According to Ms. Hanabusa, "[a]s we continue our pivot to the Pacific, Hawaii will continue to play an integral role in the shaping of a peaceful and prosperous 21st century."  Her prediction is quite a bit rosier than yours, that "now there is a real possibility that this will likely change reducing military spending in our state."

In my opinion Ms. Hanabusa didn't make much of a case for this being a pressing community issue.

From my perspective, more pressing community issues are tied to the historically high disparities in wealth and income, which mean poor-paying jobs for our children and way too many homeless neighbors.