Ladies and Gentlemen, distinguished guests, Happy Kuhio Day! Mahalo for being here
tonight. My name is Brett Kulbis and I'm asking for your vote for
County Chairman!
County Chairman!
Last year Republicans across the Nation came out in droves and we saw
the Republican red
the Republican red
wave engulf the country, while we stood on the beach watching from afar
wondering what
wondering what
happened here!
To understand what happened in Hawaii we must think back to around
1999, when a small
1999, when a small
group of relatively powerful insiders centralized inherent county
responsibilities under one
responsibilities under one
State leadership.
Responsibilities like organizing county precincts and districts,
recruiting
Responsibilities like organizing county precincts and districts,
recruiting
county and state candidates, fundraising with candidates and messaging
on the issues.
on the issues.
Over the years we have forsaken our county grassroots and moved to an
oligarchy – a small
oligarchy – a small
group of self-selected insiders making decisions for the rest of us.
A very select “good ‘ole boy (and girl)” cabal that tells us when and
where to hold
where to hold
caucuses with little input from the precinct and district chairs; that
decides which
decides which
candidates are worthy of our support while good candidates such as
Kathryn Henski, Eric
Kathryn Henski, Eric
Ching, and my personal friend Bryan Jeremiah are left un-supported to
battle the Democrat
battle the Democrat
machine; fearful insiders who withhold vital tools which precinct and
district chairs need to
district chairs need to
be successful and communicate with their members; an oligarchy that has
disenfranchised
disenfranchised
many of our members because they have been silent on the most important
issues affecting
issues affecting
our County and State, and have failed to stand on our Republican
principles and values.
principles and values.
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I am not going to be critical of how we got to where we are – We all
read or heard how our
read or heard how our
party is “irrelevant”. My focus
is on today and on this election cycle.
I am running
is on today and on this election cycle.
I am running
because we cannot afford another two years of the same failed
leadership that we have
leadership that we have
had for the last two years. This
is your choice tonight. Continue to
lose, or change our
is your choice tonight. Continue to
lose, or change our
direction.
Now I’m not saying I have all the answers nor do I believe that only I
can fix our problems.
can fix our problems.
IT TAKES A TEAM. I learned from
26 years in the Navy…our ships don’t go to sea to protect
26 years in the Navy…our ships don’t go to sea to protect
our great nation without teamwork.
I also learned that you don’t succeed without a plan.
I also learned that you don’t succeed without a plan.
I have a plan, and it’s simple.
Get back to the basics — organize our county precincts and
Get back to the basics — organize our county precincts and
districts; give our county grassroot leaders and warriors the tools
they need for success;
they need for success;
message about our Republican principles and values making a clear
contrast between us
contrast between us
and the Democrat machine; and lay the groundwork to make it as easy as
possible for our
possible for our
brave candidates to win.
Michael Reagan said, “…people need to remember without the
grassroots, Ronald Reagan
grassroots, Ronald Reagan
probably doesn't become president of the United States of America…,”
and that is what I
and that is what I
will begin to restore if elected County Chair.
We are the party of Lincoln, Reagan and Prince Kuhio. We are the party that ended slavery
and passed the Civil Rights Act.
We are the party that believes in the inherent need and
We are the party that believes in the inherent need and
desire of each and every individual to make their own way in the world,
as free as possible
as free as possible
from the constraints of an overbearing government.
We are the party that has always had at its core a deep and abiding
love and respect for
love and respect for
this state, the nation, our founding fathers, and for the divine
inspiration that aided in the
inspiration that aided in the
drafting of our Constitution.
Republicans across the Nation came out in droves and you saw the red
wave engulf the rest
wave engulf the rest
of the country, while we stood on the beach watching from afar
wondering what happened
wondering what happened
here!
I sent you each my biography, so I won't repeat it here. You know that I am the outsider to
the slate presented to you by the same folks who got us where we are
today. I will bring a
today. I will bring a
balance, a conservative perspective to the Executive Committee, a
perspective that has
perspective that has
been sorely absent for several years.
More importantly you’ll be sending a message to
More importantly you’ll be sending a message to
leadership that it's time for change.
Ronald Reagan once said, “Our party must be based on the kind of
leadership that grows
leadership that grows
and takes its strength from the people. Any organization is in actuality
only the lengthened
only the lengthened
shadow of its members. A political party is a mechanical structure
created to further a
created to further a
cause. The cause, not the mechanism, brings and holds the members
together.”
together.”
For too long we have ignored the cause!
Today you have a chance to change the status quo and begin rebuilding
our team and
our team and
making our party great again! My
name is Brett Kulbis, and I humbly ask for your vote for
name is Brett Kulbis, and I humbly ask for your vote for
County Chairman.
We can win elections. We can
make Hawaii a better place to live. My name is Brett Kulbis,
make Hawaii a better place to live. My name is Brett Kulbis,
and I humbly ask for your vote for county chairman.
God bless you, God bless Hawaii, God bless President Trump and God
bless the United
bless the United
States of America, mahalo!!
Mahalo Nui Loa!!