Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 37, Number 7, 1 July 2020 — KANAKA VOTE 2020 KOHO PUNO [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

KANAKA VOTE 2020 KOHO PUNO

KOHO PONO meansto Elect orChoose Wisely by makingan informed decision when votingforan elected official to representyour voice. It's important that Hawaiian voters know how our elected officials voted on key issues impacting our community, whieh is reflected in this report card. This report card focuses on bills that impaeī Kanaka Maoli people and lands and how legislators voted.

TMP R11 1 Q nt B1LL5 Given the change in the Legislature's schedule due to COVID-19, this report card is based on Legislator's voting records during the first Crossover. LAND TRANSFER - Oppose HB2035 HD1 RequirestheDepartmentofLandand Natural Resources (DLNR) totransfertothe Department of Agriculture lands that are primarily Kanaka Maoli lands or"ceded lands" (former Hawaiian Kingdom Crown and government) to whieh Kanaka Maoli never relinquished their rights. PUBLIC LAND LEA5E EXTENSION - Oppose HB2191 HD1 Authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) to extend certain leases of "ceded lands" aka Kanaka Maoli lands for commercial, industrial, resort, or government use. OHA testified that authorizing these extensions substantially inhibit the best and most appropriate uses of these lands. 'IOLANI PALACE - Support HB2209 HD1 Appropriates funds for repair, restoration, and maintenance of 'lolani Palaee and requires the DLNR to conduct a structural and electrical survey of 'lolani Palaee and submit to the Legislature a five- to ten- year working plan for 'lolani Palaee to proceed with repair, restoration, and maintenance work on the property. PUBLIC LANDS - 0PPose HB2297 HD1 Exempts "ceded lands", aka Kanaka Maoli lands set aside by the Governor to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) from the classification of "public lands" lessening public oversight and input in the future use of these lands. ALOHA HOMES - 0PPose SB2946 SD2 Establishes the ALOHA homes program to develop housing along the rail allowing them to condemn property as needed and give out 99 year leases for"state lands"aka Hawaiian Kingdom crown and government lands and exempt lands leased or transferred to the control of HHFDC from the definition of"public lands." PUBLIC LANDS - 0PPose SB2036 SD2 Clarifies that"ceded lands"aka Kanaka Maoli lands set aside to the HHFDC by theGovernor or leased to the HHFDC by other State Departments and agencies are excluded from the definition of"public lands" lessening public oversight and input in the future use of these lands. PUBLIC LANDS - 0PPose SB2648 SD2 Clarifies that"ceded lands"aka Kanaka Maoli lands set aside to the HHFDC by theGovernor or leased to the HHFDC by other State Departments and agencies are excluded from the definition of"public lands" lessening public oversight and input in the future use of these lands. KULEANA LAND - SuPPort SB749 Helps Kanaka Maoli families on their lands by alleviating the eeonomie stress of defending themselves against Quiet title actions. Kuleana lands were granted to Kanaka Maoli tenant farmers between 1850 and 1855 and indude gathering, access, and agricultural rights as well as the right to build a dwelling. Only 8,205 Kanaka Maoli received Kuleana lands that account for less than 1% of Hawaiian Kingdom lands. Many of these awards were adversely possessed by corporations but a precious few are still in the same families today keeping their ancestral tie to their lands. ^^ĒĒĒ^mĒĒ^mĒĒk

A = Voted pro-Hawaiian. C = Voted against the interests of Hawaiians . with reservations. F = Voted against the interest of Hawaiians. N/A = Notavailable forvote. * = lntroduced Measure HAWAIIAN ;<'AINA The "public land trust" is comprised of the Government and Crown Lands of the Hawaiian Kingdom. The State's public trust responsibilities are to use these lands forthe "betterment of the conditions of native Hawaiians" and the general public. Thistrust needs to be kept intact until such time as Kanaka Maoli daims to these lands are addressed.

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^Do you supportthe transfer/sale of any portion of the1.8 million acres of "ceded lands" aka stolen Hawaiian lands out of the Department of Land and Natural Resources? ^Do you support providing legal protections and property tax exemptions for kuleana land owners? lot has changed overthe last year we knowthat some of you may - have onee supported the building of theThirty MeterTelescope (TMT) on Mauna Kea. The State spent $15 million dollars for law ^ enforcement personnel security forTMT. Doyou supportthe continued funding for "security" for TMT? ^Do you believe that there are ways to jump start the loeal economy post COVID-19 in a sustainable way outside of tourism? * ^ ♦ 1

^Do you support strengthening laws, rules and protocols for permitting large projects such as the Kahuku Windmills that would include a long, transparent and vigorous process to get the consensus of the communities they will directly affect before the project is approved? ^Are there adequate legal protections and safeguards in plaee that are consistently applied to ensure the protection of "previously identifīed" and "inadvertently discovered" burials of iwi kūpuna when permitting both private and public construction projects on O'ahu? ^The City and County of Honolulu has until 2028 to open a new landfīll and cease operations at the Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary. Given the environmental justice issues that proliferate Oahu's Leeward Coast, including HPOWER's fīne for exceeding the allotted amounī of dissolved solids in the recirculation water it uses in its cooling towers as well as the only construction and demolition landfill, will you workto find a new landfīll site outside of the Leeward Coast? ^Do you believe that there are ways to jump start the loeal economy post C0VID-19 in a sustainable way outside of tourism? ! yyy • ■ *yyy * ■ *y yy ^Do you support the eolleeīion of data relating to poliee arrests and prosecution of cases within the Offīce ofthe Prosecutorto assess and address racial and ethnic disparities? VSvl VSv1 WSWu iSV3

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(y^ 1 C/3 ™ = 2 =5 = UUyiniTprsiSHiS! ljj a e LU — 1 □£ uj — 1 UUoLilll ill! HENRY AQUINO Waipahu F* F A F DELLAAUBELATTI Papakolea, McCully F F A F TOMBROWER WaiklkT, Ala Moana p F A F RIDA CABANILLA ARAKAWA Ewa Beach, Ocean Pointe n/A N/A N/A N/A ROMYCACHOLA Kalihi, Sand Island F F A F RICHARD CREAGAN Na'alehu, Kailua-Kona F F A F TYCULLEN Royal Kunia, Village Park F* F A F LYNN DECOITE Moloka'i, Lana'i, Hana n/A N/A N/A F STACELYNN ELI Nanakuli, Ma'ili a A A A " CEDRIC GATES Wai'anae,Makaha F F A F SHARON HAR Kapolei, Makakilo F F A F MARKHASHEM 'Aina Haina, Kuli'ou'ou F F A F TROY HASHIMOTO Wailuku, Waikapu F F A F DANIEL HOLT Chinatown, Palama n/A* N/A N/A F LINDA ICHIYAMA Salt Lake, Aliamanu F F A F - AARON LING JOHANSON Moanalua, 'Aiea F F A F LISA KITAGAWA Kahalu'u, Waiahole a A A F BERTRAND KOBAYASHI Kahala, Ka'imuki F F A F DALE KOBAYASHI Manoa, University F F A F SAM KONG Aiea F F A F - CHRIS LEE Kailua, Waimanalo F F A F NICOLE LOWEN Holualoa, Honokohau A F A F SYLVIA LUKE Makiki, Nu'uanu, Pauoa F F A F SCOTMATAYOSHI Kane'ohe, Maunawili F F A F LAUREN MATSUMOTO Waialua, Kunia F A A C BOBMCDERMOTT Ewa Gentry F F A F _ ANGUS MCKELVEY West Maui a A A F JOHN MIZUNO Kalihi Valley F F A F DEE MORIKAWA Koloa, Waimea, Ni'ihau F* F A F NADINE NAKAMURA Anahola, Hanalei, Kapa'a F* F A F MARK NAKASHIMA Hilo, Hamakua F* F A F SCOTT NISHIMOTO Kapahulu, Mo'ili'ili F F A F TAKASHI OH NO Liliha, 'Alewa Heights F F A F VAL OKIMOTO Mililani C F A A RICHARD ONISHI Hilo, Kea' au, Volcano F* F A F AMYPERRUSO Wahiawa F F A C SEAN QUINLAN Hale'iwa, Kahuku, La'ie F* F A F SCOTT SAIKI Downtown, Kaka'ako p F A F _ JOY SAN BUENAVENTURA Puna F F A F CALVIN SAY Palolo, Kaimuki F F A F GREGGTAKAYAMA Pearl City, Waimalu F F A F ROYTAKUMI Pearl City, Waipi o F F A F DAVID TARN AS North Kona, Kohala F F A F CYNTHIA THIELEN Kailua, Kane'ohe Bay n/A N/A N/A A CHRIS TODD Keaukaha, Pana'ewa F* F* A F JAMES KUNANETOKIOKA LThue, Hanama'ulu F* F A F GENE WARD Hawaii Kai F F A F TINA WILDBERGER Kihei F A A F | JUSTIN WOODSON Kahului, Pu'unene F F A F 1 RYANYAMANE Mililani, Waipi'o Gentry F* F A* F | KYLEYAMASHITA Kahului, Keokea, Kula C F A F

SEIAIEFNAfl|! !!!H! ROSALYN BAKER South and West Maui F* F F A STANLEY CHANG Hawaii Kai, 'Aina Haina F* F* F* A* DONAVAN DELA CRUZ Mililani Mauka, Wahiawa F F F A J. KALANI ENGLISH Hana, Molokal, Lana'i F F F A KURTFEVELLA Ewa Beach F* F F A MIKEGABBARD Kapolei, Makakilo F F F A BREENE HARIMOTO Pearl City, Aiea, Halawa C F F A LES IHARA, JR. Kaimuki, Palolo, Mo'ili'ili C F F A LORRAINE INOUYE Hamakua, Waimea F* F F A KAIALII KAHELE Hilo F* F F A DRU KANUHA Kona,Ka'G F* F F A GILBERT KEITH-AGARAN Wailuku, Kahului F* F F A JARRETT KEOHOKALOLE Kane'ohe, He'eia F* F F A MICHELLE KIDANI Mililani, Waikele F F F A DONNA MERCADO KIM Kalihi Valley, Moanalua F* F F A RONALD KOUCHI Kaua i, Nilhau F F F A SHARON MORIWAKI Kaka'ako, McCully, Waiklkl F* F F A CLARENCE NISHIHARA Waipahu, Pearl City F* F* F A KARLRHOADS Liliha, Kalihi, Nu'uanu F* F F A GIL RIVIERE Ka'a'awa, Kahuku, La'ie C F F A RUSSELL RUDERMAN Puna, Ka u F* F F A MAILE SHIMABUKURO Nanakuli, Wai'anae F* F F A* BRIAN TANIGUCHI Manoa, Makiki, Papakolea F* F F A LAURA THIELEN Kailua, Waimanalo F F F A GLENN WAKAI Kalihi, Salt Lake F* F F A

SENATE ©=Auw^n° resp°nse : _ ___ _ Dist. 22: Mililani Mauka, Wahiawa K^J=DONAVAN DELA CRUZ* ! (^) 1 (^) : (^) :(^) | BANNER FANENE NO |YES NO j YES E — JOHN MILLER j NO j YES | YES j YES For full answer responses and complete list of Senate and House races, goto www.kalahuihawaii.net

HOUSE (^) =Auwe, no response ------- mail in and j Dist. 13: Molokai, Lana'i, Hana Service Center ; . n I Voting Same day 4 yV ^ =LYNN DECOITE* : YES j YES j YES j YES j voter registration Iz-' , "41| * ? 1 5 t • allowed. rail WALTER RITTE j NO ; YES ; NO I YES ; Primarv E|ection : Dist. 26: Downtown, Kaka'ako Ballot Delivered: * r\ W' =KIM coco IWAMOTO j NO | YES j NO ! YES ! 7/21/20 t x 1 • Primary Election: J ,j; SCOTT SAIKI* ! @ @ | @ 8/8/20 1 Dist. 44: Wai'anae, Makaha : \ \ s~~\ ! s~~\ ! s~~\ \ 0enera' Election -CEDRIC GATES* | © j © j © j® j Jo/w^o'''0'0'1' JO JORDAN ! NO 1 YES ! NO ! YES! General Election: 1111! 11/3/20 Dist. 48: Kane'ohe, Kahalu'u j s— v j s— v j - v j - v ; Vs =LI5A KITAGAWA* ; v™y j v™y I ! y™y i Office of Elections L J # i Information: RiP=ifi=KAU'IPRATT-AQUINO ! NO ! YES ! NO! YES I https://elections. £ i ! i i ; hawaii.gov/