Gaius Dupio II
Gaius Dupio II (Republican) Gaius Dupio II was born in Honolulu, Hawaii . He earned a high school diploma from Pearl City High School. His career experience includes working in construction, as a baker, forklift driver, grocery clerk, and cashier.
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“My name is Gaius but I go by kipi it’s my middle name, I graduated from pearl city high school in 2011 I live in Pearl City, I grew up in Pearl city I even worked at the Pearl city foodland for 10 years. I’m young, very talkative and I’d like to think I’m hard working. I’m very handy with tools, loves animals especially my dog Bella I try to take her everywhere I go and I think I’m a good son and a great grandson but I leave that opinion for discussion.”
(Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey) “Your opinions and your needs before my own. I believe that who better to know how to make someone’s life easier is the person telling me what they need, most of pearl city is a older generation so you all know how the world should work and taking knowledge and advice from your elders influenced with my youth to take the steps to make it happen is something worth thinking about.”
(Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey)Gregg Takayama
Gregg Takayama (Democratic) Gregg Takayama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1978. His professional experience includes serving as director of community and government affairs at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and communications director for Lieutenant Governor Ben Cayetano and the State Department of Public Safety. Takayama's volunteer experience includes working as director of the Friends of Pearl City Library and serving on the board of the Pearl City Community Association and the Pearl City Foundation. Takayama was elected to the Hawaii State House of Representatives in 2012. He is a long-time Pearl City resident who, with wife Linda Chu Takayama, has raised three daughters. Gregg is a proud product of public schools, a former award-winning journalist at KHON-TV; served as press secretary to late U.S. Senator Dan Inouye; and communications director at the University of Hawaii.
“Since my first election in 2012, I have obtained more than $60 million for improvements to Pearl City publlic schools, plus $30 million for modernization of the Pearl City Public Library.”
(Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey) “I've authored measures to establish the first-in-the nation Kupuna Caregivers Program to assist family members caring for loved ones; increase gun safety measures; and establish the correctional system oversight commission.”
(Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey) “The biggest problem facing Hawaii is the high cost of living. I strongly support measures that have reduced taxes for individuals and working families.”
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