{"id":1157,"date":"2018-08-01T04:25:05","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T14:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/?p=1157"},"modified":"2018-08-01T04:25:31","modified_gmt":"2018-08-01T14:25:31","slug":"choon-james-trained-alternative-to-politics-as-usual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/?p=1157","title":{"rendered":"Choon James: Trained Alternative to &#8220;Politics As Usual&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><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\" \/><\/h6>\n<h6>Name on ballot: JAMES, Choon<\/h6>\n<h6>Running for: Honolulu City Council<\/h6>\n<h6>District (if applicable):District 2<\/h6>\n<h6>Political party: Nonpartisan<\/h6>\n<h6>Campaign website: www.VoteChoon.com<\/h6>\n<h6>Current occupation: Real Estate Broker<\/h6>\n<h6>Age: 61<\/h6>\n<h6>Previous job history: College Instructor<\/h6>\n<h6>Previous elected office, if any: Community Associations<\/h6>\n<h5 class=\"mb-2\">What qualifies you to represent the people of Hawaii?<\/h5>\n<p>I\u2019m a CITIZEN CANDIDATE, not a career politician or a career bureaucrat, like some candidates. I\u2019ve been a successful small businesswoman for 30 years.<\/p>\n<p>Status Quo has not served us well. I want to positively improve Oahu for my children and your children. I<\/p>\n<p>do not accept donations from special interests so I\u2019m not beholden to do their bidding or owe any favors. I\u2019ve mostly paid for this campaign on my own. I\u2019ve been happily involved in civic and public affairs for decades with no compensation expected.<\/p>\n<p>I have been an environmental, social and economic justice advocate and activist at City Hall with land use issues such as \u201cKeep The Country Country\u201d, preserving farmlands, food sustainability, open space, preserving parks, capital spending issues and others.<\/p>\n<p>For the past 10 years, I\u2019ve personally been involved in budgeting process and workings of Honolulu Hale. I\u2019ve grown older and impatient and wish to make a difference INSIDE City Hall. I don\u2019t have an ego nor am I looking to save my job. I truly believe that a public office is to serve the public good; it\u2019s not a profiteering office.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1082\" src=\"https:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ChoonJames-1-2-470x313.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"629\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ChoonJames-1-2-470x313.png 470w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ChoonJames-1-2-768x512.png 768w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ChoonJames-1-2.png 902w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I have severe concerns about the direction that Honolulu is heading. We cannot continue to fund the runaway Honolulu Rail without firm fiscal scrutiny and accountability. I\u2019m volunteering myself as an able and trained alternative to \u201cbusiness as usual\u201d politics.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s gang up for the public good! I humbly ask for YOUR vote.<\/p>\n<p>Choon James<\/p>\n<p>808 293 8888 text<\/p>\n<p>ChoonJamesHawaii@gmail.com<\/p>\n<p>www.VoteChoon.com<\/p>\n<p>www.CountryTalkStory.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Name on ballot: JAMES, Choon Running for: Honolulu City Council District (if applicable):District 2 Political party: Nonpartisan Campaign website: www.VoteChoon.com Current occupation: Real Estate Broker Age: 61 Previous job history: College Instructor Previous elected office, if any: Community Associations What qualifies you to represent the people of Hawaii? I\u2019m a CITIZEN CANDIDATE, not a career [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[103,263,264,9,262,270],"class_list":["post-1157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-choon-james","tag-dave-burlew","tag-heidi-tsueneyoshi","tag-honolulu-city-council","tag-robert-bobby-bunda","tag-vote-choon"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1157"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1158,"href":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1157\/revisions\/1158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}