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Senate confirms Aila and Gomes to head DHHL, passes nine bills


Honolulu, Hawai‘i – The Hawaii State Senate today confirmed William J. Aila to be Chair of the Hawaiian Homes Commission, Department of Hawaiian Homelands, through Dec. 21, 2022, and Tyler I. Gomes to be Deputy to the Chairperson through December 5, 2022.


The Senate also passed the following bills on third reading, which now go to the House of Representatives for consideration:


SB2086 SD1 - Relating to the Department of Accounting and General Services.

SB585 SD1 - Relating to the school-level minor repairs and maintenance special fund.

SB2920 SD1 - Relating to conformity to the internal revenue code.

HB304 HD2 SD1 - Relating to transportation.

HB1121 HD1 SD2 - Relating to water security.

SB583 SD1 - Relating to education.

SB584 SD1 - Relating to funding for school repair and maintenance.

SB587 SD2 - Relating to the Board of Education.

SB594 SD2 - Relating to education.





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