Terez Amato

Terez Amato graduated from St. Anthony Junior/Senior High School. Amato has been affiliated with the Sierra Club, the Maui Farmers Union, and the Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project.[1]

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Amato's website has emphasized the following campaign themes:[5]

Education

Excerpt: "I support working directly with our public school teachers to give them more control over their curriculum, and I support higher wages and bonuses. I also feel that higher goals could be attained with more autonomy at the local level by having school boards with direct input and involvement from parents."

Higher Education:

Excerpt: "I’m in favor of more autonomy for UHMC and UH branches located here on Maui. It’s important that greater higher education opportunities be provided here, within Maui County. UHMC has grown significantly during the past few years, but if we hope to continue to excel, more Maui County money needs to stay within Maui County."

Minimum wage

Excerpt: "There must be a state minimum wage increase."

Worker’s rights:

Excerpt: "More stringent protection requirements for workers in hazardous fields must be mandated to protect our labor force. This includes those working with hazardous and toxic chemicals as well as dangerous machinery."

Unions

Excerpt: "As a business owner, I understand the need to arrive at equitable labor negotiations that benefit both business and employee. When our employees are properly provided for and feel valued and happy, business thrives."

Health

Excerpt: "I support upgraded and further improved standards for healthcare at MMMC. I also fully support the construction of an additional hospital on island to better serve our growing population. At the clinic level, I support requiring a smaller patient to support staff ratios in all local clinics."

Local Industry

Excerpt: "Industry in Hawaii must look towards modernizing practices as an investment in Hawaii’s future and economy, not merely as a burdensome business expense. Ideally, this would be attained by educating businesses on cleaner, more responsible models which inspire a voluntary shift in practices."

Environment

Excerpt: "Without our pristine environment, all sectors of industry in Hawaii will fail. This is not an anti-business approach; it is a responsible business approach. This means, no open air testing of new life forms until safety can be thoroughly assessed, strict guidelines for pesticide/fertilizer use, careful mitigation of dust drift and water runoff, and comprehensive air quality monitoring."