GOOD CITIZENS NEED TO BE INFORMED

This week American Issues Take One host Tim Apicella asked Vicky Cayetano to join that talk show.  The show was about national issues that may affect Hawaii, and what our gubernatorial candidates felt about those issues and what, if anything, they might do in office to deal with those issues.

There were several such issues discussed on the show.  Vicky Cayetano was up on all the national issues covered and was knowledgeable, thoughtful and responsive to the questions posted to her.  It turned out to be an important discussion and a good showcase for this particular candidate.

In these difficult times, where our country is so incredibly and destructively divided on so many things and where our federal government is dysfunctional in so many ways, Hawaii cannot be oblivious to national news and events.  These things do affect Hawaii, or will soon, and our state and local governments must factor in developments on the mainland, and must plan to protect us accordingly.

That is one big reason why ThinkTech likes to cover national news, and it is why we like to ask local candidates running for office what they think about national issues and problems, and how they will help Hawaii deal with the fallout from those issues.  We have done quite a few political shows this season, in which we have interviewed a good number of local candidates.  Here's the playlist for those shows.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6msgyCYbj_CsBMoLF7fuWdd

Read, watch, think, talk and make intelligent voting decisions.  Now more than ever.  It is your sacred duty as a citizen, especially in a time like this, when we are awash in disinformation.

ThinkTech

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