Hawaii Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

2. Other or expanded principles
- I'm the only candidate in this race who has always voted for women's reproductive freedom.

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Yes

3. Other or expanded principles
- Yes to both, but not particularly to balance the budget, but to combat inequality and to invest in people rather than war.

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- I support repealing Citizens United and banning corporate PACs. I'm the only candidate in this race who does not accept a single dollar for corporations and their lobbyists to lead by example.

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

3. Other or expanded principles
- Our economy runs on spending. However, three men now have more wealth than 50% of Americans, and 82% of new wealth generated in 2017 went to the top 1%. Profits are sky high, but our wages are stuck low. Corporate handouts are not working, they're just stealing our money. It's time corpoationspay their fair share and for working families to get back keep more of what we produce.

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No

2. Other or expanded principles
- Pay teachers more.

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

3. Other or expanded principles
- I am a champion for a "Green New Deal" 100% renewable energy by 2035 through a federal green jobs guarantee.

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- I support gun buy backs, assault rifle bans, and universal background checks. In the legislature, I successfully fought to ban bump stocks and keep guns out of the hands of terrorists, stalkers, and domestic abusers.

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

3. Other or expanded principles
- I have championed the abolition of ICE since day one.

Marijuana

1. Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- No one should be locked in cages for injecting a plant.

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- No

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- No

3. Other or expanded principles
- No. End all American imperialist wars.

Administrative Priorities

Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- We were once a state that not only took care of everyday people, but made sure that they felt accomplished. Today, high costs and housing are out of control. Working families are being squeezed out, and our children are moving away in search of opportunity. In Congress, Kaniela's #1 priority‍‍‍ will to be provide housing for all, end corporate controlled politics, and allow our children to thrive on our islands.