2aHawaii
General Topics => General Discussion => Topic started by: Heavies on July 22, 2014, 06:57:20 PM
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NRA grades are in check them out here.
http://www.nrapvf.org/grades-endorsements/2014/hawaii.aspx (http://www.nrapvf.org/grades-endorsements/2014/hawaii.aspx)
Take it how you want. Postulate your strategy! VOTE! :thumbsup:
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Definitely voting Democrat during the primary just to make sure David Ige gets the nomination over Abercrombie.
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Definitely voting Democrat during the primary just to make sure David Ige gets the nomination over Abercrombie.
I hear ya!
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Those of you living in State House District 33 may this informative. I emailed Tracy Arakaki thanking him for supporting our 2A rights. He replied with the following email:
Aloha XXXXX,
Thank your for your support. I believe strongly in our constitution. Driving a
vehicle is a privilege BUT owning and possessing firearms is every citizens
RIGHT afforded to each of us by the constitution. I have been an avid shooter
all my adult life, I started to volunteer with the 4H shooting sports program in
my teens. Today I am an NRA certified RSO, I volunteer with the Hawaii Defense
Foundation monthly and I shoot very regularly. I will be getting my NRA pistol
instructor certification in a few weeks. I am a TV show producer and I have a
new show coming out called Shooting Sports Hawaii, you can follow us on Facebook
to find out when the show will start to air.
Once again thank you for your support.
Mahalo,
Tracy Arakaki
Candidate for Aiea State House
District 33
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some of us went to his fundraiser/kickoff
https://2ahawaii.com/index.php?topic=15027.0
ed case and will espero were there to support him
they both stated that it will take only one or two thousand votes to win the primary
and if you win the primary as a D, you are pretty much a shoo-in
so everyone needs to let anyone they know in the district who to support
it will only take a few votes to make a difference
Those of you living in State House District 33 may this informative. I emailed Tracy Arakaki thanking him for supporting our 2A rights. He replied with the following email:
Aloha XXXXX,
Thank your for your support. I believe strongly in our constitution. Driving a
vehicle is a privilege BUT owning and possessing firearms is every citizens
RIGHT afforded to each of us by the constitution. I have been an avid shooter
all my adult life, I started to volunteer with the 4H shooting sports program in
my teens. Today I am an NRA certified RSO, I volunteer with the Hawaii Defense
Foundation monthly and I shoot very regularly. I will be getting my NRA pistol
instructor certification in a few weeks. I am a TV show producer and I have a
new show coming out called Shooting Sports Hawaii, you can follow us on Facebook
to find out when the show will start to air.
Once again thank you for your support.
Mahalo,
Tracy Arakaki
Candidate for Aiea State House
District 33
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Those of you living in State House District 33 may this informative. I emailed Tracy Arakaki thanking him for supporting our 2A rights. He replied with the following email:
Aloha XXXXX,
Thank your for your support. I believe strongly in our constitution. Driving a
vehicle is a privilege BUT owning and possessing firearms is every citizens
RIGHT afforded to each of us by the constitution. I have been an avid shooter
all my adult life, I started to volunteer with the 4H shooting sports program in
my teens. Today I am an NRA certified RSO, I volunteer with the Hawaii Defense
Foundation monthly and I shoot very regularly. I will be getting my NRA pistol
instructor certification in a few weeks. I am a TV show producer and I have a
new show coming out called Shooting Sports Hawaii, you can follow us on Facebook
to find out when the show will start to air.
Once again thank you for your support.
Mahalo,
Tracy Arakaki
Candidate for Aiea State House
District 33
lihi
i am assuming you were thanking him for his support of 2a rights because of his A grade from the NRA?
or did you inquire on your own?
tracy, if he wins, will be the most visible 2a politician since he has a TV show coming soon
ken ito shoots cowboy
sharon har and another female legislator from waianae had a fundraiser with mr ito that the HRA showed up in force at
of course sam slom is tight with the HRA too
i hear mayor caldwell shoots at the silly side with his family sometimes
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lihi
i am assuming you were thanking him for his support of 2a rights because of his A grade from the NRA?
or did you inquire on your own?
tracy, if he wins, will be the most visible 2a politician since he has a TV show coming soon
ken ito shoots cowboy
sharon har and another female legislator from waianae had a fundraiser with mr ito that the HRA showed up in force at
of course sam slom is tight with the HRA too
i hear mayor caldwell shoots at the silly side with his family sometimes
Yes, I thanked him due to his A rating from the NRA.
I hope folks following this and similar threads understand from a strategic standpoint that they need to vote on the Democratic ticket in the primary election in order to shape the results for the general election.
I'd be interested in hearing comments on candidates for the US Dist 1 (Anderson, Chang, Espero, Kim, etc). Too bad Takai's comments re: 2A are lame. Seems like Kim, Chang and Espero are also anti-2A. I'm not a single issue voter, but to me 2A ranks right up next to oxygen in importance.
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Definitely voting Democrat during the primary just to make sure David Ige gets the nomination over Abercrombie.
Same here, also to squash that Schitz creep as well. Anyone that uses images of Obunga in TV spots must be eliminated forever.
Will need a shower in bleach afterward before I feel clean again though.
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NRA grades are in check them out here.
http://www.nrapvf.org/grades-endorsements/2014/hawaii.aspx (http://www.nrapvf.org/grades-endorsements/2014/hawaii.aspx)
Take it how you want. Postulate your strategy! VOTE! :thumbsup:
Mahalo Heavies! :shaka:
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Yes, I thanked him due to his A rating from the NRA.
I hope folks following this and similar threads understand from a strategic standpoint that they need to vote on the Democratic ticket in the primary election in order to shape the results for the general election.
I'd be interested in hearing comments on candidates for the US Dist 1 (Anderson, Chang, Espero, Kim, etc). Too bad Takai's comments re: 2A are lame. Seems like Kim, Chang and Espero are also anti-2A. I'm not a single issue voter, but to me 2A ranks right up next to oxygen in importance.
I can speak to Espero, who is my rep and I have voted for him, he seemed moderate enough and less of an evil. During the sandyhook and other tragedies, he attempted to cash in on and push through knee jerk, ridiculous, and unthought out anti legislation. He has lost my vote for all time.
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I can speak to Espero, who is my rep and I have voted for him, he seemed moderate enough and less of an evil. During the sandyhook and other tragedies, he attempted to cash in on and push through knee jerk, ridiculous, and unthought out anti legislation. He has lost my vote for all time.
i've posted a news video previously where espero is appearing outside the gun show
he has this look on his face as he scans around as he's talking about how people can just walk out of the gun show with a weapon
you can tell he's an anti
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i've posted a news video previously where espero is appearing outside the gun show
he has this look on his face as he scans around as he's talking about how people can just walk out of the gun show with a weapon
you can tell he's an anti
star-adv endorsed tracy arakaki today
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Link to the Voter Registration and Permanent Absentee Form for those members that haven't registered to vote. Hopefully most have already. :thumbsup:
http://hawaii.gov/elections/forms/voter_pab_application_english.pdf (http://hawaii.gov/elections/forms/voter_pab_application_english.pdf)
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Huh, never knew there was a permanent absentee form. Been filling out the other absentee forum for every election. Thanks.
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HRA will be putting out its grades very soon. We had a bit of a delay in checking some of the voting records....Mr. Arakaki will be getting an A for his survey responses and a B for his history (he doesn't have a voting record but his current general pro-2A activities speaks to the decision to give his that grade).
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http://www.hawaiirifleassociation.org/2-articles/58-hra-legislative-report-july-2014-by-dr-max-cooper (http://www.hawaiirifleassociation.org/2-articles/58-hra-legislative-report-july-2014-by-dr-max-cooper)
Not sure if this is the most up-to-date info, but is some info nevertheless.
Thank you Dr. Cooper
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http://www.hawaiirifleassociation.org/2-articles/58-hra-legislative-report-july-2014-by-dr-max-cooper (http://www.hawaiirifleassociation.org/2-articles/58-hra-legislative-report-july-2014-by-dr-max-cooper)
Not sure if this is the most up-to-date info, but is some info nevertheless.
Thank you Dr. Cooper
HRA released their candidate ratings. It took a while longer than anticipated because several candidates submitted their responses late and we had to do some checking on others records. The results are on the HRA website and their Facebook page. However, the HRA website seems to be having some problems loading documents, including the candidate ratings. I'm trying to get that fixed now....
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The HRA website is now working and the candidate's ratings are available for downloading.
http://www.hawaiirifleassociation.org/images/HCRC_Candidate_Ratings_2014.pdf (http://www.hawaiirifleassociation.org/images/HCRC_Candidate_Ratings_2014.pdf)
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Thank you HiCarry for getting this done! :thumbsup:
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Here is a spreadsheet combining both HRA and NRA candidate ratings.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/134wt4yD1UJ-GAcXZLjKgUn9uVmJZh-FsUuUaNgYeW5o/edit?usp=sharing
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Here is a spreadsheet combining both HRA and NRA candidate ratings.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/134wt4yD1UJ-GAcXZLjKgUn9uVmJZh-FsUuUaNgYeW5o/edit?usp=sharing
Thanks!
Ballots came in the mail yesterday.
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Thank JI, this is a great help!
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I am wondering on you all's position, that Ige, rated B, is a better candidate, than Aiona who has been rated C? Thoughts?
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I am wondering on you all's position, that Ige, rated B, is a better candidate, than Aiona who has been rated C? Thoughts?
Primary
Pull D
Ige to get rid of Abercrombie
General
Vote R
Aiona
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Primary
Pull D
Ige to get rid of Abercrombie
General
Vote R
Aiona
I mean strictly speaking 2A?
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My dad has known Ige for decades and says he is a man of his word. The 2A score was just gravy for me, he has my vote for both elections.
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That's good to hear, s197. I find it good to know that not all (D) politicians in our state are necessarily gun grabbers. Yes, I have a favorable impression of David Ige actually.
But just a question... what promises has he made and to whom?
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That's good to hear, s197. I find it good to know that not all (D) politicians in our state are necessarily gun grabbers. Yes, I have a favorable impression of David Ige actually.
But just a question... what promises has he made and to whom?
A good question. I can't answer all of it but I think this webpage spells out a good amount:
http://www.davidige.org/action-plan/ (http://www.davidige.org/action-plan/)
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What my fear is, knowing voters in Hawaii, nothing much will change. This in regards to other issues. Therefore, I felt that a more pro 2a democrat just might be a better choice for moving forward on the recovery of our rights, then that of a moderate republican candidate (republican lite).
However, on many other issues I really don't agree his plan is going to do much to make Hawaii a better place.
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Not sure why he has no rating, but I believe that Higa (dist 19) supports your 2A rights.
(https://scontent-a-pao.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/1795771_10204549197233974_4359332532962283707_n.jpg?oh=55dd687e6b306aaa3513577e8a7dbaaa&oe=5433FFBA)
https://www.facebook.com/anthony.higa (https://www.facebook.com/anthony.higa)
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District: Oahu District 19: Waialae
Kahala
Diamond Head
Kaimuki
Kapahulu
Statement he gave me specifically for 2AHawaii...
I am pro 2nd Amendment. If a person commits a crime with a gun that doesn't mean you punish everyone else. The 2nd Amendment is not for hunting, it's for tyranny. Law abiding residents have a right to defend themselves with a gun if necessary but that doesn't mean I endorse violence. Re: mass shootings, those people showed signs of being a danger to themselves and others. Therefor, they should have been committed to a psychiatric facility.
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I updated the spreadsheet to note Anthony Higa's 2A statement. Lmk if there are any more legit updates on the candidates.
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District: Oahu District 19: Waialae
Kahala
Diamond Head
Kaimuki
Kapahulu
Statement he gave me specifically for 2AHawaii...
Because he didn't fill out the HRA survey and he has no history on which to base a performance grade....both of which is really sad as he sounds like he would have gotten a good "grade"
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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/134wt4yD1UJ-GAcXZLjKgUn9uVmJZh-FsUuUaNgYeW5o/edit#gid=121563752
Spreadsheet updated again to include VoteSmart 2010 NRA rating. Also added in party affiliation for all candidates.
It was interesting to see some candidates that were marked A in 2010 that are now marked Fs. (ex Tulsi, Cabanilla, Mizuno, Rhoads)
Tulsi and Cabanilla likely paraded their military "experience" which probably got them the NRA A rating before. Shows that even this rating system is not perfect and / or that candidates mislead others on their 2A positions.
Highlighted the A's in GREEN and the F's in RED. The rest, no highlights.
If anyone has suggestions on making the spreadsheet easier to view, let me know.