A summary of Kirk Caldwell's vision for Oahu.

1. Kirk Caldwell
Leadership.
Management.
Commitment.
Kirk was born in Waipahu where
his father was a plantation doctor.
When Kirk was a young child,
the family moved to Hilo,
where he grew up and went
to school. For nearly 30
years Kirk worked in the
private sector, including
as a law partner at
Ashford and Wriston, LLP,
but with his local roots,
he always wanted to give
back to the community and
serve the public.
Kirk began his public service career in 2002 when he was elected
to the State House, representing the Manoa and University area. He
quickly rose to a leadership position as the House Majority Leader
from 2006-2008. While in the House, Kirk fought for tax relief for
Hawaii’s families, health care for children, and millions of dollars in
maintenance funds to fix our schools.
In January 2009, Kirk was appointed Managing Director for the
City and County of Honolulu. Serving directly under Mayor Mufi
Hannemann, Kirk oversaw the day-to-day operations of the City and
County in serving the needs of O‘ahu’s nearly one million residents.
At City Hall, Kirk was the primary point person for two of the biggest
issues facing Honolulu, transit and homelessness. He also expedited
$150 million in road repaving, creating hundreds of new jobs. Kirk is
proud to have been part of an administration that balanced budgets
during the Great Recession, while protecting vital city services.
Now, Kirk is running for Mayor of Honolulu, where he will bring
energetic, hands-on, 24-7 management to getting City Hall back on
track again.
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2. Kirk has the experience, energy and
know-how to get our City back on track
again. Here are the top seven things he
would do if he is elected.
1
Islandwide Traffic Solutions
Traffic is slowly strangling our community. Rail is only part of the
answer. Kirk will get more express buses to suburban and rural areas,
develop “smart streets” in town, and expedite road repairs which have
fallen woefully behind in the past two years.
2
Build Rail Better
Better station design and placement, less visual impact, beautification
along the rail route, and watching every penny more wisely. Most of all,
Kirk will listen to legitimate concerns and re-engage the community in
the rail dialogue.
3
Water, Sewer and Roads
Kirk helped develop plans and the means to pay for fixing these
problems. He will get these plans back on schedule and he will be
much more visible and accountable for getting them done.
4
Managing the
Fundamentals of City Government
It shouldn’t take hours to get a driver’s license, days to get a call
returned from the Mayor’s office, weeks to get a pothole filled and
months to get a building permit. Kirk will bring hands-on management
back to City Hall, and a 24-7 attitude to get things done.
5
Economic Security
Our people need to know that City finances are sound, their property
tax rates are stable, and that the local economy is strong and growing.
Kirk will ensure this economic security extends to working families and
neighborhoods across O‘ahu.
6
Keep the Country Country
And that’s all the way from Waimanalo to the North Shore to the
Leeward Coast. This means solving traffic and infrastructure problems
and encouraging smart growth in the urban core. Kirk will also bring
more of the country to the city with better park maintenance and new
“pocket parks” in neighborhoods.
7
Finding Common Ground
Gridlock at City Hall and fighting for fighting’s sake is keeping us
from moving forward as a community. Kirk will work tirelessly to find
common ground and break the do-nothing cycle of government.
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Paid for by Friends of Kirk Caldwell, PO Box 61208, Honolulu, Hawaii.