the state, and we are the only island in the state that currently has geothermal operations. There’s no incentive to have more geothermal if we’re not getting economic benefits now. It would be one thing if we got discount electrical rates and had geothermal. That might make it a little more palatable. It makes it pretty difficult to embrace when we’re not seeing any cost benefits from it. The current company that does geothermal here in Puna—they’re viewed as the boogie man in the neighborhood….When you drive by the geothermal site, there’s no sign. All you see is overgrown cane grass."

Click to read BAB candidate survey.

 

  • Supports campaign finance reform and publicly funded elections, using partial public funding program which is the only publicly funded clean elections option available

  • Supports focus on increasing local farming and sustainable food production

  • Supports county home rule over agrochemical companies, GE crops and pesticides

  • Supports geothermal moratorium until safety studies completed to satisfaction

  • Opposes trash incinerator

 

This candidate has not received funding from chemical+GMO companies or lobbyists. 

 

In The News:

 

http://mauinow.com/2014/06/13/sierra-club-of-hawaii-announces-endorsements/

 

Endorsements: 

Sierra Club Hawaii Chapter

Hawaii Carpenters Union

 

http://tiffanyedwardshunt.tumblr.com/

 

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Timothy Law

 

 

 

Background: (from League of Women Voters) Born in California and moved to Maui when he was 18. Attended Maui Community College, worked in restaurants, and owned and operated an irrigation company. 
In 1981 moved to Kalapana with first wife and two kids, Keone and Jasmine. Son Nalu was born here, and kids attended Pahoa schools. 
Built his own home in Black Sand Community in Kalapana, and has been a carpenter for over 30 years. Formerly owned and operated a banana farm in Kalapana for twelve years.

 

 

 

 

"You talk to these professors and stuff like that, and they'll actually tell you some of the stuff there's no, no answer right now. We have to wait. We have to wait a little bit. So if we have to wait, why would we hurt our farmers? I mean Roundups been around for a long time nobody's really died from it, but our backyard farmers are overdoing it. So anyways these are some of the things I think about and I wouldn't want to hurt our farmers or anybody else on a business level, so business is what I'm for thank you very much." (no applause)

 

No BAB candidate survey response.

No known candidate surveys. 

 

  • Supports GMO farming and no limits on GE farming or pesticides

  • Supports staggering taxes 

  • If elected his priorities are: 

  • 1. To improve roads and emergency access and egress, and for GPS in ambulances
    2. For permitted ohanas on ag lots greater than 10,000 s.f.
    3. For a Kalapana beach park and keiki pond
    4. For registered GPS tracking devices to be hidden in personal property
    5. To manage growth for the benefit of both residents and business

 

This candidate has not received funding from chemical+GMO companies or lobbyists. 

 

In The News:

 

http://westhawaiitoday.com/news/decision-2014/six-county-council-members-file-re-election-tuesday-deadline

 

Endorsements: 

unknown

 

https://www.facebook.com/friendsoftimlaw

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Daniel Paleka Jr. 

 

 

 

Background: (from candidate website) Mom from California, Dad Hawaiian from Maui, Wailuku, Maui, moved to Hawaii in 1970's. Graduated from Hilo High, Kamehameha Schools, UH Hilo Bachelors in Political Science. Currently work for UH system, Hawaii Community College managing auxillary services department. Married German-French woman. Owner at Da Log House Hawaiian Bed & Breakfast. Hometown: Kurtistown, Hawaii. Spouse: Susanne Paleka/ Licensed Social Worker. Member of the Democratic Party (2004) Other Experience: United Public Workers Local 646 Business Agent for 5 years. Correctional Officer State of Hawaii Department of Public Safety for 13 years. Worked in the hospitality/tourism industry for over 15 years. Past member of the Hilo Lehua Jaycees. Hui Malama Keiki Non Profit Organization Volunteer -Treasurer. 

 

 

"You know I was a union representative and if it's going to be considered that unions are bad, they're not bad. I wear them with a badge of as an honor to be endorsed by them. These other candidates over here, they tried to get their endorsement, but they chose me."

 

No BAB candidate survey response.

No known candidate surveys. 

 

  • Supports many unions

  • Platform says, "Preserve our natural resources, Improve Infrastructure, Access to social services and transportation, A safe place to live, Encourage viable economic growth, Support our families and businesses"

  • "Political values" literally include, "Collaboration, Generate outcomes, Making informed decisions"

 

This candidate has not received funding from chemical+GMO companies or lobbyists. 

 

In The News:

 

http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/local-news/honolulu-super-pac-helping-local-council-candidates

 

Endorsements: 

United Public Workers, AFSCME Local 646

SHOPO

HGEA

Firefighters

International Laborers Union

AFL CIO Center of Political Education (financial support confirmed)

 

https://sites.google.com/site/danielkpalekajr/

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Frances "Frannie" Pua Pueo

 

 

 

Background: (from candidate website) Runs a no-kill animal shelter. "My roots are deep here and so is my love for our island. We need a sound balance in creating positive growth for jobs, for housing, to expand our agriculture lands for food and bio-fuel.
Let's increase acreages for our rain forests and wild-lands, maintain trail/hunting access, provide more natural, municipal parks with green belts between subdivisions. Let's strive for clean renewable energy sources (solar). It is extremely important to protect our diverse ecosystems from the mountaintops to our coastal shores."

"The Kauai Council is saying we don't want this spray near our schools, we don't this spray near our water. If they were legitimate they would say you know what? You're right. Even though we don't agree that this - pesticides are poison, we'll abide. But they don't even do that because they figure they got the power they got the control. It's just like the plantation mentality before, where they would pull a worker to work (applause) if they didn't want to work they would bullwhip them... We need to have health studies, and that's not being done by the County, by the State or by the Federal, and you have got to ask why."

 

Click here to read BAB candidate survey response.

 

Read Big Island Chronicle Candidate Questionnaire.

 

  • Supports focus on increasing local farming and sustainable food production

  • Supports county home rule over agrochemical companies, GE crops and pesticides

  • Opposes geothermal

  • Supports marriage equality

  • Opposes privatization of prisons

 

This candidate has not received funding from chemical+GMO companies or lobbyists. 

 

In The News:

 

http://www.bigislandchronicle.com/2014/07/18/politics-about-the-council-district-5-race-upper-puna/

 

Endorsements: 

unknown

 

https://www.facebook.com/FranniePueoDistrict5

 

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Candidate Forums

 

Sierra Club and Recycle Hawaii: 

http://youtu.be/X8Gy24rjJUE

 

Puna Pono Alliance:

http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2014/07/27/video-puna-pono-alliance-candidate-forums/

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