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Joseph Akana's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Joseph Akana did not provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2022 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.

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Issue Positions

For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2022.

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  • "Inflation already exceeding 6%, energy costs soaring upwards 33%, food costs rising over 8.4% and more increases on the way. The Build Back Better program supported by all of our legislators is Building Back Broker for all of the people of Hawaii. Our children are leaving because they can’t afford to stay." (www.joeakana.com)
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  • "Inflation already exceeding 6%, energy costs soaring upwards 33%, food costs rising over 8.4% and more increases on the way. The Build Back Better program supported by all of our legislators is Building Back Broker for all of the people of Hawaii. Our children are leaving because they can’t afford to stay. We need to update federal programs like the Jones Act and invest in small business development. Programs that will make Hawaii a business-friendly state, not its present corruption dominated entity. " (www.joeakana.com)
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  • "The 2nd Amendment was designed to do one thing… Enable the People to defend themselves against the tyranny of an oppressive government. Of all the amendments, this is the enforcing mechanism that ensures the values of freedom granted by the Constitution." (www.joeakana.com)
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