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District 13 is a rural district encompassing parts of Maui on three inhabited islands:
Parts of Maui island: Haiku, Hāna, Kaupo, Kīpahulu, Nahiku, Pāʻia
All of Lānaʻi, and
All of Molokaʻi
The district also represents the uninhabited islands of Kahoʻolawe and Molokini. DeCoite is a resident of Hoolehua, Molokai and owns L&R Farm Enterprises and RJ Snacks. DeCoitte has been appointed to five House committees:
Agriculture
Economic Development & Business
Finance
Tourism
Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts
Representative DeCoite has been an advocate for cockfighting, which is illegal in Hawaii, and has supported the recognition of cockfighting as a cultural activity.
In testimony to the state house prior to her appointment, she testified that ending cockfighting could cause global warming and have other impacts: "These animals will fight with out humans that is there common nature.
Humans have altered some many things in the world that we have become our worst enemies. That has been linked to climate change.
If we keep making to many changes we will destroy ourselves, and the life forms that exist around us.".
