{"id":1150,"date":"2018-07-20T05:28:45","date_gmt":"2018-07-20T15:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/?p=1150"},"modified":"2018-07-20T05:43:28","modified_gmt":"2018-07-20T15:43:28","slug":"choon-james-adding-my-two-cents-my-comments-in-red","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/?p=1150","title":{"rendered":"Choon James: Adding my two cents in Red"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"col col-main\">\n<div class=\"cb-nohero pez-bound\" data-module=\"hero\">\n<div class=\"hero-align\">\n<header class=\"page-header anim-cascade\">\n<nav><em>Free press coverage is good. But it&#8217;s also constrained by the time deadline and the amount of words allowed to the author in a article. In this election year, the press media is also bombarded by so many candidates that they have to know quickly. Unless the candidate has planned for years to run in a political office, chances are high there was not much prior cultivated relationships with the media personnel in the making. Courtney Teague does a good job.\u00a0 <\/em><\/nav>\n<nav><\/nav>\n<nav><em>I thought it would be interesting to add my version to hers to further introduce myself.\u00a0 Note. I&#8217;ve also added a photo of my own into this article. You will notice that a photo adds a lot of presence to any article.<\/em><\/nav>\n<nav><\/nav>\n<nav><\/nav>\n<nav><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.VoteChoon.com\">Choon James,<\/a> Candidate for Honolulu City Council District 2.<\/em><\/nav>\n<nav><\/nav>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<nav><\/nav>\n<div class=\"col col-main\">\n<div class=\"cb-nohero pez-bound\" data-module=\"hero\">\n<div class=\"hero-align\">\n<header class=\"page-header anim-cascade\">\n<nav><\/nav>\n<nav><\/nav>\n<nav class=\"main-category -large\">Politics<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"page-title\">Here\u2019s Why These Rookie Candidates Decided To Get Into Politics<\/h1>\n<div class=\"anim-cascade\">\n<div class=\"page-lede\">\n<div class=\"cb-richtext deck -flex\">\n<p>This year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/2018\/07\/heres-why-these-rookie-candidates-decided-to-get-into-politics\/\">newcomers<\/a> come from all over the political spectrum, and a variety of issues inspired them to run.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"page-byline anim-cascade\">\n<div class=\"cb-byline -flex\"><cite class=\"-nosocial\"><span class=\"prefix\">By<\/span> <span class=\"authors\"><span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/author\/cteaguecivilbeat-com\/\" rel=\"author\"> Courtney Teague <\/a><\/span><\/span><\/cite> <span class=\"delim\">\/<\/span> <time title=\"2018-07-19T00:01:19+00:00\" datetime=\"2018-07-19 00:01:19\">July 19, 2018<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body-section\">\n<div class=\"cb-share-content\" data-url=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2uPFhEs\">\n<div class=\"cb-richtext extensive-styling main pez-bound\" data-module=\"extensive-richtext\">\n<p>Why would anyone want to enter politics in today\u2019s hyper-polarized environment? <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Seeking public offices to offer solutions and honest service is severely needed in our democracy! Not every one is into that political pool of polarization and name-calling.\u00a0 Being hyper-polarized is not conducive to our democracy. I&#8217;m happy that there are candidates who focus on issues\/solutions in a civil and thoughtful manner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Civil Beat set out to answer that question by interviewing eight\u00a0candidates who hadn\u2019t run for elected office before this year. They said they were lured by issues like Hawaii\u2019s high cost of living, climate change, a desire for lower taxes and the need for more efficient and transparent government. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Yes!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>And while those are subjects longtime politicians frequently cite as well, new blood might be the key to actually addressing them, some newcomers say.<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> I submit that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Are you happy with the direction Oahu is heading? Longtime politicians and bureaucrats had their chances, what have they done?<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1290618\" class=\"cb-image wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-cb-640 wp-image-1290618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Zachary-Stoddard-CIty-Council-candidate-2018-elections2-640x453.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Zachary-Stoddard-CIty-Council-candidate-2018-elections2-640x453.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Zachary-Stoddard-CIty-Council-candidate-2018-elections2-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Zachary-Stoddard-CIty-Council-candidate-2018-elections2-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Zachary-Stoddard-CIty-Council-candidate-2018-elections2-1024x725.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Zachary-Stoddard-CIty-Council-candidate-2018-elections2-1188x841.jpg 1188w, https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Zachary-Stoddard-CIty-Council-candidate-2018-elections2-960x679.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Zachary-Stoddard-CIty-Council-candidate-2018-elections2-400x283.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Zachary-Stoddard-CIty-Council-candidate-2018-elections2-160x113.jpg 160w\" alt=\"Zachary Stoddard CIty Council candidate 2018 elections stands and waves at Punchbowl and Beretania Street.\" width=\"640\" height=\"453\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zack Stoddard, a 31-year-old City Council candidate, works as a city planner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-source\">Cory Lum\/Civil Beat<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Anti-abortion candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/2018\/06\/candidate-qa-state-house-district-9-andrew-v-kayes\/\">Andrew Kayes<\/a>, a nonpartisan candidate for the state House seat that covers the greater Kahului area, decided to pull papers after the Legislature passed a bill to legalize medical aid in dying, which he opposes.<\/p>\n<p>Others say politicians have stopped listening to the constituents who elected them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve just been frustrated with politicians and how they don\u2019t seem to really care at all about working-class people,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/2018\/06\/candidate-qa-honolulu-city-council-district-6-zachary-stoddard\/\">Zack Stoddard<\/a>, a candidate for Honolulu City Council District 6 that stretches from Makiki to Kalihi. \u201cThat\u2019s essentially the number one thing I hear from people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stoddard isn\u2019t a total stranger to local politics. Last year he was appointed to the neighborhood board for the Nuuanu and Punchbowl areas. He volunteered to fill a vacancy for the seat that represents his community during the first board meeting he attended.<\/p>\n<p>He decided to run for the City Council after the District 6 incumbent, Carol Fukunaga, <a href=\"http:\/\/www4.honolulu.gov\/docushare\/dsweb\/Get\/Document-196190\/BILL071%2817%29.htm\">killed<\/a> a bill to ban styrofoam food containers.<\/p>\n<p>Stoddard said he was concerned about the influence of money in politics. He was one of a few new candidates interviewed by Civil Beat who said they are declining donations and paying their own way.<\/p>\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/2018\/07\/candidate-qa-state-representative-district-11-tina-wildberger\/\">Tina Wildberger<\/a>, a progressive socialist Democrat who\u2019s running to represent the state House seat district that covers Kihei to Wailea-Makena, has a different philosophy about campaign finance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like if the people that know about me, care about me, and the people in my community don\u2019t want to support my campaign, I don\u2019t have any business being in that office,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Wildberger, who advocated for environmental issues and managed Kelly King\u2019s successful campaign for a Maui County Council post, said her run was partly inspired by the #MeToo movement, the Parkland, Florida, school shootings and women\u2019s marches.<\/p>\n<p>In a way, Wildberger got in the race by accident. She had approached Rep. Kaniela Ing, a congressional candidate who will soon vacate the district Wildberger is running to represent, to pick his brain. Wildberger was still weighing a run when she got a call from a reporter who said Ing had endorsed her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we were not experiencing the systematic dismantling of our democratic and environmental protections and protections against women \u2026 I don\u2019t know that I would\u2019ve been motivated this much to run,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Fresh Faces<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Some other first-time candidates got into their races without any political experience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/2018\/07\/candidate-qa-honolulu-city-council-district-8-kelly-kitashima\/\">Kelly Kitashima<\/a>, a candidate running to represent Honolulu City Council District 8 that spans Aiea, Pearl City and Waipahu, became politically engaged when she was promoted to higher management at the hotel where she worked. She opposed efforts to increase taxes on the state\u2019s tourism industry and began submitting testimony to officials.<\/p>\n<p>Kitashima said she found a council run appealing because the office handles topics such as rail, infrastructure and property taxes \u2014 issues that affect people\u2019s everyday lives.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1287110\" class=\"cb-image wp-caption alignright\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-cb-320 wp-image-1287110\" src=\"https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kelly-Kitashima-headshot-2-400x277.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kelly-Kitashima-headshot-2-400x277.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kelly-Kitashima-headshot-2-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kelly-Kitashima-headshot-2-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kelly-Kitashima-headshot-2-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kelly-Kitashima-headshot-2-1188x821.jpg 1188w, https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kelly-Kitashima-headshot-2-960x664.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kelly-Kitashima-headshot-2-640x442.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kelly-Kitashima-headshot-2-160x111.jpg 160w\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"277\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kitashima, whose kids play sports, was frustrated with the state of local fields.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI am a mom, and I know it sounds so repetitive, but I\u2019m just deathly afraid that my kids won\u2019t be able to live here,\u201d Kitashima said. \u201cIt kind of felt like I had to roll up my sleeves and step up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kitashima, a self-described \u201clocal girl,\u201d said she started tuning into politics when Donald Trump became president.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI definitely would say I became a little bit more vigilant that year,\u201d she said, adding there was \u201cmore media coverage around politics that you couldn\u2019t ignore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kayes, the candidate for Kahului\u2019s House seat, is also new to politics. He\u00a0said Hawaii\u2019s political atmosphere is an echo chamber for Democrats. The pro-life physician was vehemently opposed to the medical aid in dying law passed by the Legislature last session.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt like our state was better than this, and I was shocked and I pulled papers within a week of that happening,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Donald Trump\u2019s \u2018Silver Lining\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Many new candidates disagree with President Trump\u2019s politics, but said it\u2019s a good thing that more people who aren\u2019t career politicians have started running for office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe silver lining of this administration is that he made (running for office) so accessible to the everyday person that we realized we don\u2019t have to have a Harvard law degree to run for office, we need community members,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/2018\/07\/candidate-qa-state-house-district-49-natalia-hussey-burdick\/\">Natalia Hussey-Burdick<\/a>, a Democratic candidate for a House seat in the Kaneohe area.<\/p>\n<p>Hussey-Burdick has quite a bit of political experience for a first-timer \u2014 the 28-year-old has served as a community advocate and legislative clerk and held positions in the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1288144\" class=\"cb-image wp-caption alignleft\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1288144 size-cb-320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/headshot-400x377.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/headshot-400x377.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/headshot-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/headshot-768x724.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/headshot-640x603.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/headshot-160x151.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/headshot.jpg 814w\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"377\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natalia Hussey-Burdick says she sees another side to politics as a legislative clerk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A self-described \u201cpolitical nerd,\u201d said she had always felt she was too opinionated and unpolished to run for office.<\/p>\n<p>She changed her mind after attending the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/2017\/08\/chad-blair-academy-teaches-aspiring-leaders-how-to-change-the-world\/\">Kuleana Academy bootcamp<\/a> hosted by the nonprofit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hapahi.org\/\">Hawaii Alliance for Progressive Action<\/a>. It\u2019s free for prospective candidates or their staff members, but attendees who end up running are expected to fundraise and donate $1,000 to HAPA.<\/p>\n<p>State Sens. Laura Thielen, Russell Ruderman and Donna Mercado Kim and Reps. Gene Ward, Andria Tupola, Nicole Lowen and Matt LoPresti spoke at the program\u00a0Hussey-Burdick attended.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Party executive director Laura Nevitt told the participants that\u00a0\u201cwomen will give themselves 100 reasons why they shouldn\u2019t\u201d run for office. That resonated with\u00a0Hussey-Burdick.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/2018\/07\/candidate-qa-honolulu-city-council-district-2-choon-james\/\">Choon James<\/a>, a longtime testifier at the Honolulu City Council and now a candidate to represent District 2 on the North Shore, decided to run because she wasn\u2019t happy with the way the field of candidates was shaping up to replace term-limited Councilman Ernie Martin.\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Being involved in civil and public affairs for over 3 decades and testifying at the City Council for the past ten years have taught me me a few things about Honolulu Hale! In fact, the only two city council candidates this election year who have been steadfastly participating at Honolulu Hale are Natalie Iwasa CPA, CFE and I.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1151\" src=\"https:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Choon-James-Pinkjpg-395x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"395\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Choon-James-Pinkjpg-395x450.jpg 395w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Choon-James-Pinkjpg-768x874.jpg 768w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Choon-James-Pinkjpg-900x1024.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It also helped that her kids moved out of the house.\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">I&#8217;m an empty nester. My children are grown and are leading success and happy lives of their own. This allows me the opportunity to be more involved unlike my other friends with children or who have to take care of their parents and so forth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>James has been involved in environmental issues and the North Shore\u2019s push to \u201cKeep the Country Country.\u201d<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> I&#8217;ve also been a successful and experienced small businesswoman for 30 years. I&#8217;ve been involved in protecting private property right, social, economic and environment justice issues.<\/span> She supports term limits for elected offices and caps on homeowners\u2019 property taxes if they\u2019ve lived on the property for 15 years.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> Our residents have severe concerns of being priced out of house and home. They want to live in their homes in their golden years and they want to pass on the home to their children. California enacted Proposition 13 in 1978. What are we waiting for? I will also work with the other 8 city council members to provide incentives for those who rent long term to local residents. We should also focus on increasing the rental inventory, instead of luxury condos to mitigate our housing problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s not looking to run again if she loses. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">I&#8217;m offering my candidacy as a Citizen Candidate. I do not accept donations from lobbyists or Corporations. I&#8217;m paying my way. I&#8217;m not running to protect my job. No one is making me run to become a status quo at the City Council. I&#8217;m running because I offer an independent voice for ordinary people. The residents&#8217; happiness, welfare, and prosperity come first. I will put residents FIRST!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can say as a citizen candidate I honestly have no fear and I have no favor,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m getting old and I\u2019m getting impatient.\u201d <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Yes, after decades of being an activist and an advocate in land use, economic, social and environment issues, I have seen first hand the workings of Honolulu Hale. I see\u00a0 how status quo and the oligarchy continue to make life more miserable for our residents, not better. I&#8217;ve seen our residents having to work 2-3 jobs to sustain themselves. I&#8217;ve seen how the public treasury has been plundered and causing the costs of living to increase. If you are happy with the direction Honolulu is heading and happy with the escalating costs of living, then I&#8217;m NOT your candidate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Thoughts on this or any other story? Write a Letter to the Editor. Send to <\/i><i>news@civilbeat.org<\/i><i> and put Letter in the subject line. 200 words max. You need to use your name and city and include a contact phone for verification purposes. And you can still comment on stories on<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/civilbeat\"><i> our Facebook page<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body-section\">\n<div class=\"page-donate-footnote \">\n<div class=\"cb-footnote-donate\">\n<h3 class=\"footnote-title\">How much do you value our journalism?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Civil Beat focuses exclusively on the kind of journalism most at risk of disappearing \u2013 in-depth, investigative and enterprise coverage of important local issues. While producing this type of journalism isn\u2019t cheap, you won\u2019t find our content hidden behind a paywall. We also never worry about upsetting advertisers \u2013 because we don\u2019t allow any. <strong>As a nonprofit newsroom, we rely on donations from readers like you to help keep our stories free and accessible to everyone.<\/strong> If you value our journalism, show us with your support.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cta\"><a class=\"cb-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/donate\/?campaign=701360000016Ddv\" target=\"\"> Yes, I&#8217;ll Donate Today <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body-section -last\">\n<div class=\"cb-about-authors\">\n<h3 class=\"cb-section-title\">About the Author<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"author\"><a class=\"thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/author\/cteaguecivilbeat-com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Courtney-Teague1-e1530124585748-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"Courtney Teague\" \/><\/a>\n<div class=\"author-align w-thumb\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/author\/cteaguecivilbeat-com\/\">Courtney Teague<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"social-icons\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-bio cb-richtext\">\n<p>Courtney Teague is a reporting fellow for Civil Beat. You can reach her by email at <a href=\"mailto:courtney@civilbeat.org\">courtney@civilbeat.org<\/a>, or follow her on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/courtneynteague\/\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/courtneynteague\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rss-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/author\/cteaguecivilbeat-com\/feed\/\">Use the RSS feed to subscribe to Courtney Teague&#8217;s posts today<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free press coverage is good. But it&#8217;s also constrained by the time deadline and the amount of words allowed to the author in a article. In this election year, the press media is also bombarded by so many candidates that they have to know quickly. 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