02.01.08 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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BRICKWOOD GALUTERIA ANNOUNCES HIS RUN FOR THE STATE SENATE
HONOLULU, HI (February1, 2008) — Brickwood M. Galuteria, former chair of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, announced his candidacy for Senate District 12 today. Brickwood is best known as a community leader, accomplished businessman, consummate television and radio personality, skilled communicator, and talented musician.
As a son of Hawaii, Brickwood has a profound understanding of what local residents want and need. Through his years of service as state chairman of the Democratic Party of Hawaii and his many other
experiences in the local community, Brickwood has gained valuable insight on island politics. During his tenure with the Democratic Party, Brickwood learned the complicated process of policy-making and
governance, and utilized his talents in communications to help bring opposing groups together.
“I’ve always had a yearning to serve the community,” he says. “But service also requires courage. The courage to run your decision-making process through a ‘fairness filter,’ acquire balanced information,
deliberate and decide…for the greater good. At the end of the day, I want to be part of the solution.”
Brickwood is ready and able to provide the state of Hawaii with a senator who will best represent, and when necessary, fight for the people of District 12, which includes some of the vital and diverse areas of the island, including Waikiki, Ala Moana, Kaka‘ako, Downtown, Chinatown and Kalihi-Palama.
Brickwood believes that balanced community growth is required so these unique areas can thrive. He recognizes tourism as a vital part of the state’s economic engine and that its sustainability requires
community-involved revitalization. He wants to fight for solutions to the area’s affordable housing problems and to continue the efforts at reducing crime in the district. Brickwood is resolved to address local solutions to healthcare needs and educational issues. He also aims to enhance Oahu’s commercial harbor system, is an advocate of a fixed guideway rapid transit system to ease the island’s traffic woes, and is committed to protecting the district’s open spaces — supporting efforts to preserve and rehabilitate Hawaii’s fragile ecosystem.
“Everyone has their time and their moment,” says Brickwood. “This is my time to step
-more- up. I respect public service so much. I’m willing to put my name out there because I believe the importance of giving the constituency a choice.”
About Brickwood:
Brickwood was born and raised in both the Kaka‘ako and Kapahulu areas, where his entire family worked, played and worshipped. It was here that Brickwood would develop a deep appreciation for this area of Oahu — a place he calls the “last open area on the Southern Corridor.”
Brickwood became a fixture in the local community in his adulthood — as a family man, businessman and public service advocate. He is married to wife Abigail Lehua, and has three sons and two daughters as well as eight grandchildren. It is family that inspires Brickwood’s drive for public service.
Brickwood’s history of public service is immense. In addition to serving as the chairman of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, he also spent time as the president of the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts and as a Democratic National Committee member. He was also a board member for the Hawaii Book and Music Festival, the Polynesian Voyaging Society, the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts, the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame, the Native Hawaiian Culture and Arts Program, the Hawaii Special Olympics, the Hawaii Association of Retarded Citizens and the Life Foundation.
At the Kawaiaha‘o Church in Kaka‘ako, Brickwood was also a trustee, moderator and chair/member for various church committees, including the Church Endowment Fund, Joint Planning Committee, Strategic Planning Committee, Pastoral Search and Capital Campaign.
Becoming the chairman for the Democratic Party of Hawaii in 2004, however, is really what served to reaffirm Brickwood’s values and further his pride in being from The Aloha State.
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