And to me, thats unacceptable. I added several female sports that didnt exist before, whether its girls golf prior to that, the girls have to compete with the boys for the championship, that was unfair. So, none of those incidents that you mentioned were brought to our attention. Im always optimistic, and I truly believe in my heart that we can get through this economic crisis and be better than ever.. So prior to that I was getting shuttled from relative to relative, and I was very close to the Kobayashi family. So let me follow up on this too. But on the other hand, I also think of a mom and her child on a stroller walking along a sidewalk and being afraid or having to navigate around a homeless person. We need to identify state lands that make sense for housing our communities. Clearly that wasn't enough, and that's an ongoing issue, and I'm glad that steps are being finally made to level the playing field for girls in terms of the sports facilities that they need and deserve. To be honest, there's 15 candidates, I know some better than others, but I view myself in terms of the candidates I know, to be the most liberal. My family was having some problems and I was taken in by my best friends family. One of the very first guests to their home was former Molokai High standout Kalei Adolpho, who wound up starring in basketball and volleyball at University of Hawaii at Mnoa. And as you know, theres a rule in place, it gives those cops some anonymity when it comes to disclosing what they did wrong. And number two, when you talk about change, those are probably two (of) the biggest organizations resistant to change. I dont know, Im just thinking out loud, and maybe the city will acquire that property for them, or the state, and that in turn will help find them a new house and pay for it. Climate change is the crisis of our lifetime, he notes. Its hard to make ends meet. My plan to lower the cost of living consists of: ", "Amemiya announces run for Honolulu mayor", "Former Honolulu mayoral candidate Keith Amemiya hired to lead Central Pacific Bank Foundation", "Keith Amemiya Hawaii High School Athletic Association Executive Director", "Business executive throws his name in the race for Honolulu mayor", "Kokua Council to host online debate between Honolulu mayoral candidates Keith Amemiya, Rick Blangiardi", "Honolulu Mayor: Blangiardi And Amemiya Advance To Runoff", "Voters set up runoff for mayor between political newcomers: Blangiardi and Amemiya", "Amemiya picks up mayoral endorsement from U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz", "AFL-CIO announces endorsement for Amemiya in mayoral campaign", "Four more Honolulu City Council members endorse Amemiya for mayor", "HGEA endorses Keith Amemiya for Honolulu mayor", "Keith Amemiya named executive director of Central Pacific Bank Foundation", "CPB Foundation Appoints Keith Amemiya Executive Director, Awards $100,000 Grant to The Salvation Army Hawaiian & Pacific Islands", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keith_Amemiya&oldid=1125280749, Candidates in the 2020 United States elections, Candidates in the 2022 United States elections, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 3 December 2022, at 05:23. Stopping it actually makes a situation worse again. And we exponentially increased the amount of college scholarship opportunities for girls. We need to pivot towards a more multi-modal transportation system. In addition to creating long-term housing that our families can actually afford, the state has neglected supporting the mental health needs of our community. Whats your relationship like with Governor Ige, and how would you approach working with the state on our recovery? Theres a lot of city employees that are retiring in the coming years. As lieutenant governor, Senator Schatz built such a team, and we should reconstitute it. I first met Kalei when she was in middle school and, because she couldnt get the type of training and player development she needed on Molokai, Bonny and I agreed to let her live with us, explains Amemiya. I have dedicated my career to public service by working directly in every community statewide throughout my career. Therefore, following graduation from Punahou School, he would be expected to fend for himself. One of the things about working class people we hear, with the hotel workers, for example, one job should be enough, and calling for better wages. I dont know, I have to think about it. Keith, the so-called sweeping of homeless encampments has been a pretty controversial element of Mayor Caldwells response to un-sheltered homelessness. The guest is Keith Amemiya. Learn more here. Government needs to continue to be vigilant and make decisions to protect our residents based on science and best practices. How do you get a change in the economic type of person coming to Hawaii? While their stays are at best only over the summers and school breaks, these student-athletes are no doubt appreciative of the generosity demonstrated by the Amemiyas. What did you change when you were on the commission? Let me ask though, other candidates in the race have been making a lot of accusations about fraud, corruption, contractor, even theft from the system. Wow. Most people, most politicians are saying they want to bring back a lower level of tourism. Theres no perfect police department, theres no perfect organization, so anything we can do to further instill trust in the public, is something that Im in favor of. Over time, yes, you realized something was amiss with her. You know it is what it is, you know. 500 Ala Moana Blvd. All our focus is on COVID right now, were taking a hit budget-wise, but this is the biggest problem of our lifetime. It was good for me in the long run, says an appreciative Amemiya in assessing the Kobayashis impact on his life. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Hawaii time most weekdays, then we stream our earlier shows all night long. Thats the aloha spirit at work, and those who are fortunate need to help those who are less fortunate. And number two, we didnt rent it out as a vacation rental or Airbnb unit. Im for open communication, transparency, we need to make it easier for people to have their say, and technology has proven that you can do it. In one of your flyers, you said: Political leaders have failed our people, that leadership of the past did not work. Youre talking about the failure to communicate with communities. They tout the wrong kind of experience. We need to build more affordable housing. So the rail project right now, its a major step. Theyre experienced in leaving their office to run for another office during the term that theyre sitting in office. I would lose votes if I do that. He also served as Executive Director of the Hawaii High School Athletic Association. Well, I think we have to wait and see. I know his wife, Dawn Ige, because she was a former public school vice principal. Would that supersede the role of neighborhood boards, or whats the added value there? Thats the way I look, when you have a cold, you go to the doctor. Keith Amemiya is a candidate in the 2020 Honolulu mayoral election.. They know that the job functions of many of their employees in HGEA need to be retooled, and so I look forward to working with both unions to make their workers jobs better and more efficient and beneficial to the taxpayers. What's one of the more difficult periods of your life and how did you lift yourself out of it? I dont know if its the same degree or not, but Im a firm believer in you can always be better, you should always try to be better. I agree with her that the vast majority of our officers in Honolulu are honorable law-abiding people who care about our community, but theres always room for improvement. We need to change our mindset. Amemiya is perhaps best known for his tenure as the HHSAAs Executive Director, during which the HHSAA doubled the number of state championships held annually, including introducing many new sports for female student-athletes, to the point that Hawaii now holds the most state championships in the country. Why cant we testify via Skype, like I said, or Facetime? Amemiya rallied many community groups, including his sons baseball teammates at Punahou School, to assist with the building of Kahauiki Village. Well, one area to look at is the city has approximately 1,000 vacancies right now, and theyve had that out of their 10,000-employee workforce for several years. Those are three areas we can be successful in, but it takes political will, explains Amemiya. Name on ballot: Keith Amemiya Running for: Lieutenant Governor Political party: Democrat Campaign website: amemiyaforlg.com/ Current occupation: Executive Director, Central Pacific Bank. Personal Banking Beyond the Basics is a blog dedicated to financial literacy in Hawaii. Let me say this: When I see homeless on the sidewalk, I feel sad. So if theres a project where the developer engaged in honest, meaningful communication, followed the process and got approval, then yes, theres a point, government needs to enforce the law, of course. What would you look at cutting, what city services? Eliminating taxes on food, medicine, diapers, and other essential products. thats the closest I can get. Can you place penalties for people who have way more cars than they need? So just how does Amemiya plan on curing the citys ills? Theyre entitled to what they say. During this pandemic, my campaign pivoted from campaigning for a while and provided meals to low income elementary school students, healthcare workers and domestic violence survivors, and their children. Its increasing even more as a pandemic lasts, so we need to do more partnerships, collaborations with non-profit agencies that are equipped to handle those kinds of situations. The real property tax assessments in the upcoming year, we cant assume or shouldnt assume that theyre gonna go down significantly. Thats a huge amount. Thats no longer gonna happen. We need to automate, first and foremost. Too many of our candidates, too many of our politicians have been entrenched. Commissioner, right, you actually ran that back under Mayor Hannemann, if I remember correctly, Hannemann. And Im in favor of that. Ive led large statewide organizations. We cant afford to pay back over $800,000,000 in federal subsidies that weve already received for the rail project, and we also need to ensure that rail is completed, so that we can proceed with transit oriented development. I basically doubled the amount of female sports opportunities during my tenure. Its everyones failure. We talk with Keith about the reasons why he's running for lieutenan. As the only candidate for lieutenant governor who is not a career politician or lobbyist, and the only one who does not take money from lobbyists, I support the following measures to combat corruption in our legislature: Impose term limits on legislators All rights reserved, Central Pacific Bank Business Debit Mastercard, See All Central Pacific Investment Services. Everyone tells me that the system in the Department of Planning and Permitting is outdated. It wont supersede the neighborhood boards, itll supplement the neighborhood boards. We wanted to get to climate change and its impact on infrastructure, Chad, did you wanna start off with that? Theyve been involved in politics. Hmmmmmmm. In 2018, the ACLU had to sue the state of Hawaii to get equal treatment for women, for girl athletes. Mayoral candidate @keithamemiya joins me to discuss all of the issues we as a community are dealing with in the unprecedented time. Homelessness Mental He. Prior to his candidacy for Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, Amemiya was Senior Vice President of Island Holdings, Inc. the parent company of Island Insurance, Atlas Insurance Agency, Tradewind Capital Group, IC International, and Pacxa. Were also coming out of a remarkable situation, the police chief convicted, his wife, the former deputy prosecutor, theres a loss of confidence in the part of the citizens, the City and County of Honolulu, whether they can trust an HPD officer. Concerted efforts towards visitor industry spending on local businesses and local agriculture, while mitigating impacts at hot spots and special places, can make a big difference for both our visitors and our local communities. Keith, if you're augmenting one department, like the Planning Department, what department or other initiatives would you be willing to take away from to help balance the budget? We just wanted to launch into the questions for this job interview. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through. Well, to stay on this topic for just a minute, because its so big, not just from TMT, but here on Oahu alone, you mentioned Sherwoods. Tourism is one of our economic life-bloods, and we need to do what we can to work with these hotels to address the rising sea levels. Were not extremely close, but we know each other. He has also served as the Executive Director of the Hawaii High School Athletic . And they have a lottery system, if Im not mistaken, where not everyone can get a car even if they want to. Everywhere I go around this island, people tell me they want change. I read through it, but to be honest, I cant memorize it line by line. Thats what mayors do, thats what leaders do, is find solutions to very difficult situations. Well actually, looking over your Q-and-A for Civil Beat, thank you very much, you said COVID you know thats the problem of today, but climate change is really gonna be the problem for all of us for the near future, and much further down the line. Well, first, they were breaking the law, and thats not right. If your comments are inappropriate, you may be banned from posting. This is an economic situation changing by the week, changing by the month, its unprecedented. Where do the previous administrations fail, though cause everyone says, we need more affordable housing. Well, theres no good place for homeless people to stay, but Chinatown is not one of the places we should focus on. Whoever was involved in the project before the construction started. What would you do as mayor to try to curb that? We bought a unit in the open market, we bought it for our son, we paid market rate in the hopes, hes in college now, we bought it in the hopes that when hes done with college, he comes back home and has a place to stay. As Bonny puts it, When you spend a lot of time with someone, I guess they just grow on you.. Whos really behind your campaign?' It wasnt evident if you saw her and spoke to her maybe one or two times. We have talented local producers and compelling stories to tell that can be part of a regenerative economy. Well, it was clearly incompetence. Both situations, theyre not good. Do you think that it was incompetence or criminality that got us where we are? Okay, youre from the police commission. Number one, the police chief is already doing it, looking into whether chokeholds should be altered or eliminated altogether. Ban fundraising during the legislative session I know theres a federal investigation ongoing, and lets see where it takes us. As a state, we have only scratched the surface in terms of our potential as a hub for media production. Why did you do that, when the office of mayor is non-partisan? Yeah, we know you from high school, we know about Island Holdings, and you left that company, youre no longer with that company. Copyright 2020 Hawaii News Now. We need to look at it top to bottom, we need to look at creative ways that have been done successfully on the mainland. CPB Foundations support allows us to provide a comprehensive continuum of substance abuse treatment services for those in our community most in need. We also need to dedicate a team to pursue ongoing federal funding, as we know that we are leaving billions of dollars on the table every year. But if not, were gonna have to look at making changes, whether its alterations to the rail station or the like. That I care about the community, Thats four. 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