She's running for Governor.

Reached out after hearing the news and informed her there are citizens who would like to discuss things with her and hear her opinion on issues of importance; she responded and is willing to try and coordinate a meeting to hear you all out.


If you are interested,  i highly suggest coordinating a meeting ASAP. Figure out when and where, and try to make the location convenient for anyone to attend; especially her being she lives so far away. She's very busy to begin with, and is going to get even busier, so now might be your only chance.

Let me know so i can respond and try and try to schedule something.  No guarantees.

Awesome!

How about you throw out some dates that you are available?

Awesome!

How about you throw out some dates that you are available?

I'm generally free any time after 5pm M-F, anytime weekends, unless preoccupied.

I'm generally free any time after 5pm M-F, anytime weekends, unless preoccupied.

Nice!

My schedule isn’t quite as open. But if given some notice, I can usually make time. Attending to health issues of a family member has been taking up a lot of my time, but thankfully that’s getting better, so I have more free time. Like meeting some of the “old guys” here (and a couple younger ones) at the range.

Think Kapolei is a good middle ground for a meet? She’s west side, right?

Nice!

My schedule isn’t quite as open. But if given some notice, I can usually make time. Attending to health issues of a family member has been taking up a lot of my time, but thankfully that’s getting better, so I have more free time. Like meeting some of the “old guys” here (and a couple younger ones) at the range.

Think Kapolei is a good middle ground for a meet? She’s west side, right?

I think she's from Kahuku

To schedule a meeting, we need to make sure that a big enough group shows up.  It might be good to approach groups and bring them together and not just individuals.  I've done this sort of thing before and have been pretty embarrassed when folks back out or just don't show up but the candidate does.  It's not enough to invite people... it's important to invite the right people (reliable ones).

Organization representatives can pass what she says along to their members, thereby multiplying the effect from the initial meeting.

I think she's from Kahuku

Oops. My bad. I was thinking of ideas for venues in Kapolei and Waipio area. Anyways, whatever is convenient for her and the group.

To schedule a meeting, we need to make sure that a big enough group shows up.  It might be good to approach groups and bring them together and not just individuals.  I've done this sort of thing before and have been pretty embarrassed when folks back out or just don't show up but the candidate does.

Organization representatives can pass what she says along to their members, thereby multiplying the effect from the initial meeting.

Precisely.

Here's a chance to POSSIBLY meet a political candidate that has a great chance of defeating ige and hanabada, so it would be kind of embarrassing to schedule something and 4 people show up.

She's going to need numbers to win governor.  4 attendees are just not a good enough number and would be a waste of her time.  Groups (even non-2a related groups) with the word-of-mouth effect would help bring this to the hundreds, or if its' the  right ones, thousands.

I think she's from Kahuku

she's from Waianae

am willing to meet with her

she's probably busier with legislative session than campaigning
would be good to get other groups involved- HRA, FB gun groups, etc
but your call, Q

As long as you can provide sufficient time for a heads up (and no serious work/family conflict), add me to your list Q.  A pre-meeting meeting might not be a bad idea to brainstorm and get some organizers together.

As long as you can provide sufficient time for a heads up (and no serious work/family conflict), add me to your list Q.  A pre-meeting meeting might not be a bad idea to brainstorm and get some organizers together.

The pre-meeting sounds good. Preferably over pupus and drinks. 

I am in...I will make room in my schedule for any time.

This is all on you guys to plan a meet and make sure people show up.

I just saw a  opportunity to reach out once she announced, being that I've spoken with her in the past about other issues, specifically voter recall and term limits, which she actually introduced legislation for, even though I'm not from her district.

I don't think a pre-meeting is necessary; just make sure people that commit show up, or have the proper representation for the organizations. As is constantly said in the firearm community,  we have thousands of firearm owners, yet less than 20 show up to events.

Maybe one of the organizations can dedicate a special range day to meet with her and other politicians.

When you guys decide and have a good plan and good numbers, I'll try and get in contact with her again.

I can only speak for myself to show up.  The rest of the guys... it's up to them. 

I can see where you're coming from Q.  If you're not taking the lead on this, I don't know who is. 

Perhaps, I can start by asking the question... are there pro-2a groups that are interested in meeting with Tupola?  Crickets?

I can only speak for myself to show up.  The rest of the guys... it's up to them. 

I can see where you're coming from Q.  If you're not taking the lead on this, I don't know who is. 

Perhaps, I can start by asking the question... are there pro-2a groups that are interested in meeting with Tupola?  Crickets?

Working on the question. Will fill you in when I hear back.

I can only speak for myself to show up.  The rest of the guys... it's up to them. 

I can see where you're coming from Q.  If you're not taking the lead on this, I don't know who is. 

Perhaps, I can start by asking the question... are there pro-2a groups that are interested in meeting with Tupola?  Crickets?

I don't lead.

The "leaders" should be the groups and individuals that supposedly have influence in the firearm community. If these groups can organize events and range days, i don't see why they can't get their members to meet a politician that at least acts like they care, and has demonstrated they are willing to do the right thing by the people with actions instead of words.

People keep crying for change, and she's the best bet we have, so i don't know why more people aren't jumping on this.

I saw that the view count is currently 167 for this thread, and only 4 people have responded,  with 4 at least expressing interest in talking with her. And people continue to wonder why nothing changes in Hawaii 

Was in contact with some folks with HRA. They have been tracking her and she as apparently voted pro-2a most of the time. I’m gonna try to get a consolidated list of bills and record her voting history. My contact with an HRA board member mentioned that they are planning on meeting with Tupuola when the NRA-ILA rep is gonna visit for this leg session. I’ll try to get more info on that. That sounds like one opportunity.

I'm down to meet.  Anyone tracking John Carrol also? He states he's pro 2a.

I don't lead.

The "leaders" should be the groups and individuals that supposedly have influence in the firearm community. If these groups can organize events and range days, i don't see why they can't get their members to meet a politician that at least acts like they care, and has demonstrated they are willing to do the right thing by the people with actions instead of words.

People keep crying for change, and she's the best bet we have, so i don't know why more people aren't jumping on this.

I saw that the view count is currently 167 for this thread, and only 4 people have responded,  with 4 at least expressing interest in talking with her. And people continue to wonder why nothing changes in Hawaii 

There are many people that can be leaders.   Organizations, instructors, competitive shooters, military and law enforcement, and every day people.  Anyone can lead and I encourage everyone to try.  My tip is learn as much as you can and don't be afraid to fail.  Everyone fails, it's how you deal and learn from it that matters.  I'll help anyone that wants to lead a project, no experience needed.

For view count, I'm usually scanning the forums quickly but may not have time to write a response or I'll ponder on it for a while or sometimes I'll wait and see what other people respond with first.

I'M IN! (as long as I don't have to work at that time)