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Austin Martin
Austin Martin (also known as Shiloh) is an officeholder of the Libertarian Party of Hawaii Chair.
Martin (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Hawaii House of Representatives to represent District 3. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Martin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Martin attended Abilene Christian University. As of his 2024 campaign, Martin was chairman of the Libertarian Party of Hawaii.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 3
Incumbent Chris Todd defeated Kanoa Wilson and Austin Martin in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chris Todd (D) | 65.5 | 5,821 |
| Kanoa Wilson (R) | 31.4 | 2,793 | ||
 | Austin Martin (L)  | 3.1 | 276 | |
| Total votes: 8,890 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 3
Incumbent Chris Todd defeated Kiana Kanahele in the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 3 on August 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Todd | 55.4 | 2,221 |
| Kiana Kanahele | 44.6 | 1,786 | ||
| Total votes: 4,007 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 3
Kanoa Wilson advanced from the Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 3 on August 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kanoa Wilson | 100.0 | 818 | |
| Total votes: 818 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 3
Austin Martin advanced from the Libertarian primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 3 on August 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Austin Martin | 100.0 | 14 |
| Total votes: 14 | |||
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Endorsements
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Pledges
Martin signed the following pledges.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Austin Martin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Martin's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Together, we will send a clear message to the failing two-party system: “Do better.”
If you send me to serve in the State House of Representatives, I will work hard for you. I will read each bill with care. My experience with parliamentary procedure, legislative review, & legal theory will ensure that I can make better use of the position than any other candidate; I won’t let you down.
Let’s Do Better- Nullify the Jones Act - Hawaii needs real economic opportunity for local people, not just foreign investors and offshore industries. The cabotage restrictions of the Jones Act are a big part of Hawaii’s cost of living crisis; even though this is a Federal Law, these issues can absolutely be addressed through responsible local policies. One proposal that offers the simplest form of relief is to formally recognize one of the Hawaiian Homelands Ports as a non-US Port, under an independent Port Authority. This would facilitate inter-island shipping and would make our exports much more competitive, setting the stage for the economic miracle Hawaii needs, taking healthy steps toward sustainability & independence for our local economy.
- Disinfect the House -
If you send me to the House, one of my highest priorities will be to use all the powers and resources of my office to shine a spotlight in the dark corners of our government. Hawaii has a serious public corruption problem - we are in desperate need of strong leadership with the courage to stand up to corruption without fear or favor; we need political outsiders who aren’t part of the “club”. We need integrity, boldness, & fearless aloha. This is what I can bring to Honolulu from District 3.
However - we don’t need a mere rabble-rouser, or a show-boater; if the corruption issue is to be truly addressed, it will take putting ordinary political differences on the side, and working together to solve the big problems. - Sustainable Prosperity through Freedom Hands off our land! We want our local people to be free to own and build on their own land without excessive government interference. We can still protect our Hawaii from foreign over-development without aggressively restricting our local people’s private property rights. Hands off our local businesses! We need our inventors, entrepreneurs, and ordinary folks to be free - but right now, it’s pretty much illegal to start a lemonade stand. I know we can do better. Hawaii, by embracing economic liberty & pursuing sustainable prosperity through freedom, can transform our economy, regain our independence, recover our influence, and reclaim our ability to determine our own political destiny.
I am passionate to restore Pono to the government, and to ensure the people have voices that are not afraid to speak up, but are still able to work with opposing views to get the important work done.
I am passionate for Hawaii’s economic and political independence - Hawaii should be rich and prosperous. Our local people should find it easy and affordable to live here and to do business. The regulation was never meant to handcuff our locals - but instead to protect from big industry and foreign interest.
“Human Action” by Ludwig Von Mises
“Essay Collection” by CS Lewis
“Ethics” by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“Don Quixote” by Miguel de Cervantes
“City of God” by Saint Augustine
“The Cost of Discipleship” by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“Life Together” by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Without boldness, there will be no action.
Without integrity, the action will be pointless.
Without wisdom, the fools will rule.
These are the critical traits that each elected servant should possess.
Wisdom - it is said:
“A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil,
But a fool is arrogant and careless.”
Proverbs 14:16
“How blessed is the man who finds wisdom
And the man who gains understanding.
For her profit is better than the profit of silver
And her gain better than fine gold.”
Proverbs 3:13-14
Integrity - (inclusive of diligence and faithfulness)
“A man will not be established by wickedness,
But the root of the righteous will not be moved.”
Proverbs 12:3
“The wicked are overthrown and are no more,
But the house of the righteous will stand.”
Proverbs 12:7
Boldness -
“The wicked flee when no one is pursuing,
But the righteous are bold as a lion.”
Proverbs 28:1
“Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained,
But happy is he who keeps the law.”
The legislature are, quite frankly, pushovers. Reps rarely, if ever seem to be willing to stand up for their people. They are all too busy trying to “not make waves”. They should not be so afraid to stand up for Pono.
1. Corruption, anarcho-tyranny, and the sheer economic ruin which has already been wrought by the Corporate-government mafia clans, who have usurped the People of Hawaii & their organic culture.
2. War & the local consequences of wartime policy
3. Centralization, colonialism, & Globalism destroying the Hawaiian Culture and what remains of our way of life.
4. Public anger & fear being used to advance knee-jerk policy reactions, which often tend to worsen the situation more than if no action had been taken. Blowback and the law of unintended consequences should be on the mind of every person thinking of putting a hand on the wheel of Hawaiian politics.
5. Judicial misconduct eroding the rule of law, enabling and continuing the current Anarcho-Tyrannical Racket in place, which (unfortunately) is misnomered as a “State Government”.
6. Full-Spectrum organized crime & foreign interest capture of public governance and infrastructure
7. Foreign & domestic exploitation/ colonization of Hawaii, if not stopped, will result in the eventual collapse of the local economy, civil order, and the onset of serious local violence. This, combined with a rapid decline in living conditions, possibly leading to systematic collapses in critical industries resulting in major disruptions to ordinary life. This situation would make the probability of more profound political changes possible, making civil conflict a tail-risk to consider.
On another level, being too accustomed to pragmatically compromising for the sake of “getting things done” is a big part of what can lead to major betrayals of public trust.
There is a balance needed; great leaders rarely need to tout their experience as a practical concern. The Pono ones don’t spend much time on self-promotion…
If elected, I will be leading the a third party minority in the house, and so our party will have no way of getting “our way” by using the brute force of majority. Instead, we will have to focus on building healthy working relationships (with healthy boundaries) that result in our minority voices becoming a major influence to help shape the future of Hawaii towards an outcome that has more respect for the local culture and the rights of local communities to determine their own political destiny.
Real change comes from the bottom up, not the top down. The relationships we build must be reasonably connected to the shared interests (and oppositions) in the communities that I represent.
That said, this anti-ethic of “working together” has also resulted in very high levels of pettiness and political games being played at the expense of the People of Hawaii. This is something that a small minority 3rd Party can effectively address without sacrificing the effectiveness of the State House, nor their ability to be an important (perhaps even sometimes decisive) influence.
Electing someone who isn’t too chummy with the existing good-ol-boys club is a good idea for the health of the community and the health of Hawaii’s political scene as n general. There are actually better ways of getting things done than caving to peer pressure & kowtowing to the unreasonable demands of group dynamics, and I’m an excellent choice for the job, as shown in my historic achievements for Hawaii’s largest 3rd Party.
I do not have any plans to do so, though I also haven’t ruled out other future runs either.
I am content to serve my local community, and I don’t have any career ambitions to be a politician. Even now, in this run, I am just trying to do my best to live up to the responsibilities that have been placed before me, with what few resources I have at my disposal. My job this year is to perform a political miracle: to spin straw into gold.
So be it. I’ll do my best.
The Constitution is not for easy times, it’s for emergencies especially.
The House should impeach and refer for criminal charges any executive who presumes to unilaterally rule over Hawaii, usurping the powers of a King.
Some of the provisions would include:
1. Requiring the Attorney General and other key government oversight positions to be elected, including at least 2 judges in each sector of the judiciary.
2. Requiring the sheriffs to be independent of the judiciary and locally elected, rather than a second state policing force & judicial enforcement unit, thereby allowing local communities to enforce the laws and regulations as they see fit for their community. This would empower the community to independently enforce the laws against other government actors when appropriate, restoring another important “check” on government overreach.
3. Reforming the prosecutors’ office by making them independent of the judiciary, and requiring the judiciary to maximize its reliance on juries while minimizing the practice of allowing plea-bargain factories, which is actually color-of-law racketeering.
4. Require mandatory minimum sentences for “Fraud-on-the-Court” and creating false legal jeopardy against innocent persons; this law would be especially made to apply to Police Officers, Prosecutors, CPS/CWS workers, mandatory reporters, and any other government worker, but would more broadly affect witnesses in general; it would reform litigation privilege.
5. Removing “absolute immunity” from prosecutors, and judges, and reforming or abolishing “qualified immunity”, in favor of a reasonableness standard. There should be no immunity for criminal actions, and the law applies equally to everyone - including public servants.
6. Repair the damage done over the past few years to our elections system by decentralizing it to the local communities as much as possible, discouraging the use of private vendors, and banning the use of proprietary software in public elections.
Accountability & tirelessly for all three government is a top priority for me.
If the government did a halfway decent job, perhaps that wouldn’t be the case.
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 18, 2024
