06-21-2014, 06:11 AM
Just to clear up a few things, especially for those who were unable to attend the forums:
1. Every single candidate was informed ahead of time that Malama O Puna's questions would be on the topics of GMOs, Geothermal, Solid Waste and Invasive Species. So even though they didn't know what the exact questions would be, they had ample opportunity to do their homework on those topics. If they didn't, well, that tells the public something too.
2. Every one of Malama O Puna's questions asked the candidates for solutions - what would you support? what legislation would you draft? how would you address this problem? I was disappointed to see that although most of the candidates discussed the issue itself to greater or lesser degree, VERY FEW OF THEM ACTUALLY TOLD US WHAT, SPECIFICALLY, THEY WOULD DO IF ELECTED. My thoughts are: if you have no solutions, why are you running? These are not new issues, after all - they have been with us for a long time, and we have all had plenty of time to educate ourselves and think of some viable responses.
1. Every single candidate was informed ahead of time that Malama O Puna's questions would be on the topics of GMOs, Geothermal, Solid Waste and Invasive Species. So even though they didn't know what the exact questions would be, they had ample opportunity to do their homework on those topics. If they didn't, well, that tells the public something too.
2. Every one of Malama O Puna's questions asked the candidates for solutions - what would you support? what legislation would you draft? how would you address this problem? I was disappointed to see that although most of the candidates discussed the issue itself to greater or lesser degree, VERY FEW OF THEM ACTUALLY TOLD US WHAT, SPECIFICALLY, THEY WOULD DO IF ELECTED. My thoughts are: if you have no solutions, why are you running? These are not new issues, after all - they have been with us for a long time, and we have all had plenty of time to educate ourselves and think of some viable responses.