Workshops
2025 Legislative Session – January Workshops Scheduled
The 2025 Regular Session is just around the corner (it opens on Wednesday, January 15, at 10:00 a.m.). Register for one of the Public Access Room’s free training sessions and learn more about advocacy, the legislature’s website, and the session calendar deadlines.
Your Voice: Participating at the Hawaii State Legislature
Join staff from the Public Access Room to learn more about how you can advocate at the Hawaii State Legislature….
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Video on the Conference Process
We’ve uploaded a presentation that may be helpful as we enter into the conference period.
And Then There Was Conference… Video (24:46)
Join Keanu Young as he walks you through the conference process. As legislators try to decide on final versions of the bills that they want to send off to the governor, no more public testimony…
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“And Then There Was Conference…”
Join us at 11-11:30 a.m. on Friday, April 12 for a Zoom workshop on the conference process!
A bill has until Friday, April 5, to pass out of its final committee. Next week, we’ll see a lot of Third Reading floor votes.Bills must cross back to their originating chamber by Thursday, April 11.Then, we enter the conference period…
What happens then? House and Senate leadership will post…
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“Following the Budget” – A Zoom Workshop
Register below for this Zoom workshop or help us spread the word!
Following the Budget: Learn how the State’s Executive branch budget is created, the process the budget bill goes through, and how to access the information available.
Wednesday, February 28, 3:00 p.m.
Register here(https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUocOyprTIrH9VT-5qW38PbZkgliH3KEM-A)
Questions? Contact PAR at 808/587-0478 or [email protected]
2024 Session – Keeping Up With it All!
We have two Public Access Room Workshops scheduled for next week. They’ll both be on Zoom. Hope you can make it! Register below or pass the word.
Keeping Up With the Legislature
Hearing notices, committee reports, amended drafts, the decking deadline! We’ll cover some tips to help keep it all in perspective, improve your advocacy efforts, and…
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Sign Up for a Training Session!
The 2024 Regular Session is just around the corner (it opens on Wednesday, January 17, at 10:00 a.m.). Register for one of the Public Access Room’s training sessions and learn more about advocacy, the legislature’s website, and the session calendar’s deadlines.
Use Your Voice at the Legislature
Our free “Your Voice” training focuses on advocacy at the State Capitol. We’ll cover everything from pitching an idea for a new law…
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Session’s Pau… What Now?!
Post-2023 Legislative Session Workshop
You’ve made it through another year’s legislative session. After a few weeks of recuperation, join us for a Zoom workshop to help focus on what you can do when the legislators aren’t in session.We’ll explore tips on regrouping, the status of pending legislation, and actions you can take during the interim to try to move your issue forward. We’ll also try our best to answer any questions you…
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Conference Workshop Video
If you missed our workshops on the conference stage of the legislative process, you can view the 4/12/2023 session here: Conference Workshop Video
Some Helpful Information
Conference, when the House and Senate will attempt to come to agreement on the final draft of hundreds of bills, will take place this year between Monday, 4/17, and Friday, 4/28. The conference procedures have been posted: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Docs/2023CommitteesOnConferenceProcedures.pdf….
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Zoom Workshop on the Conference Process
It’s that time of year! The conference period (this year, April 17 – April 28) is when select legislators meet to determine whether and in what form surviving legislation should be presented for a final vote in each chamber. Conference meetings are open to the public, but the whole process can be a bit confusing. Join us over Zoom to discuss what’s next for bills that have already made it…
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Keeping Up With the Legislature
With the 2023 Regular Session well under way, in this Zoom training we’ll take a look at how to stay on top of things. Hearing notices, committee reports, amended drafts, the decking deadline! We’ll cover some tips to help keep it all in perspective, improve your advocacy efforts, and make your work this session a little easier.
We’re offering this free Zoom training at three different dates/times. Plan on 45…
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