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Kauai GOP News Newsletter for the Republican Party of Kauai May 2018 RPK Officers Aloha Kauai Republicans, Chairman: The Hawaii Republican Party State Convention was held Saturday May 5, Steve Yoder - [email protected] 2018 from 8 AM to 1 PM at the Koʻolau Ballroom on Oahu. This was well attended, not as large as the state convention held last year on Kauai, with Vice Chairman #1 Suzanne Woodruff - [email protected] two hundred and two delegates, twelve guests, a photographer from the Honolulu Star Advertiser, a reporter from Civil Beat and ten young Vice Chairman #2 republicans who helped me with crowd control at the convention. The Sandi Sterker - [email protected] young republicans, young men in their twenties and one thirteen year-old, helped with maintaining a spirit of cooperation amongst the delegates, Vice Chairman #3 keeping time limits when delegates were speaking from the floor, etc. The Nina Magoun - [email protected] delegates who addressed the convention were polite and conducted themselves in an orderly and professional manner. Secretary LaVerne Bessert - [email protected] Along with amendments and resolutions voiced from the floor, the main item was the HRP State Platform being approved by the assembly of Treasurer: Jennie Beck - [email protected] delegates representing their precincts. There was a parade of candidates who are running for office this year and it was tremendous to see two of our Newsletter Editor - four Kauai candidates, who were amongst the twenty-one delegates Ada Koene - [email protected] representing the Republican Party of Kauai, cross the stage. Those delegates were: Dave Hamman, Bob & Marilyn Bradford, Gary Duerst, Kauai County Upcoming Events Council candidate, Wally Nishimura, Jennie Beck, LaVerne Bessert, Titus & Madeleine Bontea, Michael Oda, Kauai County Council candidate Roy Saito, 1) May 29th Tuesday evening at 6:30 PM Anita Aquino (whose daughter is running for state rep. on Oahu), Jody there will be a HD15 district meeting at Heller, Nicole Sakurai, Ron Agor, US Senate candidate Ron Curtis, Thatch & Nicole Sakurai's home, 1970 Hanalima Nina Magoun, Roger Williams, Paul McCarthy and yours truly. Street Apt. L-203. The meeting will most likely take place at the recreation room on The highlight of the afternoon were the two senior high school students, the property. Please contact Larie Manutai, Melissa Newsham from Punahou and one Travis Afuso from Mililani who [email protected] (808) 727-572 or Nicole, [email protected] (808) literally brought the house down with their speeches, giving hope that our 722-3679 for more information. young people do understand conservative principles and self-reliance as the path to prosperity and a healthy United States of America. Travis, the senior 2) June 12th, Tuesday, tentatively, there from Mililani High spoke in such a manner if you closed your eyes, you'd will be an Andria Tupola Event. Date, Time think that President Ronald Regan was on that stage. and Location to be announced. I hope that many of you will join us at our next HRP State Convention in May of 2019. Mahalo, Steve Yoder Kauai GOP County Chair (808) 855-550 [email protected] Page 2 Kauai GOP News — May 2018 The Republican Party of Kauai has lost a very dear friend and supporter on Thursday, May 10th. Ulla Heyn passed away after struggling with a long illness. Her husband, Bob of 32 years, was at her side when she passed. Both Bob and Ulla have been tremendous supporters of the RPK for many years, and haven't been able to attend many activities due to illness. If you would like to be of help to Bob, he sure would appreciate a phone call or visit from time to time, and if you'd like to provide a covered dish for him, it would be greatly appreciated. Please, always call first. Bob's contact info (808) 245-7593, [email protected], 2433 Akoki Street in Lihue, near Costco. National Committeewoman's Report 2018 RNC Spring Meeting in Miami, Florida National Committeewoman, Miriam Hellreich May 7, 2018 Dear Fellow Republicans, I have just returned from the Spring Meeting of the RNC held in Miami, Florida. It was a most productive and encouraging meeting as our Republican Political Capital is increasing both financially and politically. Despite the naysayers and the political pundits, our National Republican Party and our Republican Presidency are ALIVE and WELL! GUEST SPEAKERS Page 3 Kauai GOP News — May 2018 Special speakers: Steve Moore Economist at Heritage Foundation and a Senior Economic Advisor for President Trump. Other speakers were: Senator Marco Rubio, who spoke in firm support of President Trump’s policies, Donald Trump Jr., Charlie Kirk, Director of Turning Point USA, a national student movement dedicated to identifying, organizing and empowering young people to promote the principles of free markets and limited government. The articulate Candace Owens, the new Communications Director for Turning Point USA, is a young African American, journalist, super star who speaks on behalf of the Republican cause. She admonishes her fellow African Americans to be “victors” not “victims”. Her twitter posting drew 80 million views when she responded to Kanye West who said he liked the way she thinks. Candace says she wants to “lead a black revolution against the Democrat Party and remove the left’s strangle hold on black culture.” Senator Marco Rubio Donald Trump, Jr., Candace Owens, Miriam Hellreich & Charlie Kirk IT'S THE ECONOMY STUPID! There is no denying the FACTS that President Trump and Vice President Pence are leading our country into a more prosperous future. It’s not just the 3.9 % unemployment rate that is worth celebrating. The growth rate of the economy over the last four quarters was just under 3%, a level that almost all liberal economists said was impossible to achieve and yet with Donald Trump after one year in office, here we are. In just more than one year in the White House, he has achieved a growth rate that is higher than Obama was able to achieve in eight years. The Labor market is booming Our nation has over 2.7 million new jobs African American and Hispanic unemployment rates are at all time lows The TAX CUTS are working – 8 in 10 Americans are seeing more money in their paychecks More than 4 million workers (including local companies in Hawaii) like Walmart, COSTCO and our major banking institutions, are receiving wage increases and bonuses which puts more money in the pockets of our citizens. The RNC has created a new website Page 4 Kauai GOP News — May 2018 – PaycheckPresident.com to post videos from Americans across the country to share how the Trump Tax cuts have helped their families. We encourage our Hawaii residents to visit this site and share your story. Steve Moore, Fox Contributor, Economist from the Heritage Foundation and a Chief Economic Advisor said, “if our current economic numbers are in place a year from now, President Trump with certainly win re-election." AMERICA'S POSITION IN THE WORLD Few people could have imagined that in the course of 15 months in office that President Trump would be announcing TALKS WITH NORTH KOREA following his commitment to work with China and others to decrease aid to North Korea. He has been steadfast in his commitment that until North Korea agrees to stop their current development of a nuclear program and to dismantle what is currently in place, they will suffer the economic consequences. Unlike previous administrations, President Trump will insist on verifiable inspections to make certain the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula is complete. What a difference a Republican President can make! It was a surreal experience to watch the TV coverage of Kim Jung Un crossing the DMZ to shake hands with South Korean President Moon. Another major campaign promise that President Trump has kept, was his decision to support Jerusalem as the official Capitol of Israel. In recent years, all Presidential candidates have said, during their campaigns, that they supported Jerusalem as the Capitol City. But when they were elected, none kept that promise, fearing the repercussions it would have on relations with Syria and other Middle East countries. Israeli President Netanyahu made it clear in his response to President Trump’s announcement, “there can be no peace without Jerusalem as the capitol” and Israel is forever grateful to President Trump for keeping this promise that is so vital to the Jewish people. RNC IS READY TO DEFY HISTORY RNC Chairman Ronna Romney McDaniel announced that we have raised $171 million during this cycle to date, putting us far ahead of the DNC. Those funds are being invested in digital and data programs which proved to be winning strategies during the 2016 campaign. The RNC has made hundreds of millions of survey calls that have modeled nearly 90 billion voter predictions to better understand and engage the electorate. We know that the challenges we face are tough, but the RNC is more passionate and committed than ever, this is why we have already won 5 out of 6 House special elections this past year. The mainstream media said it could not be done. Victory in 2018 is possible because we have the best team in place. The ground game for knocking on doors, making phone calls and registering voters will be more robust than ever before. Republicans may win a number of Governor’s seats in unlikely states like Oregon. Arizona is a state to watch for major congressional and gubernatorial wins. They just won one of the 5 congressional seats taken by Republicans. The RNC is investing a quarter of a billion dollars in Midterm election strategies to defend our majorities in congress.