Let’s Take Better Care of Each Other.
Caring for kupuna and caregivers has inspired me to run for office. My deep desire and appreciation for peace, creativity and social harmony compels me. I have met many local legislators and they care about us. Yet, have they cared enough to work with each other and fight for stronger policies – policies that can increase the quality of life for all of us? There’s care, and then there is really good care. Anyone looking to hire a caregiver for their mom or dad, baby or beloved pet knows the difference.
At the community and family level, we are all natural care-givers and want to take care of each other. I feel that, together, we can take caring for each other to the next level and increase the quality of life for our keiki, kupuna, and all future generations.
Tanya Yamanaka Aynessazian
Courage and Compassionate Action
We are in a state of *hypercrisis* on Hawaii Island. All of the issues we haven’t fixed over time have a point of convergence: homelessness and houselessness. There is no short answer on how to “fix” this issue because this outcome is one of many unnecessary casualties of our socioeconomic system. Another example of what happens when we donʻt invest in addressing problems is the increasing prevalence of dementia in our 55+ age group and need for aging services to meet the increasing need on Hawaii Island. If we decide to take real care of these issues, explore all the paths that lead to them, and can define outcomes that benefit all, we may be able to see potential opportunities that exist that werenʻt visible to us before.
In other words, if we can’t understand our problems and conflicts from a telescopic perspective and are only looking at them through a microscope, we are missing how to address them from a larger, social and interconnected, systemic way. On that note, more of us need to be engaged and empowered to define specific solutions and measurable outcomes to have what we need to thrive. Strong leaders love other strong leaders and arenʻt afraid of having disagreements and hashing it out.
Politics should be a NO BULLIES ZONE.
By supporting compassionate action and care as the primary driver for policy and decision-making, I hope to work with existing and emerging community leaders to create real, long-term impact in three main areas that I believe will improve our health and happiness.
Health, Healing & Well-Being
We can create more peace (vs. stress) by ensuring the health, healing and well-being for all members of our community. Increasing access to medical care, complementary healing modalities and wellness practices for everyone is paramount for a resilient community.
Education, Arts & Culture
We are creative beings. Education, whether it is formal or informal, in the school, home, church or forest, creates culture. Teaching others how to more consciously create the world around us is key to bringing more balance into our day to day lives.
Sustainable Systems
Social harmony comes from peace on the inside (see health, healing & well-being) and shared social, economic and infrastructure systems that support life. Systems that are designed to be in harmony with nature support us as human beings for generations to come.
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