Hawai’i Senate Ways and Means Committee to Visit Kaua’i Project Sites (September 27, 2007)
HONOLULU – Members of the Hawai‘i State Senate’s Ways and Means Committee (WAM) will tour sites on the island of Kaua‘i on September 27, 2007, to review the results of previously funded programs, and to acquaint committee members with upcoming projects or requests for Capital Improvement Funds. Topics considered by the committee on this trip will include education, transportation, and economic development.
This is the second in a planned series of site visits by WAM across the state. Committee members visited sites on Hawai‘i Island last week.
“This is a great opportunity for members of the Ways and Means Committee to meet and speak directly with Kauai residents about projects important to our island,” said Senate Majority Leader Gary Hooser (District 7 – Kaua‘i, Ni‘ihau), who serves on WAM. “Seeing the appropriations in action gives us a fuller appreciation of the work we do and the impact we can have on a community.”
The committee’s current itinerary includes:
Lihue Airport – Civil Air Patrol (9:00 a.m)
Kaua‘i Family YMCA pool (9:35 a.m.)
Kaua‘i Community College construction (10:00 a.m)
Kaua‘i Planning and Action (10:20 a.m.)
Kaua‘i Economic Opportunities office and homeless shelter (11:15 a.m.)
Kalaheo School building site (1:30 p.m.)
Kaua‘i Veteran’s Cemetery (2:30 p.m.)
Port Allen Small Boat Harbor (3:30 p.m.)
Committee members will also attend a Chamber of Commerce meeting from 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. to hear a presentation by First Hawaiian Bank economist Leroy Laney (”Kaua‘i Economy in 2008″) and UH economist Jack Suyderhoud (”U.S. and Global Economy Forecast”).
WAM committee members in the delegation will include Senator Roz Baker (chair), Senator Shan Tsutsui (vice chair), Senator J. Kalani English, Senator Gary Hooser, and Senator Donna Mercado Kim.