Max Hanna
Non-partisanQ1 As energy prices continue to increase in Hawaiʻi, what role, if any, should alternative energy sources, such as solar, wind, geothermal, and liquefied natural gas, play in Hawaiʻi’s future energy mix? What policies would you support related to alternative energy development, regulation, and/or research, and why?
“I strongly advocate for research and creation of Nuclear power, specifically building a Nuclear Power Plant on Oahu that can generate close to all of the Islands electric consumption while cutting carbon emissions 95%.”
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Q2 Every county has faced a major disaster in the last decade, with more and more happening each year. What is your concrete plan to adapt to a world with more volatile, climate-driven risks and protect our communities?
“Our best defense is taking the steps now to reduce our carbon footprint by building Nuclear power plants and then we will be able to implement more electric vehicles while lowering our carbon output rather then shifting it to fossil fuel power plants.”
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Q3 While data centers can be important facilities for processing, transferring, and storing data, there are growing concerns about data centers’ environmental impacts and health repercussions. What policies, if any, would you support to balance technological and economic growth with infrastructure reliability, environmental sustainability, and the preservation of land and water? For example, Bill 170 from Hawaiʻi County proposes to ban AI data centers and distinguish them from standard data processing facilities; should other counties follow suit?
“If a Data center is gonna be built, we need to ensure that the center won’t damage the environment of the land around it and make sure that local residents aren’t footing the bill in electric prices or having their water contaminated by making the corporations pay the bills instead of taxpayers.”
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Q4 Across the Hawaiʻi’s Public School System, a little more than 40% of students achieved math and science proficiency in the 2024-2025 school year. However, access to these opportunities varies across the state due to factors such as geography, school resources, and program availability. What policies do you support to expand equitable access to high-quality STEM and general education for students across Hawaiʻi, such as the use of AI in the classroom, increasing public funding, and more support for extracurricular activities?
“Shift Public school funding from property taxes to general funds insuring equal payout to schools, Have Teacher pay be determined through competition of the best educators through emphasizing Civics/Morality and STEM to foster a future generation that is educated and has a strong moral compass, thus ensuring good teachers thrive and bad teachers get cut while also having teachers pay match college professor pay.”
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Q5 Hawaiʻi faces unique obstacles in its transportation infrastructure, with inter-island travel, ports, and many rural communities. How can we balance environmentally sustainable technologies (such as sustainable aviation fuel, electric or hybrid vehicles, public transit options like the bus or rail) with equity for different communities?
“Find the gaps in our current system and renovate/expand to decrease car dependence on the island.”
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