JENN KAGIWADA
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ELECTION 2024:
Na Leo TV 2024 County Council Candidate Forum: District 2
Na Leo TV invited all Council candidates to participate in a group podcast for races with two or more candidates.
Hawaii County Council Candidate Forum: District 2 (First 15 minutes)
View Full Video HERE
“Through my policy and advocacy work in child care, I have been championing working families for decades.”
July 4, 2024
Candidate Q&A: Hawaii County Council District 2 — Jennifer Kagiwada
“The concern I hear the most often is one about the cost of living. The Hawaii County Council and the mayor passed our 2024-2025 budget that included lowering property tax rates for homeowners and our Affordable Rental Program. We should continue to help our residents whenever possible through appropriate real property taxation.”
“Mental health care, substance abuse treatment, job training and access to health care are indispensable components of a holistic approach to ending homelessness.”
September 23, 2022
ELECTION 2022:
PBS: State House District 35 & Hawaiʻi County Council District 2 | INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAIʻI
Hawaii County Council, D2 starts at 29:20
“There are lots of jobs in Hawaii, Hawaii County and the Hilo area. We need doctors, nurses, teachers, child care workers, government employees, farmers, etc. Everybody knows this and yet the problem persists.”
September 10, 2022
Civil Beat’s Candidate Q&A: Hawaii County Council District 2 — Jennifer Kagiwada
“We can better manage our tourism in Hawaii County and keep our resident experience a positive one by restricting and regulating short-term vacation rentals.”
“Addressing homelessness requires a coordinated, many-pronged approach. Expanding our housing stock to include adequate and attainable housing remains the most important strategy for consistently keeping our residents housed.”
July 25, 2022
Star Advertisers’s Candidate Q&A
Being a good council member is about understanding the needs of your district and being able to craft solutions and get support from your colleagues to meet those needs. As the only candidate for District 2 who has worked at the county council, I have spent the past 20 months collaborating on legislation, working with county departments and meeting constituents needs. I’ve come to know the council members and if elected, I will be ready to get to work on day one on behalf of Hilo and Hawai’i County.
June 09, 2022
