I ask you to find your voice and use it not only to choose your elected officials but to shape the issues that will shape our lives. – David Ige
When it was first proposed, I was willing to support it as a ‘transitional fuel’ because it had some clear advantages for Hawaii. Much has changed since then. LNG will no longer save us any money. – David Ige
Japan and Hawaii already have strong economic, cultural and education ties, and we intend to build upon those ties and relationships as we look toward the future. – David Ige
I believe that those closest to the children should be making the decisions about how funds should be spent, what the curriculum should look like, and what’s the best way to help our students. – David Ige
There will be no name-calling when I disagree with anyone, no disparaging remarks toward anyone, no taking sole credit for collective achievements or blaming others when things go wrong. – David Ige
It’s time to focus all of our efforts on renewables. We will oppose the building of LNG facilities. – David Ige
I challenge the leaders of public education to stop issuing mandates from the state office and to focus on empowering schools and delivering resources to the school level. – David Ige
Japan and Hawaii enjoy a special connection, and I want to honor this enduring relationship. – David Ige
It’s about grass-roots campaigning, meeting voters face-to-face, and above all, listening to what they have to say. – David Ige
As leaders, our job is to engage people so that they will want to participate in this grand experience in self governance. – David Ige
As I prepare to take over the reins of your government, I ask each of you to join me in the process of governing. – David Ige
Our job is to help people take ownership of the process of electing their government. As leaders, our job is to inspire others and not discourage them. – David Ige
I think it would be more beneficial to protection of species if we could focus our efforts rather than paint a broad-brush area that is so enormous that active management is very, very difficult. – David Ige
Loss prevention experts report that professional shoplifters calculate the value of the merchandise they are stealing to keep it under the threshold amount to avoid serious penalties and prosecution as a felony. – David Ige
We want the people of Japan to know that the people of Hawaii welcome them to the Hawaiian Islands. – David Ige
When our economy is truly healthy, and everyone rises with the tide of prosperity, then issues such as the lack of affordable housing, homelessness, and hunger are greatly diminished. – David Ige
I think it’s really important as we position Hawaii as the policy leader in renewable energy. – David Ige
As a new governor, I intend to assure our partners that we appreciate them and will continue to work with them to strengthen the cultural, social and economic bonds we share. – David Ige
I just think it gets confusing for our communities when the federal law is different from the state law. – David Ige
I stand here today – in the shadow of my parents’ and grandparents’ accomplishments – because of their willingness to sacrifice and look to my future. – David Ige
