J Kahala Chrupalyk

  Formation of ʻAha Moku by Carl Christensen Visiting Assistant Professor D. Kapua Sproat Visiting Assistant Professor Derek Kauanoe 3L The Hawai‘i State Legislature addressed several issues of particular interest to Native Hawaiians during its 2007 Regular Session. Particularly important is the enactment of legislation creating an ‘Aha Moku council to provide community input for natural resource management issues. The Legislature also passed the Save Haven Bill, which allows parents to leave a newborn in a place of safety without fear of prosecution. While the law promotes child safety, it may create potential problems because a child may be unable to verify his or her Native Hawaiian ancestry. Finally, the Legislature also expended considerable, yet unsuccessful, efforts to amend Chapter 205, H.R.S., the statewide land use law allocating land to the Urban, Rural, Agricultural, and Conservation land use districts. Although this legislation failed to pass, we include a short note to hi

  1.  We recognize the Divine:  Full recognition of the Divine includes treating others in the same way that you would have treated the Divine Creator.  If you recognize the Divine, you also recognize that there is Divinity in all that was created by the Divine. 2.  Aloha with Equality: We share our aloha with all people of Hawaiʻi.  This also means that although we seek to address the injustices done to our country, we do recognize the Divine as well as the fact that none of the bad guys who did that are alive today.  Therefore, we will not display the ignorant rhetoric that has nothing to do with the people today. We also do not discriminate against a person because of their relation to another person that we may or may not like.  We aloha all humans from every color, shape, background, belief system and unique qualities. 3.  Mālama ia ʻĀina:  To put it into English for understanding,  as righteous stewards of the land, we take care of that which feeds us.  Remember that just about e

This is one more interview that displays my views on issues that affect our community. This interview focuses on public policy. If you have any questions regarding any of my views, please feel free to send me an email requesting me to explain my choices. kahala@votekahala.com Enter interview results here.

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Early on in the campaign, many surveys were circulating, many of which I was able to complete on time. Here is the survey from Hawaiʻi Public Health Institute Click here

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Aloha mai kākou My name is J Kahala Chrupalyk I am running for State House District 9 Kahului  Iʻve been a member of the Kahului community for 7 years,  contributing toward works within the: Economy Education Environment Economy:  I have been consistently trying to help people find sustainable employment, navigate through barriers and get into the programs that best suit them.  At a Grass-Roots level, and as a single parent, this was what I could afford to contribute to the community in this regard. Education:  Knowing that there are a lot of parents and teachers who are actively working within the DOE system to improve matters within, I have been on the educational fringe networks, bringing young adults into a place where they can succeed in taking the GED test and either find employment or register in college. Environment: Participating in community clean-up efforts, land restoration efforts and helping people on their own ravaged properties, as well as advocating for sustainable fut

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Future Grindz is a pilot program with roots at the All Kaina Grindz food truck in Upcountry Maui.  Owned by ʻOhana Kaina-Doyle,  All Kaina Grindz sells delicious platters using authentic flavors from locally grown sources.  Partner Tanyaʻs vision to provide a wholesome program that raises young entrepreneurs in the food service industry, and using cultural values in a modern business setting. Programs like these often produce strong foundations for successful outcomes.  Interested to see how the program is working for its pilot cohort, I stopped by to interact with the teen-entrepreneurs to see how they do it.     I was astounded at how well the peers worked together, without being given direction.  Each of them knew their business well enough to know how to operate around and between the crowds.  Their customer service was amazing, and they carefully adjusted orders when customers had special requests. Fully organized in service deployment, the team quietly keeps things going during

Jennifer Kahala Chrupalyk comes from an extremely diverse background and is sensitive to the needs of family and community. People often consult Kahala for solutions to both personal as well as professional needs. Her self-discipline and observant nature allow Kahala to see things from multiple perspectives, producing results from both conventional thinking as well as options based upon critical    research. Her hobbies include researching and teaching history, building foundations, exploring solutions, and writing.     Born in Philadelphia during a time of great political and socio-economic unrest, Kahala was given a first hand experience of civic servitude in many capacities. Academic achievement offered her a progressive education that immersed Kahala into many cultural and social systems, offering this ambitious woman a variety of positions in leadership and development for the last twenty-five years.     After undergoing a life altering craniectomy, Kahala returned to her maternal

Below you will find my 3rd testimony to specific Maui County Council Members who do not support a Maui County Department of Agriculture.    In my 1st testimony, I aimed at inspiring the Department of Agriculture to become reality through giving examples of how far the benefits of agriculture would go. In my 2nd testimony, I had spoken after Riki Hokama stated how important tourism was, and my testimony was governed by Mike Molina.  My testimony was the only one that went without an opportunity for other council members to ask a question.  All of this is on public record. On request for a 3rd testimony,  the point tends to become either mute or very passionate.  Continuing conversations can last forever, and voting season is right around the corner.  Itʻs about time that the voice of the people is heard. Aloha mai kākou,  Mahalo for this opportunity to elaborate once again, how important it is to think about sustainability.   Growing up, my father always taught me that doing the same th

Hale Hōʻikeʻike 2019 Jennifer Kahala Chrupalyk comes from an extremely diverse background and is sensitive to the needs of family and community.  People often consult Kahala for solutions to both personal as well as professional needs.  Her self-discipline and observant nature allow Kahala to see things from multiple perspectives, producing results from both conventional thinking as well as options based upon critical research. Born in Philadelphia during a time of great political and socio-economic unrest, Kahala was given a first hand experience of civic servitude in many capacities.  Academic achievement offered her a progressive education that immersed Kahala into many cultural and social systems, offering her a variety of positions in leadership and development for the last twenty-five years. After undergoing a life altering craniectomy, Kahala returned to her maternal roots with her three children in 2013 to honor her grandmotherʻs wishes to return home.  Of Kahalaʻs three childr

Aloha ē, Without our farmers and growers we donʻt have a sustainable leg to stand on.  No need to worry about money because that is replaceable, but food takes time to grow and without any food growing, not even the fake food manufacturers can survive. Although it is interesting to know what your neighbors to the left and the right are doing to survive, it is always better to know your own options.   I know the problems in our community.  I am out in the community daily whether it is to farm, to work, to communicate or to help.  What I am looking for, are ways to bring a solution that actually works for you.  Please click on the word survey  to take the survey  or click the link below.   Link to survey :  https://forms.gle/198HV7dTCaCh3kFD8     

How well do you know the history of Hawaiʻi? Are you embarrassed to say that you really donʻt? Click here to watch our state history in the privacy of your own home. Paʻa Ke Aupuni Learning this history can help you in a number of ways, including giving you the understanding of what happened and why things are the way they are.  If you are from another state, many things here just donʻt make sense.  Those things make a lot more sense when you understand the context in which they became what they are today.  Knowing this history can make the world of a difference in how you think, choose and act in Hawaiʻi. This film is definitely a recommended investment of your time. Join me, and shoot me a message if you have questions about it.

Dear Ms Candidate,  Inquiring minds would like to know how you would have handled COVID? Mahalo for your well thought question.   My first line of defense would have been to shut down all incoming traffic and quarantine tourists, which would have been a priority the second that Covid left Wuhan.  The tourism industry would have been then redirected toward the sanitation of their workplace during this phase of development.  The use of gloves and masks would have been mandatory for both healthcare and tourism industries, as the two most exposed areas. On the second day, stores like Costco and Walmart would have been closed down with all non-essential businesses, for a period of a week.  Upon return, they would be required to spend a week sanitizing their workplace.  Quarantine would have initially lasted a week for the sanitation process, using only the base minimum businesses to conduct daily business.  During this time, all workplaces would have been required to sanitize their business

Aloha ʻĀina means the love for the land and people.  It does not refer to the ownership of land, but the nourishment of the land, which reciprocates love back to the people through providing nourishment that keeps us alive.  We take care of that which sustains us. At the time the initial Aloha ʻĀina Party was assembled in the late 19th century,  Robert Wilcox was one of many Hawaiian patriots who knew that industrialization was detrimental to existence of mankind in Hawaiʻi.  There are far too many elements of nature to appeal to, while there is technically no escape during a major emergency.  The businessmen who overthrew the monarchy werenʻt random White-American men, they were serious businessmen who came with violent force and nothing more than status and wealth on their mind.   They would destroy everything and stop at nothing to accomplish their goals. Beyond the thought of restoring the Queen to her rightful position,  and well beyond the thought of political status as a nation