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MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed more than 70 bills into law before the end of the 2013 Legislative Session. The Legislature passed 293 bills, 170 of which were Senate Bills. The 2013 Legislative Session ended May 2. Important Dates * June 24, 2013 — 35th day after adjournment sine die Ten days’ notice of [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE FISCAL BIENNIUM 2013-2015 STATE BUDGET: Discussions between the Senate and House on the budget started ahead of schedule this year, marking a paradigm shift in the approach taken to complete the work of the legislative session. Over the upcoming fiscal biennium, the Legislature’s final draft of the executive budget is $23.8 billion, more [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE Sen. Josh Green (District 3 – West Hawaii) issued the following statement following the conclusion Thursday of the 2013 legislative session: I am pleased to report that this year the State Legislature has approved more than $180 million in appropriations for West Hawaii over the next two fiscal years to improve our region’s [...]

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Kenoi: ‘This proposed budget is $8,886,474 less than the budget in effect when this administration began’

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MEDIA RELEASE The 27th Hawaii State Legislature ended Thursday with members from the House and the Senate joining in the singing of Hawaii Aloha. Before gaveling the session closed, House Speaker Joseph M. Souki acknowledged the work of everyone involved in the legislative process and summarized the session’s accomplishments. He said the approach this session [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE On April 30, the Hawaii State Senate voted to pass 174 measures, ahead of Thursday, the last day of the 2013 Legislative Session. It marked the 59th day of the 27th Legislature and the Senate and House are taking final votes on bills agreed to by House and Senate conference committees over the [...]

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The Civil Defense sirens are tested monthly at 11:45 a.m. on the first work day of the month. The monthly test is a one minute sounding. It is a good idea to listen to a local radio stations during the monthly test to ensure you can receive the Emergency Alert Messages which are broadcast in conjunction with the monthly siren test.

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii State Legislature on Tuesday voted unanimously in both the House and Senate to approve the state budget for the upcoming FY2013-2015 biennium. HB200 CD1 appropriates funds for operating and capital improvement costs of the Executive Branch for the biennium fiscal years FY2013-2014 and FY2014-2015. For FY2013-2014, the bill offers $6 billion [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE The conference meeting to negotiate differences in the state budget between the House and Senate was held a week earlier than normal to allow more discussion time for conference members and avoid the last minute rush to act on other fiscal bills. In his opening remarks, Senate Ways and Means Chair, David Ige [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE House Finance Chair Sylvia Luke and Senate Ways and Means Chair David Ige have announced that the first conference committee meeting on the state budget is set for 9:30 a.m. Thursday, April 11 in room 309 at the State Capitol. The conference committee meetings for the state budget are being held a week [...]

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Senate approves 136 measures: House moves on more than 150 bills

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Senate Minority Alternative Biennium Budget for the fiscal years 2014-2015 reflects a decrease of $1.6 billion in total funding in comparison with the proposed Executive Budget and $1 billion in comparison with the proposed budget by the House of Representatives. The budget proposal provides a specific plan that will make Hawaii’s [...]

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