Find solutions to the dangerous traffic situation in Kipapa Gulch. Secure street lights for the approach to Kipapa Gulch. Develop a community evacuation and shelter plan for Mililani and Waipio Acres for implementation during major storms and brush fires. Increase recreational facilities within Mililani and Waipio Acres for our keiki, and build the long awaited Central O`ahu Performing Arts Center. Maintain funding and support for our new regional park. Expand Drug Court on both O`ahu and the Neighbor Islands.  Redirect people towards healthy and productive lives while saving tax dollars by reducing the numbers of people in prison. Prepare our state for the consequences of welfare reform.  Empower people to find and keep jobs through job training, placement, and support for families. Anticipate our future needs for energy.  Develop and encourage the use of our renewable energy resources and make Hawai`i a leader and innovator in the field.

Ensure adequate classroom space for our growing Mililani and Waipio Acres communities with equipment geared to the new economy, and provide playground equipment that is safe and ADA compliant. Plan for our steadily aging community by finding a solution to the long term care crisis. Develop community based services in Central O`ahu. Recognize the problems of substance abuse and violence with proactive community and school based programs which emphasize prevention and rehabilitation. Fully fund the Teen Health Center at Mililani High School. Prepare our schools for the new economy.  Provide our teachers with the training and technical support they need to do the job, and invest in education. Protect our fragile environment and our economic base.  Put sufficient resources into miconia eradication and the control of other alien species to save our native forests. Encourage "civics education" to put "the people" back into government.   Foster America's tradition of representative democracy, and get young people interested in the political process.

Marilyn's Views on...

Education "I support our educators wholeheartedly. We must give them the tools they need to help prepare our students for the future. These tools include textbooks, modern classrooms equipped with computers and connections to the Internet, as well as technical expertise through continuing education. These tools are not cheap, but the investment will be worth it."

Economy "A good public education system is part and parcel of developing a robust state economy. In many ways, it is more important to a state's economic success than business incentives. In the new economy, education plays a vital and primary role. The challenge we face is to develop a world class educational system, because the new economy is here to stay."

Health Care "In the new century, maintaining and improving our health care system will be one of our most important challenges. My record shows that I am commited to first-rate health care and want to make it one of the state's priorities."