Netra Halperin
Netra Halperin (Republican Party) ran for election to the Hawaii House of Representatives to represent District 11. She lost in the Republican primary on August 13, 2022.
Halperin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Halperin was a 2012 Democratic candidate for District 11 of the Hawaii House of Representatives.
Biography
Netra Halperin was born in Redwood City, California. She earned a bachelor's degree from San Francisco State University in 1985 and a graduate degree from Antioch University in 1989. Her career experience includes working as a consultant.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 11
Terez Amato defeated Shekinah Cantere in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 11 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Terez Amato (D) | 64.6 | 5,263 | |
| Shekinah Cantere (R) | 35.4 | 2,882 | ||
| Total votes: 8,145 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 11
Terez Amato defeated Randal Mahiai in the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 11 on August 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Terez Amato | 73.6 | 2,716 | |
| Randal Mahiai | 26.4 | 972 | ||
| Total votes: 3,688 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 11
Shekinah Cantere defeated Netra Halperin in the Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 11 on August 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shekinah Cantere | 50.6 | 680 | |
| Netra Halperin | 49.4 | 663 | ||
| Total votes: 1,343 | ||||
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2012
Halperin ran in the 2012 election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 11. Halperin was defeated by Kaniela Ing in the Democratic primary on August 11, 2012.[2][3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Kaniela Ing |
45% | 1,108 |
| Netra Halperin | 27.7% | 682 |
| Colin Hanlon | 14.1% | 347 |
| Joseph Bertram III | 13.2% | 324 |
| Total Votes | 2,461 | |
2010
Halperin was a Democratic candidate for District 11 in the Hawaii House of Representatives in the September 18, 2010 state legislative elections. Halperin was defeated by Joseph Bertram III in the primary. The general election was November 2, 2010.[4]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Netra Halperin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Halperin's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- HOUSING: Maui, like the rest of the United States, is suffering from a severe housing crisis. Because the Permitting Department is overwhelmed, homeowners and developers must wait months, or even years to get building permits. This increases the cost of housing and reduces the supply. By streamlining the permitting process, we can house more people. As a State Legislator I will introduce a bill to appropriate funding to the Counties to hire more staff, with the caveat that they must decrease their timelines. Also, I will focus on the permit processes that are within the purview of the State.
- CLEAN OCEAN: Kihei’s Wastewater Treatment Plant is injecting unsanitized sewage through underground plumes directly into the Ocean. Much better solutions are using VETIVER plants and VERMIFILTRATION to filter sewage. Both of these natural systems are currently being trialed here on Maui. These would be cheaper and more effective. We can clean up our ocean for swimming & wildlife. This is also an investment in sustainable tourism.
- NEW KIHEI HIGH SCHOOL: The original plans for the new Kihei high school included a pedestrian overpass for the children to cross the Piʻilani Highway. The Department of Transportation (DOT) commissioned a study by a mainland company, which determined an overpass wasn’t necessary! Now the DOT and the Department of Education are reneging on this promise. As your legislator I will not rest until we have the overpass our children’s safety deserves, and continued flow of traffic for Kihei residents. It is a win-win.
I will legislate differently. My vote is NOT for sale—for any price.
Because I am now going door-to-door in South Maui, and asking constituents their concerns, I will actually KNOW what the residents of my district want—because they have told me.
In looking at a problem it is necessary to first determine where the POWER is. For example, I was previously a child and family therapist. When a family came in and discussed their child getting into fights at school or having nightmares, I would ask about the parent's relationship, or whether there had been any incidents that affected the whole family. As the parents are the leaders, and their relationship between each other, and their actions have the most affect on a family. Of course there are situations, such as a physical or mental health issue of a child which could be impacting the whole family.
It is also about accepting that while we may disagree with another legislator on one issue, they may be an ally on another issue. We can't get too attached to our colleague's opinions on every issue.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 15, 2022
- ↑ civilbeat.com, " Unofficial 2012 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, Official 2010 Primary Results, accessed July 12, 2012
