I am privileged to be able to work for the people of Hawaii in whatever capacity.

A military mindset is objectively analyzing a planned course of action and anticipating the likely consequences before you take that action.

It's easy to say, let's go in and get the bad guys. But you have a divided country of Sunnis and Shias. The United States goes and takes action there on behalf of the Iraqi government. You've got Iran coming in and saying we're going to stand with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, so now we're aligning ourselves with Iran, and if we do air strikes, becoming de facto air force for them.

Every soldier knows this simple fact: If you don't know your enemy, you will not be able to defeat him.

I am privileged to be able to work for the people of Hawaii in whatever capacity.

Students are suffering under incredibly high tuitions and high student loan interest rates. They graduate from school, and they're having a very difficult time finding a job. They don't feel as though there are honest leaders who are listening to them, and who will be a part of the solution.

We cannot afford to walk down that dangerous path of government overstepping its boundaries into the most personal parts of our lives.