, HawaiiWaimeaAugust 13, 2010 –

Video by David Corrigan

Candidates vying to be the next Governor of Hawaii gathered at the Waimea School Cafeteria on Thursday (Aug. 12) to participate in the 22nd North Hawaii Non-Partisan Candidate Forum.

Present to debate the issues: Neil Abercrombie (Democrat), John Carroll (Republican), Tony Clapes (Non-Partisan), Daniel Cunningham (Free Energy Party), and Van Tanabe (Democrat)

Candidates Mufi Hannemann (Democrat) and Duke Aiona (Republican) were among those not present for the forum.

The forum was moderated by newswoman Sherry Bracken of LAVA FM / KKOA’s “Island Issues” & KHPR.

Big Island Video News presents the forum, in its entirety, broken down into the following segments for easier viewing:

Opening statements

VIDEO: Van Tanabe
VIDEO: Neil Abercrombie
VIDEO: Tony Clapes
VIDEO: Daniel Cunningham
VIDEO: John Carroll

Individual & Roundtable Questions

VIDEO: Helping agriculture and ranching

VIDEO: Economy, water use, health care, business climate

VIDEO: Energy Independence

Closing