Posted on 8:41 pm, Thursday, July 18, 2013. Tags: carolyn tanaka, legislature 2013, william nhieu
MEDIA RELEASE William Nhieu has been appointed the Deputy Director of Communications for the Hawaii State House of Representatives. Nhieu has a range of administrative, legislative, analytical, and public relations experience gained from positions across public and government affairs. In addition to working in local government, he has broad experience in the effective use and […]
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Posted on 5:00 am, Thursday, July 11, 2013. Tags: hi growth initiative, legislature 2013, shan tsutsui
MEDIA RELEASE In his first bill singing ceremony Tuesday, Acting Governor Shan Tsutsui signed several measures passed by the 2013 Hawaii State Legislature. Regarding House Bill 858, relating to the HI Growth Initiative, and Senate Bill 1349, relating to economic development, Acting Governor Shan Tsutsui said, “Both measures foster innovation while reinvigorating our economy. They […]
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Posted on 11:46 pm, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Tags: legislature 2013, neil abercrombie, veto
MEDIA RELEASE After reviewing more than 290 bills passed by the 2013 Hawaii State Legislature, Gov. Neil Abercrombie has notified legislators of his decision to limit his vetoes to three. The governor this year signed a total of 269 bills into law, and Lt. Gov. Shan S. Tsutsui has signed seven as Acting Governor. Twelve […]
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Posted on 2:39 am, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Tags: legislature 2013, neil abercrombie
MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Neil Abercrombie has enacted six bills relating to issues that range from regulation of Professional Employer Organizations to the Hawaii State Fire Code. The governor released the following statements regarding these measures passed by the 2013 Hawaii State Legislature: Regarding HB144 (Relating to Professional Employer Organizations): “A result of collaboration involving the […]
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Posted on 9:23 pm, Monday, June 24, 2013. Tags: legislature 2013, neil abercrombie, veto
MEDIA RELEASE After reviewing 293 measures passed by the 2013 Hawaii State Legislature, Gov. Neil Abercrombie has notified legislators of his intent to veto nine bills. As required by the state Constitution, the governor must provide 10 working days’ notice for any measures that he may veto by July 9, 2013. As such, these bills […]
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Posted on 11:13 pm, Monday, May 13, 2013. Tags: legislature 2013, neil abercrombie
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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Posted on 10:05 pm, Friday, May 10, 2013. Tags: legislature 2013
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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Posted on 11:15 pm, Friday, May 3, 2013. Tags: josh green, legislature 2013
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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Posted on 1:55 am, Friday, May 3, 2013. Tags: department of hawaiian home lands, legislature 2013
MEDIA RELEASE The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands has received critical legislative support for a new FY 2014 operating budget which includes $9.6 million of general funds for administrative and operating costs, allowing the trust fund and other revenues generated by the Department that currently fund department operational expenses to now be made available for […]
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Posted on 9:02 pm, Thursday, May 2, 2013. Tags: joe souki, legislature 2013
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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Posted on 10:40 pm, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Tags: legislature 2013, state senate
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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Posted on 5:12 pm, Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Tags: budget, legislature 2013
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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Posted on 8:10 pm, Sunday, April 28, 2013. Tags: jill tokuda, legislature 2013, neil abercrombie, school readiness
MEDIA RELEASE A measure that would serve as a building block to creating a state-funded early childhood education program in the future has advanced in conference committee. Senate and House conference committee members voted to move forward Senate Bill 1093, which establishes a school readiness program as a major component of the early learning system. […]
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Posted on 2:06 am, Thursday, April 25, 2013. Tags: david ige, legislature 2013, sylvia luke
MEDIA RELEASE Lead Senate and House negotiators on the State Budget bill announced they closed negotiations three days ahead of an internal deadline. Discussions between the Senate and House on finalizing the budget started well ahead of schedule this year, marking a paradigm shift in the approach taken to complete the work of the legislative […]
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