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- A take on the hurricane fund from the Senator from the hurricane island 5:27pm Nov 3
- The food chain 3:41pm Nov 2
- No time for blame in addressing teacher furloughs 9:06pm Oct 30
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- Opening Day - 2009 Legislative...
Senate Chambers, Hawaii State Capitol
Wednesday, January 21 at 8:00am
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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 in our public schools is unacceptable. Wh...
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. ...
The following op-edby 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 ...
In the spirit of the year’s scariest holiday, Senate staffheld a Mini-Pumpkin Decorating Contest at the Capitol. ...
Hawaii Senate Majority Twittering from the Senate Special Committee hearing on furloughs. Follow my tweets!
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Updates from the Hawaii State Senate Majority
Hawaii Senate Majority
ON TEACHER FURLOUGHS - The Senate Special Committee on Furloughs will be holding its first public hearing this FRIDAY, OCT. 30, at 12:30 PM in the Auditorium.
Legislators will weigh options on teacher furloughs and encourage input from the public.
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
The purpose of this meeting is to receive public input regarding the options available to address the issue of teacher furloughs and the loss of instructional days in our public schools.
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...
by Senator Espero District 20 Legislator-in-Residence. I am enjoying my new role as Legislator-in-Residence at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The program was established in 2002 to provide opportunities for dialogue and collaboration between policymakers and the academic community...
by Senator Will Espero District 20 You’ve probably heard or seen of the guns, rifles, or knives that have been brought by protestors who appear at the town hall meetings that President Obama and members of Congress are holding on the debate over health care reform. ...
The Senate Committee on Transportation, International and Intergovernmental Affairs (TIA) today conducted an info briefing to update the legislature on changes to the Hawai‘i Quest program. Chaired by Senator J. ...
On August 27, 2009, Senate President Colleen Hanabusa presented an update on 2009 Legislative Session to the West Hawaii Bar Association in Judge Ronald Ibarra’s courtroom in Kealakekua, Hawaii. ...
by Senator Will Espero District 20 “On the day of 9/11, the only people running UPSTAIRS in the burning towers to rescue people, were from the government.” Governor Ed Rendell The government does many things very well, contrary to long-standing neoconservative efforts to have people think oth...
