HONOLULU -- There are now 10 candidates for Honolulu City Council District 6, as of the Office of Elections Candidate Report on July 23. The Hawaii Independent submitted the same list of questions to each of the 10 candidates. Responses will be published in the order in which they are received. District 6 is comprised of a portion of Makiki, Downtown Honolulu, Punchbowl, Liliha, Pauoa Valley, Nuuanu, Alewa Heights, Papakolea, Kalihi Valley, and a portion of greater Kalihi. Candidate Bob Vieira worked for many years as the Director of Economic Development at Hawaiian Electric Company and now owns a real estate company. He served as City Parks director under Mayor Frank Fasi and served on the neighborhood boards of Kailua and Downtown. A fourth generation kamaaina, Vieira has lived much of his life in District 6 and lives in Pauoa Valley