Joli Tokusato

Joli Tokusato was a 2014 candidate for the District 6 of the Honolulu, Hawaii City Council.

Biography

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Tokusato's professional experience includes working in the hotel industry.^[1]

Tokusata addressed the following issues in a meeting with Civil Beat, a local Honolulu newspaper, on July 10, 2014:^[2]

Urban Housing

Excerpt: "Lawmakers must not raise property taxes on elderly residents on a fixed income. Instead, lawmakers can demand that the very rich pay their fair share of the taxes. Property taxes on second homes (any home or residential property that does not serve as a primary residence to an owner or renter) should be significantly increased. We need to implement scaled conveyance taxes that discourage “flipping” property as commodity — and balance that with scaled tax-credits that encourage multi-unit landlords to rent a portion of their units to no/low-income renters. As long-term tenants increase their earnings, landlords can raise their rents and then offer a tax-credit subsidized unit to a new no/low-income tenant ensuring that landlords can continue to offer affordable units."

Traffic

Excerpt: "Our bus system was considered one of the best in the nation and cutting bus routes was a mistake. We should reward bus riders with cheaper fares, more routes and more express buses so that more riders can have a seat. We could increase occupancy requirements for the HOV lanes, which would increase neighbor ride-share opportunities, like the one that started in the Bay Area during the BART boycott. We also need to take care of our bicyclists with more designated bike lanes and ad campaigns that increase driver education and decrease car-on-bike accidents. The state passed “Complete Street” legislation — however, it was enacted without funding. As city roads are improved, we can ensure our streets are safe and usable for motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians."

City Revenues

Excerpt: "The city does need to boost revenue. One reason I am running for office is because the City Council “deferred” an opportunity to maintain an existing tax base in the industry that drives our economy. In the visitor industry alone, we have lost thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue — Transient Accommodations Taxes and General Excise Taxes — that the city relies upon to run the functions of government. With deferrals such as Bill 16, which would have stopped the hotel-to-condo conversions which are hurting the hotel industry and diminishing our tax base; taxpayers are then left to make up for those losses. We need legislation that makes sense. We need to ensure that the steps we take to boost revenue are not regressive taxes on the poor or needless giveaways to the wealthiest citizens. For instance, electric car owners are able to afford new cars and should not be given free parking. While I applaud the less-harmful environmental impact of electric cars, their owners are already sidestepping state gas taxes that help to pay for some of the roads they drive on. We cannot afford to lose out on even the smallest of revenue."

See also: Honolulu, Hawaii city council elections, 2014

Honolulu, Hawaii held city council elections on November 4, 2014. A primary election took place on August 9, 2014. Incumbent Carol Fukunaga and Sam Aiona advanced past Steve Miller and Joli Tokusato in the primary election. Fukunaga defeated Aiona in the general election.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Honolulu City Council, District 6, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Carol Fukunaga Incumbent	54.7%	17,373
Sam Aiona	36.3%	11,541
Blank or Over Votes	9%	2,856
Total Votes		31,770
Source: Hawaii Secretary of State - 2014 General Election Results

**Honolulu City Council, District 6 Nonpartisan Primary, 2014**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Carol Fukunaga Incumbent	42.5%	11,412
Sam Aiona	22.7%	6,106
Steve Miller	4.2%	1,131
Joli Tokusato	17.8%	4,776
Blank or Over Votes	12.8%	3,453
Total Votes		26,878
Source: Hawaii Secretary of State - 2014 Primary Results

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