Sen. Mike Gabbard is sponsoring an 11-week competition between senators’ offices to raise a goal of $5,000 and 1,500 pounds of food for Hawai`i Foodbank. Gabbard raised $510 today in just one hour by hosting a salad bar fundraiser in his office.
Senators and their staff paid $5 for the fundraiser plates, which were quickly bought out. At left is Sen. Clayton Hee.
“The island of O‘ahu will benefit if areas like Turtle Bay are preserved in perpetuity at a time when the islands are experiencing exponential urbanization.”
Sen. Clayton Hee, District 23
“I appreciate that the governor acknowledged the T.J. Mahoney (work furlough and offender reintegration facility) and its director, Lorraine Robinson, because it is an area that needs more resources and assistance. … The Turtle Bay project is ambitious. With our other needs, I’m curious to see how she plans on financing the project.”
Sen. Will Espero, District 20
“The governor’s call for personal responsibility is important because the government cannot solve all the problems of the state. The Turtle Bay proposition is also honorable, but it’s unrealistic because our state budget consists of many other competing critical issues. Government leaders need be fiscally responsible and carefully choose our funding priorities.”
Sen. Gary Hooser, Majority Leader, District 7
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Senator Hee addressed the 2007 Convention of the Council on Native Hawaiian Advancement and National Coalition of Asian Pacific American Community Development on August 24, 2007, at the Hawaii Convention Center
E nā kūpuna, nā makua, nā pua, nā po‘e kama‘āina i kēia ‘āina aloha, a e nā malihini e ho‘okipa nei i kēia hoakoakoa mai aloha pū mai kākou. Mahalo no ka ‘oukou kono mai ia‘u i kēia akoakoa no ke kuka ‘ana i ke ola no ka makou ‘āina loa. ‘O au no Clayton Hee he kanaka hapa laiki a, he kanaka hapa kalo.
Last year’s rain and subsequent dam burst led to the devastation
By Honolulu Star-Bulletin Writer Tom Finnegan
Three streams damaged by last year’s heavy rain and the private land surrounding them will get a cleanup and restoration work, thanks to a $6.7 million joint federal-state project, officials said yesterday.
Senate President Colleen Hanabusa today announced that three state senators will voluntarily shift their committee assignments for the next legislative session, and a new committee will be created.
Senator Clayton Hee led the Senate in recognizing local organizations and businesses for their quick response to the flooding caused by recent storms. Senator Hee worked together with City Council Chair Donovan Dela Cruz to coordinate efforts that provided over 10,000 sandbags for residents in flooded windward communities. Those recognized on April 5th included: Pacific Aggregate, Ironworkers Union, Ameron Hawaii, Grace Pacific, Safety Systems and City Mill.
