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The deadline to apply for Grant-in-Aid funds is Friday, January 31st. The application and additional information is posted on the Legislature's website but you have to know where to look. In the upper right of your screen, click on the "Legislative Information" bar (it's the fourth one down). Under "2014," just click on "Grant-in-Aid" and you'll find instructions, FAQs and... Read More Grant-in-Aid Application Form...
If you look at the "Current Hearings" section on the Legislature's homepage, you may find an informational briefing that has something to do with the budget. The Senate Ways and Means Committee and the House Finance Committee started out on 12/18/13 with a joint informational briefing that included presentations regarding the Governor's financial plan and the Council on Revenues' revenue... Read More It’s beginning to look a lot like Session…...
Update: The 2014 Session Calendar is here: https://lrbhawaii.org/par/fyi/2014cal.pdf . It's that time of year! Folks are starting to call the Public Access Room looking for the 2014 Legislative Calendar. We'd provide it if we could, but it hasn't been issued yet. The Calendar will be jointly issued by the Senate President and House Speaker sometime before Session starts on January 15, 2014. On... Read More Where’s the 2014 Calendar?...
The 2014 Regular Session will begin on Wednesday, January 15, 2014. That means that now is the time to talk with the legislators! Let them know your ideas for bills and resolutions you'd like to see introduced. Let them know what priorities you'd like them to focus on. And don't forget to mark your calendar -- the Public Access Room (PAR)... Read More Gear up for the 2014 Regular Session...