t were adopted by the Hawaii State Legislature. Excellence in Leadership Medallion, 1991. The Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health awarded him this medallion for implementing Hawaii's "A+ Program" in 1989 to address the problem of latchkey children in the state's public elementary schools. Benjamin Cayetano's accomplishments as the Governor of Hawaii are numerous, which is why Hawaiian residents have a deep affection for him. He has helped Hawaii's agriculture by creating thousands of jobs thereby helping small farmers. He also promised to "promote diversified agricultural community based types of programs and support them through financing and funding." Now the state provides millions of dollars in agricultural loans to farmers.Hawaii's Economy has tremendously improved since Cayetano took office in 1994. In his campaign statement Cayetano said that Hawaii "needs to develop a world-class economy that can compete in global markets for the export of our goods and services while attracting investment capital that maximizes the use of our unique human and natural resources. We need to diversify our economy and strike a better balance among economic, environmental and social objectives." Today Personal Income in Hawaii is rising and the unemployment rate is consistently decreasing. Businesses and corporations are being attracted to operate in Hawaii. Currently, three leading international high tech companies are operating in Hawaii. Tourism in Hawaii is at an all time high due to major events like football games. Last year, Hawaii built a world-class convention center, created the Hawaii Tourism Authority, and gave it 60 Million dollars to market Hawaii. Benjamin Cayetano also managed to lower the cost of living and the cost of doing business by signing one of the nation's biggest tax cuts -- $2 Billion over six years. Workers Compensation was reformed by cutting premiums by as much as 50%.Education is a big iss...
