DAGS recently sent out this Capitol Garage Traffic Safety Memo as a reminder to please drive safely in the Capitol parking garage. There have been several reports of speeding and near accidents in recent weeks due to drivers not following traffic codes.
For your safety, be sure to observe the following:
The [...]
The Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund (EUTF) Board of Trustees recently approved health benefit and life insurance plans. Open enrollment has been scheduled for November 2-30, 2009. However, due to worker confusion over health care choices, a special meeting has been called next Monday, November 23,2009, [...]
Call on Tourism Authority to restore funding to high-visibility efforts.
State Senators who oversee Hawai‘i’s tourism industry today called on the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority to reverse its decision to slash funding for high-visibility visitor programs. Senator Clarence Nishihara, chair of the Senate Tourism Committee, and Senator Donna [...]
Senator Gary Hooser discusses the use of the hurricane fund and other revenue sources to save school days in the following Honolulu Advertiser op-ed, “Legislature must act to save school days“:
October 12, 2009
Losing 17 days of classroom instruction [...]
by Senator Will Espero
District 20
Hawaii’s volcanoes put on a fantastic show for nature lovers, but its lava also creates a rich soil that gives locally grown food their distinctly delicious flavors. Agriculture in Hawaii suffers from memories of plantation days gone by. No longer simply [...]
The following op-ed by Senator Norman Sakamoto ran in yesterday’s Star Bulletin:
by Senator Sakamoto, District 15
December 29, 2009
With “Furlough Fridays” a reality, efforts toward a long-term solution are overdue. The time that some are now devoting to finger-pointing and affixing blame are [...]
In the spirit of the year’s scariest holiday, Senate staff held a Mini-Pumpkin Decorating Contest at the Capitol. Check out some of the entries:
And the winners are:
Most Scariest – “Senator Jack-O-Lantern” Most Creative – “Wana Li`ili`i” Senator’s Choice – “Wana Li`ili`i” Senate Staffer’s Choice – “Garfield” Special Effort Award [...]
Parents against furlough Fridays Rally at the Hawai‘i State Capitol, October 23, 2009.
Senate President Colleen Hanabusa today announced that a Special Committee of the Hawai‘i State Senate will convene to consider the options available to address the question of teacher furloughs.
“I am [...]
