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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Council is considering legislation to redirect the county’s share of geothermal royalty funds back to their original purpose – addressing community impacts from geothermal development. James Weatherford, candidate for County Council District 4, fully supports this initiative and says Bill 256-12 must be passed. “This is not about being ‘pro’ […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii County Council candidate James Weatherford of the newly drawn Puna Council District 4 has been certified for full public funding by the state Campaign Spending Commission. After gathering the signatures, $5 contributions and early support of 200 registered voters from the district, Weatherford’s campaign was cleared to receive full public funding in […]

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From James Weatherford, PhD, candidate for County Council District 4: Staunchest advocates of geothermal development in Hawaii make a leap of blind faith straight from the obvious – the state’s dependency on imported petroleum – to the not-at-all-obvious – that extensive geothermal development for generation of electricity is the only alternative that will deliver us […]

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This is to make public my intention to be a candidate for Hawaii County Council, District 4, in 2012. My candidacy derives from my passion for and commitment to public service, and the desire to serve this community that has given me so much.

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Hawaii County Council candidate James Weatherford from Lower Puna has become the first non-incumbent to be guaranteed 100 percent public funding for his campaign. The Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission certified Weatherford Mar. 31 to participate in the new Pilot Comprehensive Public Funding Project in the 2010 Elections.

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