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Baybee Hufana-Ablan
Baybee Hufana-Ablan was a 2014 candidate for District 8 of the Honolulu, Hawaii City Council.
Biography
Hufana-Ablan holds a B.S. in business administration, and she is a certified pharmacy technician. Her professional experience includes working as a COVID-19 PCR testing manager at Daniel Inouye International Airport.[1] Hufana-Ablan also worked as the operations manager for Quality Medical Supply Corp. and as the senior adviser to the director of the Honolulu Emergency Services Department.
Hufana-Ablan has also been involved with several community organizations such as the Pearl City Neighborhood Board, the United Filipino Council of Hawaii, the Oahu Filipino Community Council and the Filipino Business Women’s Association.[2][3]
Elections
2014
Honolulu, Hawaii held city council elections on November 4, 2014. A primary election took place on August 9, 2014. Because one candidate received a majority of the votes in the District 8 primary, its general election was called off. Brandon Elefante defeated Baybee Hufana-Ablan, Russ Grunch and Brysen Poulton.[4][5]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brandon Elefante* |
47.7% | 11,520 | ||
| Baybee Hufana-Ablan | 13.6% | 3,275 | ||
| Russ Grunch | 5.8% | 1,411 | ||
| Brysen Poulton | 7.1% | 1,724 | ||
| Blank or Over Votes | 25.8% | 6,235 | ||
| Total Votes | 24,165 | |||
| Source: Hawaii Secretary of State - 2014 Primary Results |
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*Note: Because Brandon Elefante received more votes than the combined votes of his opponents, he was declared the winner outright.
Campaign themes
2014
Hufana-Ablan addressed the following issues in an interview with Civil Beat, a local Honolulu newspaper, on July 29, 2014:[2]
Urban Housing
- Excerpt: "The City Council has the ability to establish a City policy on affordable housing for the properties the city owns. This discussion is currently taking place now with the discussion to sell the city’s current stock of affordable housing properties. The City Council should establish policies that ensure these properties stay affordable for more than 50 years or in perpetuity. The City Council also has the ability to have an effect on the type of development that will occur in Central Oahu, Ewa and on the North Shore. The City Council should not waiver on the current 30 percent affordable housing requirement currently in the law for new development and should not allow “in-lieu of” payment for not constructing affordable homes."
Traffic
- Excerpt: "I would be open to look at offering a “flex” work schedule for city employees. The city would have to consult with the public sector unions, but the discussion should take place. I would also like to see more city services offered in Kapolei to support the “Second City” concept adopted by the General Plan and the Ewa Development Plan. We should consider constructing another city office building near or adjacent to Kapolei Hale."
City Revenues
- Excerpt: "Prior to increasing any type of fee or taxes, I would examine the operating budget of the city to find opportunities to reduce costs and operate government more efficiently. I strongly believe that the city has not looked at ways to reduce expenses such as electricity and fuel costs. For example, the city should establish a public/private partnership with a company to generate electricity using photovoltaic panels for the NBC Concert Hall and Blaisdell arena. The city should look at utilizing PV technology on all city buildings to reduce the electricity costs."
Recent news
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See also
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Honolulu, Hawaii city council elections, 2014
- United States municipal elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ "Email communication with Baybee Hufana-Ablan," January 16, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Civil Beat, "Candidate Q&A," July 29, 2014
- ↑ Star Advertiser, "Voters' Guide," accessed August 4, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Honolulu Civil Beat, "Honolulu City Council: Three Districts Will Have Run-offs in November," August 9, 2014
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