Vote Madden for West Maui State House in 2010 - Get Mad, Get Madden!!!

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My name is Ramon Kitaichi Madden and I am "the peoples grass roots candidate" for the office of  West Maui State House in the upcoming 2010 General Elections.  As your district representative, I pledge to work from within the community with a focus on real solutions for improving our quality of life.

• Our Infrastructure - Over Capacity and Under Funded: We can eliminate inappropriate barriers to solutions NOW.

• Our Economy - Lahaina is Small Businesses: We can lower taxes, fees and regulations to create growth.

• Our Children - Their Education is Our Responsibility: We can localize it to meet the needs of our community.

I live, work, and play in West Maui. I am 35 years old and a life long Resident of Maui also a West Maui Resident for over 15 years and I am the proud father of a 12 yr old son who attends Lahaina Intermediate. I have worked as a Chef at Kobe Steak House in Lahaina for over 7 years and I am an also an award winning Web Designer who has worked with Maui Time Magazine and hundreds of other local businesses. Most importantly, I LOVE WEST MAUI!!!


I was first inspired to become active in my community by the Save Honolua Coalition. I attended as many meetings as I could and watched every meeting that I could on Akaku. Soon I was attending meetings concerning the future of West Maui. The more I learned, the more I became fascinated with the county council. I also began following our State Legislature very closely and soon realized that true representation for West Maui can only come to us from a State Level because only the people of West Maui can Vote for their Representative.


What if the solutions to our problems today could be solved if we would learn from yesterday with a focus on tomorrow. At one time, all the district areas of Maui where expected to be self-sustainable and that was the key to our islands success. It really was not that long ago that West Maui was the Capital of all of Hawaii. Thorough West Maui's great history, agriculture, Tourism, & Small Business have always worked together, and the people of West Maui have always thrived.  Still to this day, we have everything we need to be self-reliant, from the mountains to the ocean.


But, If you feel like something is wrong with the way that West Maui is today, then you are not alone. We could be and should be inspiring the rest of the State but instead we take orders from our Representatives on Oahu, instead of telling our Representatives on Oahu what we want.  What would you do if you took your family to dinner at a fine dining restaurant but just when as you sat down to enjoy yourself, your server brought your food out before you could even order and then promptly handed you the check.


Now, the State of Hawaii is in fiscal a State of Emergency and yet, we already pay some of the highest taxes in the nation.  High taxes effect everyone (even if they do not think so) because higher taxes on businesses always trickle down to the customer. For instance, owning a car in Hawaii is the most expensive in the nation. Why? Because we have massive Federal, State, and County Taxes, added. Maui pays 52 cents extra for to every gallon of gas we pump. That is more tax per gallon then any other island in the state. But the real shame of our Gas Tax is that not all of the money was used to fix our roads as it was intended.  Instead, that money was re-allocated into the State's general slush fund for pet projects. This is just one example why we need to wake up and take action now.


So In closing I would like to mention again that I believe true representation for West Maui can only come to us from a State Level. So please vote MADDEN in 2010 and tell your family and friends:  Don't Get Mad Get Madden for State House!!!