Tina Wildberger
District issues:
We will need to make sure that safety net services are in place to make sure our families can feed their children. To that end, Kelly King and I are planning on doing an additional good distribution in North Kihei. The Maui Food Bank has said they can not provide more support than is already happening in South Maui, so there will be gaps to fill. I am concerned without a robust testing, contact tracing and isolation/quarantine program that we will see significant spread and an inundated medical system later this year. This catastrophe is going to be protracted.
Cost of living:
We still have 17,000 people who have not and may never receive unemployment benefits. I have advocated for universal basic income in place of unemployment so people don’t get “disqualified” from receiving funds to carry them through until we can restart our economy. Affording
Hawaii is going to be even more challenging for the next two years. I am hopeful that we can get some Green New Deal programs going to get young and strong workers to plant trees, employ people to do energy efficiency retrofits for our municipal buildings and focus
Age: 55
Residence: Kihei
Party: Democrat
Current occupation: State representative, small business owner of Kihei Ice Volunteer or community organization experience: Spearheading the Hawaii Hazards Awareness and Resilience Program in South Maui; “Stop Cane Burning” activist and advocate; Western Ice Association, former chair and board member; Kihei 4th Friday convener; Maui Tomorrow Foundation, former board member and chair of the Clean Air Committee; Kuleana Academy graduate, inaugural class Military service: No Political experience: Hawaii State House of Representatives, 2018-present; Hawaii Invasive Species
on food security solutions by supporting diversified regenerative agriculture. Economy and budget:
The state could save $500 million a year by funding the Hawaii Health Authority and self insuring our EUTF state medical benefits and Quest programs. The insurance industry takes millions every year out of state coffers. Those funds can be redirected to improving care, reducing
Council, Maui representative, 2018-2020; National Conference of State Legislatures Natural Resources & Infrastructure Committee member, 20182020; Council of State Governments West Energy Committee member, 20182020; campaign manager for Keani Rawlins-Fernandez, 2018; campaign manager for Kelly King, 2016 Family: Married 21 years costs and administrative burdens imposed on doctors who just want to practice medicine. The state could completely legalize hemp for countless manufacturing and agricultural opportunities. The state could make cannabis legal and realize millions in tax revenue. The state can invest in EV infrastructure statewide creating a market for an all electric rental car fleet.