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As a result of being appointed to the Hawaii Labor Relations Board, Marcus R. Oshiro is no longer the Representative for House District 46. His term ended 10/24/2017. Wondering how his replacement is chosen? See Hawaii Revised Statute §17-4 (a), below. The Democratic party and the Governor will have a decision to make in the next month or two. §17-4 State... Read More Choosing a Replacement for House District 46...
Interested in which bills are on the Governor's Intent to Veto List? Go to the Legislature's website, capitol.hawaii.gov Click on the "Reports and Lists" button in center screen Scroll down to the "Governor's Actions" section and click on the link "Governor's Intent to Veto" The report has helpful descriptions of the bills, links to bill status sheets, and links to... Read More Governor’s Intent to Veto List...
You've got just a few days left to ask that it gets on the Governor's "Intent to Veto" list, which is due to the Legislature on Monday, June 26th. How to share your thoughts with the Governor? Click on this link: governor.hawaii.gov/contact-us/comments-on-legislation. You can add your comments to the form, or attach your letter to it. Either way, it's your... Read More If There’s a Bill You’d Like to See Vetoed…...
The Governor has provided a list of the bills he may veto. To find the list, and easy links to the bills and their status sheets: Go to the Legislature's website (capitol.hawaii.gov); Click on the "Reports and Lists" button; Scroll down to the "Governor's Actions" section, and click on the "Governor's Intent to Veto" link. Note that the bills appearing... Read More Governor’s Intent-to-Veto List...
Monday, June 24, is the deadline for the Governor to provide the Legislature with his "intent to veto" list. Is there a bill that you think should be on it? Or, one you think should be signed into law? Let him know! Email: Visit the Governor's website at hawaii.gov/gov and go to the "Contact Us" page. Scroll down, and you'll find... Read More Should the Governor Sign the Bill? Veto It? Let him know...