http://www.electedhawaii.com/index.php Default blog for static pages on electedhawaii.com en dylan.nonaka@yahoo.com Copyright 2008 2008-08-29T07:39:00-10:00 http://www.electedhawaii.com/site/platform_environment/ http://www.electedhawaii.com/site/platform_environment/#When:07:39:00Z As your State Senator from District 1, I will protect the environment by introducing legislation to and supporting measures that: Encourage sustainable development by proposing tax incentives for the use of alternative energy in both residential and commercial projects. Attract environmentally-friendly “green” industries to the Big Island. Clarify what it means for a product to be “Made in Hawaii ” and work to protect the integrity of products that meet this definition. Review current laws regarding non-native species and introduce legislation to prevent the spread of new invasive species. Identify endangered species of native plants and develop programs to regenerate them if possible. Provide money for the maintenance of State Parks and beaches. Review current recycling initiatives and work to improve existing programs. 2008-08-29T07:39:00-10:00 http://www.electedhawaii.com/site/reward/ http://www.electedhawaii.com/site/reward/#When:00:10:01Z The elecTed Campaign Committee announces a reward of $300.00, for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of any person or persons responsible for the theft, destruction and defacing of any "elecTed" banners and yard signs.  Please be on the look out for people who are stealing, trashing or defacing our banners and signs.  Use a camera to take a picture of these hoodlums and we'll post it up on this website!   Thanks for the sharp eyes out there in our community who alerted us to what's happening!  Let's not let them get away with it any more! 2008-03-07T00:10:01-10:00 http://www.electedhawaii.com/site/testimonials/ http://www.electedhawaii.com/site/testimonials/#When:00:50:00Z Aloha, many of you have asked about my failed nomination to be a Circuit Court Judge back in 2004.  I first want to say how blessed my family and I were with the outpouring of support from so many different people.  It touched my family and me very deeply.  The joke I make is that a person usually has to pass away to have so many people say good things about you.  I am forever grateful for the tremendous support of people in our Big Island and State wide community. I am sharing only a fraction of the letters, testimony and email that were submitted at the confirmation hearing.  The limitations of the web doesn't permit me to put up everyone's kind and generous statement of support.  But these few statements give you the opportunity to see what people really think about me and allows you to make up your mind about who I am and what I stand for.   These documents are public record and submitted as testimony, but have not been released to the general public. Hawai’i Island: View the PDF Mayor Harry Kim Mayor Stephen K. Yamashiro, ret. Council Chair James Y. Arakaki, ret. Former Councilman Michael C. Tulang Former Provost, Ms. Sandra T. Sakaguchi, Hawaii Community College Mr. Dale Hayashi Hugh Y. Ono, P.E. The Hon. Paul M. de Silva, Judge, 3rd Circuit, ret. The Hon. Jay T. Kimura, Esq., Prosecuting Attorney Charlene Y. Iboshi, Esq. First Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Lincoln S. T. Ashida, Esq. Donna Fay K. Kiyosaki James S. Correa, ret. Chief of Police Mr. Nate Chang Mr. Hugh Clark Mr. Myron Yamasato Mr. George Yokoyam Mililani B. Trask, Esq. William Wilson, PhD. Gary Y. Murai, Esq. Ivan M. Torigoe, Esq. Mr. John Kai, President, Pinnacle Investment Group, LLC Ms. Jeanette Baysa Mr. Rodney Y. Inaba Robert D. S. Kim, Esq. Peter K. Kubota, Esq. Ms. Jean M. Kuroyama Mr. Walter R. Lucas Ms. Wendy Y. Maeda Ms. Charleen K. “IPO” Melendez Ms. Keaolha Pisciotta, President Mauna Kea Anaina Hou Mr. Dewan Vashishta Alton M. Okinaka, PhD Ms. Gloria Oshiro Mr. Liko Puha Ms. Karlen N. Suga Ms. Ginger Takeshita Honolulu: View the PDF The Hon. Robert G. Klein, Associate Justice, Hawaii Supreme Court, ret. The Hon. Patricia Y. Lee, Esq., Chairperson, University of Hawaii Board of Regents State and County Human Resource Department Directors Mr. Edward Yuen, Esq. Jill Nunokawa, Esq. Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, City and County of Honolulu Mr. Darrel Galera, Principal, Moanalua High School Amy Abgayani, PhD. The Hon. Walter S. Kirimitsu, Associate Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals, ret. Ms. Nell Nakamura The Hon. Ronald Y. Amemiya, Attorney General, State of Hawaii, ret. Hazel G. Beh, Esq. Byron W. Bender, PhD, University of Hawaii, Board of Regents Ms. Robin Chun-Carmichael Elizabeth Kent, Esq. Walter Nunokawa, PhD, University of Hawaii, Board of Regents The Hon. Melvin K. Soon, Judge, First Circuit Court, ret. Alan Yang, PhD., University of Hawaii, at Manoa Ms. Claudia Chun Mr. Elroy Chun J. N. Musto, Ph.D. Tenari R. Ma’afala Robert H. Lee Ms. Carol Okimi Honolulu Star Bulletin, Editorial, March 9, 2004 2008-02-28T00:50:00-10:00 http://www.electedhawaii.com/site/platform_economy/ http://www.electedhawaii.com/site/platform_economy/#When:22:05:01Z Create Opportunities for Success Energy Independence - Sustainability Broaden economic base so less tourism dependent. Restore employee pension funds (public and private sector) Better roads - better bridges - better airport – better harbors. Reduce and clarify regulations on businesses. Protect and support agriculture on the Big Island (Sustainability). Big Island should be the center for Agriculture and Aquaculture research in the State. Establish “East-West” Center for Agriculture and Aquaculture. Invasive Species Control Center: Focused, intensive, dedicated research center accessible to all farmers, growers, ranchers, extension agents, hobbyists and academics. Tax breaks for start up business and small businesses. Improve Health Care quality and accessibility through a stakeholder, Health Care Study Group – 1 year turn around with recommendations. Comprehensive review and overhaul of laws relating to Senior Citizens – 1 year turn around with recommendations. 2008-02-21T22:05:01-10:00 http://www.electedhawaii.com/site/platform_public_safety/ http://www.electedhawaii.com/site/platform_public_safety/#When:22:05:00Z Protect and Respect Law Enforcement Mandatory jail term for any crime committed against an on-duty, uniformed police officer, fire fighter, EMS, Corrections Officer, DLNR enforcement officer. Mandatory jail term for any violation of a Domestic Violence Temporary Restraining Order. Mandatory jail term for any crime committed against Senior Citizens. Allow employees in public safety positions with 35 years of service to receive 100% retirement benefit. Stop raids of fully funded public safety positions to supplement operational budgets. 2008-02-21T22:05:00-10:00 http://www.electedhawaii.com/site/platform_ethics/ http://www.electedhawaii.com/site/platform_ethics/#When:22:04:00Z Restore Trust and Honor to Public Service No political fundraisers one month before the Legislature starts until one month after it ends. Stop taxpayer funded benefits for any government official/employee convicted of any crime of dishonesty (e.g., Campaign spending violations; voter fraud; bribery; theft, etc.) while performing his or her duties. Stop “Pay to Play” politics; protect non-profit organizations and employees from making forced campaign donations in exchange for funding. No gifts and junkets to Legislators. 2008-02-21T22:04:00-10:00 http://www.electedhawaii.com/site/about_ted_big_island_home/ http://www.electedhawaii.com/site/about_ted_big_island_home/#When:21:26:00Z In 1991 Ted and his wife Terri Lum moved to Hilo near Ted’s grandmother in Mt. View, Dora P. Fairchild, who was born in Kohala, and late grandfather, William D. Fairchild. The Big Island still held onto the rural way of life and the Hongs knew it was the right place to start their new family. In Hilo, Ted joined the law firm of Roehrig, Roehrig, Wilson, Hara, Schutte and deSilva. He later joined the County’s Corporation Counsel’s Office in 1993 and served as the Assistant Corporation Counsel in the Yamashiro Administration and later as Corporation Counsel during the transition between the Yamashiro and Kim Administration. Ted now works from his own Hilo law office, focusing on Labor and Employment Law. He often speaks to public and private sector groups about employment issues. Ted proudly served as Governor Lingle’s Chief Labor Negotiator during the first two years of her administration. Ted was also selected by Governor Lingle to serve as the Regent for the University of Hawaii, representing East Hawaii. He teaches at UH-Hilo. He is a member of the Kaumana School Elementary Safety Committee. He has also served on the Governor’s Council of Advisors for East Hawaii, the State Merit Appeals Board and the Hawaii State Society of Human Resource Management Board. Ted and Terri live in Kaumana in Hilo. Their oldest child is Katharine Hong (12), is in the 7th grade at Hilo Intermediate School. Their youngest child is Noah Hong (10), attends Kaumana Elementary School. Terri Lum and Ted have been married for nineteen (19) years. Terri is a licensed, private practice Social Worker with a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Washington in Seattle. She has worked with agencies like the Sex Abuse Treatment Center in Honolulu, the University of Hawaii at Hilo, Women’s Center, the Casey Family Program and EPIC Ohana Counseling. Terri is active in Hawaii Island Junior Bowling, Girl Scouts and the Cub Scouts. Ted serves as the District Chair for Boy and Cub Scouts for the PuKaHi District (Puna-Kau-Hilo) until 2009. He is the Cubmaster for his son’s Cub Scout Troop. He is a proud member of the Rotary Club of Hilo Bay. Ted also successfully coached the Hilo High School Mock Trial Team to their first State Championship (1992). 2008-02-21T21:26:00-10:00 http://www.electedhawaii.com/site/about_ted_career/ http://www.electedhawaii.com/site/about_ted_career/#When:21:25:00Z After graduating from Law School, he joined the Prosecutor’s Office in the City and County of Honolulu, under the leadership of Chuck Marsland. He did his rotation in the Traffic and Misdemeanor Courts, Family Courts and Circuit Courts in Honolulu. He joined the State’s first Felony Drug Prosecution Unit and later the State’s first White Collar Crime and Corruption Unit. As a deputy prosecuting attorney Ted was a zealous advocate for victims of crime. Later, Ted left the Prosecutor’s Office and joined the City’s civil litigation attorneys. 2008-02-21T21:25:00-10:00 http://www.electedhawaii.com/site/about_ted_education/ http://www.electedhawaii.com/site/about_ted_education/#When:21:23:00Z  Ted attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa, majoring in Political Science. He was a Senator in the Student Senate and later became Vice President of the Associated Students of the University of Hawaii. He also chaired the Campus Center Music Committee and responsible for programs such as the famous Kanikapila, featuring Peter Moon. Ted served as an intern for former State Senator Stanley Hara, from the Big Island. Ted went on to attend the University of Hawaii School of Law. He helped organize the first Student Union at the Law School and was appointed as the student representative to the Law School’s Faculty Committee. 2008-02-21T21:23:00-10:00 http://www.electedhawaii.com/site/about_ted_growing_up/ http://www.electedhawaii.com/site/about_ted_growing_up/#When:21:11:00Z Ted was raised in the rural town of Wahiawa on Oahu. He attended public schools there and graduated from Leilehua High School in 1975. His first job was picking pineapple for the Dole Pineapple Plantation, where he learned the lessons that only hard, manual labor could teach. He continued working there during summers to help pay for his college education and first year of Law School. Ted’s also worked as a Classroom Cleaner at Wahiawa Elementary School. These early jobs taught him respect for others and to never ask other people to do what you were not willing to do yourself.   2008-02-21T21:11:00-10:00