Nearly all 14 candidates for the Honolulu City Council's 5th District seat say they're unhappy with the council's decision to raise property tax rates this year and would have taken steps to avoid it.
--Honolulu Advertiser
The upcoming election that will decide who will take the late Duke Bainum's seat shows great promise for the next several years. With all but one candidate against tax increases (George Waialeale suggested tax hikes be part of the solution), most blame the current economic situation (including tax rates and fees) on those in office; "Greed, corruption, ego and the fiscal irresponsibility of Honolulu's elected officials caused our current quandary," says candidate Jaques Sims. Many candidates have relations within the state's political community. I just hope that, like a few short elections, this won't be a popularity contest. Let's just make something good of Duke Bainum's death.
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