Pro-choice | a) Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life? | ||
Yes | b) Should abortion be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy? | ||
Yes | c) Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
Yes | d) Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered? | ||
Yes | e) Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor? | ||
Yes | f) Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor? | ||
Yes | g) Do you support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods? | ||
No | h) Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs? | ||
This is a decisive issue. We can all agree that less abortions are preferred and that is what we should work towards. If we use education and prevention, we can find the best path. |
1) State SpendingIndicate what state funding levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once.2) State TaxesIndicate what state tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once.3) Budget StabilizationIndicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Hawaii's budget.
Maintain Status | a) Education (higher) | ||
Maintain Status | b) Education (K-12) | ||
Maintain Status | c) Environment | ||
Maintain Status | d) Health care | ||
Maintain Status | e) Law enforcement | ||
Maintain Status | f) Transportation and highway infrastructure | ||
Maintain Status | g) Welfare | ||
Maintain Status | a) Alcohol taxes | ||
Maintain Status | b) Cigarette taxes | ||
Maintain Status | c) Corporate taxes | ||
Maintain Status | d) Gasoline taxes | ||
Maintain Status | e) Property taxes | ||
Slightly Increase | f) Sales taxes | ||
Eliminate | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
Eliminate | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
Eliminate | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
No | a) Tapping into Hawaii's "rainy day" fund | ||
Yes | b) Issuing the early release of certain non-violent offenders | ||
No | c) Increasing tuition rates at public universities | ||
No | d) Instituting mandatory furloughs and layoffs for state employees | ||
No | e) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients | ||
Yes | f) Privatizing certain government services | ||
Yes | g) Legalizing and regulating gambling | ||
When I say Maintain , what I am referring to is per capita or percentage | |||
I support eliminating the Income tax and slightly increasing GET. But , I would like to see basic human needs untaxed IE. food medical dental rent | |||
Raiding special funds is a travesty. Early release only if treated and educated for ease of transitioning back to the real world. |
c) Do you support limits on the following types of contributions to candidates for state government?
Yes | a) Do you support limits on the number of terms for Hawaii governors? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support limits on the number of terms for Hawaii state legislators? | ||
Yes | 1) Individual | ||
Yes | 2) Political Action Committee | ||
Yes | 3) Corporate | ||
Yes | 4) Political Party | ||
d) Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits? | |||
Yes | e) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information? | ||
f) Other or expanded principles |
No | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment? | ||
Yes | c) Should the possession of small amounts of marijuana be decriminalized? | ||
No | d) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
Yes | e) Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges? | ||
No | f) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
g) Other or expanded principles |
Yes | a) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
Yes | d) Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation? | ||
Yes | e) Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? | ||
Yes | f) Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure? | ||
g) Other or expanded principles |
Yes | a) Do you support national education standards? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support requiring public schools to administer high school exit exams? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support using a merit pay system for teachers? | ||
Yes | d) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
Yes | e) Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid? | ||
Yes | f) Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Hawaii high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
g) Other or expanded principles |
Yes | a) Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy? | ||
No | b) Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops? | ||
Yes | d) Do you support state funding for improvements to Hawaii's energy infrastructure? | ||
Yes | e) Do you support state funding for open space preservation? | ||
Yes | f) Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change? | ||
g) Other or expanded principles |
No | a) Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support requiring background checks on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support allowing individuals to carry concealed guns? | ||
Yes | d) Do you support requiring a license for gun possession? | ||
e) Other or expanded principles |
Yes | a) Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support interstate health insurance compacts? | ||
No | d) Should individuals be required to purchase health care insurance? | ||
No | e) Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits? | ||
f) Do you support legalizing physician-assisted suicide in Hawaii? | |||
Yes | g) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? | ||
h) Other or expanded principles |
No | a) Should marriage only be between one man and one woman? | ||
Yes | b) Should Hawaii allow same-sex couples to form civil unions? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support state funding for stem cell research? | ||
Yes | d) Do you support state funding for embryonic stem cell research? | ||
Yes | e) Do you support the state's use of affirmative action? | ||
Yes | f) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Hawaii's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
Yes | g) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Hawaii's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
Laws should be based on contracts not who is in the contract. Lets keep church and State separate and just let religious freedom continue. We can not legislate to force religions to do what everyone wants. We only need to protect the needs of our people. |
Business , Environment, Education Business , Hawaii is the near the worst place to do business in the nation. THIS NEEDS TO CHANGE. Environment we need more reserves more open spaces more parks. We need to become sustainable in energy food and economy. We need to educate our children and citizens to become competitive in the world market. We need to provide education and infrastructure in technology so that we dont fall any further behind. EDUCATION is the key to it all. Lets find where we agree and make our decisions based on all of our needs. |
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