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Makiki, Tantalus, Papakolea, McCully, Pawaa, Manoa
Elected in 2006, Representative Della Au Belatti proudly serves House District 24 which includes Makiki, Tantalus, Papakōlea, McCully, Pāwa‘a, and Mānoa. In addition to this website, she distributes an e-newsletter to help you stay informed about important legislation and news from the community. If you would like to subscribe to this e-newsletter, please click on the MailChimp subscription link below.

• House Majority Leader
• Chair, House Health Committee
• Commissioner, Hawaii Access to Justice Commission
• Vice Chair, House Education Committee
• State Representative
• Law Clerk, Hawai‘i Supreme Court Justice Simeon R. Acoba, Jr.
• Law Clerk, Hawai‘i Circuit Court Judge Dexter Del Rosario
• Commissioner, Hawai‘i State Campaign Spending Commission

Education
• William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
• Princeton University
• Maryknoll School

May 20, 2022

Makiki Virtual Town Hall



Mark your calendars! I'll be hosting a virtual town hall meeting to take your questions and provide updates on the 2022 legislative session.


March 30, 2022

13th Annual Art at the Capitol Event



Take a look inside the legislative offices at the Hawai'i State Capitol and stop by room 439 this Friday, April 1, to view pieces from the State Foundation of Culture and the Arts' (SFCA) "Art in Public Places" program.

QR codes will be available to help you locate art around the building and music from the Honolulu Youth Symphony will fill the halls!

This event is open to the public and does not require proof of vaccination. Enter on the first level with a valid ID.


November 2021




June 2021





April-May 2021




June 25, 2021



If you aren't able to attend the in-person meeting on July 1st, you can watch the 'Olelo broadcasts of the McCully-Mo'ili'ili Neighborhood Board meetings on Channel 49 on the 3rd Friday of the month at 9:00 p.m., and the 2nd and 4th Sunday at 3:00 p.m.. You can also sign up for the neighborhood board's monthly agendas and minutes, visit via www.honolulu.gov/esub/email-subscribe-nco.


May 18, 2021




April 30, 2021



March-April 2021


April 14, 2021

Neighborhood Board Meeting




March 30, 2021

Community Contact Card




January 27, 2021

Crisis Resource Card



The new year brings new challenges. Please reach out to the resources on this card if you need help, or share this card with friends and family who may need help.


January 27, 2021

Please utilize the links below to find out more about how to get vaccinated



https://hawaiicovid19.com/vaccine/

https://hawaiicovid19.com/vaccination-registration/

 Measures Introduced in 2021
Measure and Title
HB80 HD1 SD1 CD1
RELATING TO THE LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT.
HB97
RELATING TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
HB243 HD1 SD2 CD1
RELATING TO SEA LEVEL RISE ADAPTATION.
HB288 HD1
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
HB305 HD1
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
HB311 HD1 SD2 CD1
RELATING TO THE NURSING FACILITY SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM.
HB354
RELATING TO THE AUDITOR.
HB408
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
HB420
RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
HB432 HD1
RELATING TO THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.
HB474 HD2 SD2
RELATING TO THE HOSPITAL SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM.
HB482
RELATING TO CANNABIS FOR MEDICAL USE.
HB497 HD1 SD1
RELATING TO COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCES.
HB498 HD1 SD1
RELATING TO AQUATIC RESOURCES.
HB531 HD2
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS.
HB554 HD2
RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS.
HB565 HD1
RELATING TO DIVORCE.
HB566 HD1 SD1
RELATING TO ABUSE OF FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS.
HB567 HD1
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.
HB576 HD3
RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.
HB601 HD2 SD1
RELATING TO THE TRAFFIC CODE.
HB624
RELATING TO HOUSING.
HB627 HD1
RELATING TO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.
HB659
RELATING TO PROPERTY FORFEITURE.
HB667
RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS.
HB677
RELATING TO THE SUNSHINE LAW.
HB679
RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIAN BENEFICIARIES.
HB682
RELATING TO TAXATION.
HB686 HD2
RELATING TO CRITICAL ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
HB691
RELATING TO CAMPUS SAFETY.
HB692
RELATING TO SEX TRAFFICKING PREVENTION.
HB702 HD2
RELATING TO FARM TO SCHOOL PROCUREMENT.
HB718 HD1 SD1
RELATING TO HEALTH.
HB759
RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
HB811
RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL SPORTS.
HB821 HD2
RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
HB823 HD1
RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND LIABILITY.
HB826 HD2 SD2
RELATING TO ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES.
HB867
RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.
HB1075
RELATING TO EMOLUMENTS.
HB1076
RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL LICENSURE.
HB1077
RELATING TO EQUITABLE GENDER REPRESENTATION ON CORPORATE BOARDS.
HB1086 HD1 SD1
RELATING TO VETERINARIANS.
HB1087
RELATING TO ANIMAL CRUELTY.
HB1088 HD3 SD2
RELATING TO COSMETICS.
HB1131 HD1
RELATING TO THE STATE BUILDING CODE COUNCIL.
HB1191 HD2 SD2 CD1
RELATING TO BROADBAND SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE.
HB1235
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
HB1240
RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
HB1246 HD2
RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
HB1286 HD2
RELATING TO TRAVEL.
HB1324 HD2 SD1
RELATING TO COMMERCIAL PROPERTY RENT RELIEF.
HB1339
RELATING TO IMPEACHMENT.
HB1340
RELATING TO AUDITS.
HB1341
RELATING TO STATE GOVERNMENT.
HB1351 HD1
RELATING TO CONSERVATION MITIGATION BANKS.
HB1358 HD1
RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
HB1366 HD1
RELATING TO FIREARMS.
HB1376 HD2 SD2 CD1
RELATING TO THE LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.
HCR11 HD1 SD1
REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO STUDY MISSING AND MURDERED NATIVE HAWAIIAN WOMEN AND GIRLS.
HCR12 HD1
CONVENING A TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS IMPLEMENTATION OF HAWAII'S STATE LAW COROLLARY TO TITLE IX TO STRENGTHEN HAWAII'S EFFORTS TO END CAMPUS-BASED SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND GENDER DISCRIMINATION.
HCR69 HD1 SD1
REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO SUBMIT A PETITION TO LIST THE PUEO AS A THREATENED OR ENDANGERED SPECIES UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT.
HCR80 HD1
REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION TO PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY AND ENFORCEMENT BY PROVIDING INDIVIDUAL PREMARKET TOBACCO PRODUCT APPLICATION APPLICANT INFORMATION OF HAWAII SELLERS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES.
HCR87
REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WORKING GROUP TO REVIEW AND REPORT ON THE PROCEDURES FOR AND DETERMINATIONS ON APPLICATIONS FOR GEOGRAPHIC EXCEPTIONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
HCR110 HD1
REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO UPDATE ITS REPORT NO. 12-09, WHICH ASSESSES THE SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF MANDATORY HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR FERTILITY PRESERVATION PROCEDURES FOR PERSONS OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AND WILL UNDERGO TREATMENT THAT, BASED ON A MEDICAL DETERMINATION BY THE PERSON'S PHYSICIAN, WILL MOST LIKELY CAUSE INFERTILITY.
HCR111
ASSERTING THAT RACISM IS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS AND URGING THE STATE TO COMMIT TO RECOGNIZING AND ADDRESSING THE RESULTING INEQUITIES.
HCR112 SD1
DECLARING RACISM AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS.
HCR154 SD1
CONDEMNING ALL FORMS OF ANTI-ASIAN SENTIMENT AS RELATED TO COVID-19; URGING GREATER INVESTMENT IN FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL RESOURCES TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT COMMUNITYWIDE SOLUTIONS; AND REQUESTING THE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO IDENTIFY AND ANALYZE INCIDENTS BASED ON ANTI-ASIAN AND ANTI-PACIFIC ISLANDER SENTIMENT AND DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBERS OF HOMICIDES OF ASIAN-AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.
HCR161 HD2
SUPPORTING AND ADOPTING THE GOALS SET FORTH IN THE DIGITAL EQUITY DECLARATION FOR HAWAII ADOPTED BY THE BROADBAND HUI.
HCR165
REQUESTING THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN BASED ON TOURISM HOT SPOTS IDENTIFIED IN COUNTY DESTINATION MANAGEMENT ACTION PLANS.
HCR168
CONDEMNING AND DENOUNCING ALL FORMS OF ANTI-ASIAN SENTIMENT AND ALL ACTS OF RACISM, XENOPHOBIA, INTOLERANCE, DISCRIMINATION, HATE CRIME, AND HATE SPEECH AGAINST ASIAN AMERICANS AND ASIAN INDIVIDUALS IN THE UNITED STATES.
HCR169
REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT SERVICES FOR IMMIGRANTS AND INCREASE IMMIGRANT OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE CIVIC AND ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY.
HCR181 HD1
REQUESTING THE HAWAII SISTER-STATE COMMITTEE TO EVALUATE AND DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE INITIATION OF A SISTER-STATE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY OF AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND.
HCR183 HD1
REQUESTING THE CONVENING OF A CREATIVE RESURGENCE TASK FORCE TO BUILD AND FOSTER CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION THROUGH THE ARTS, CULTURE, AND HUMANITIES.
HR1
ELECTING THE TEMPORARY CHAIR OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE.
HR2
ELECTING THE SPEAKER AND VICE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE.
HR3
ELECTING THE OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE.
HR4
ACKNOWLEDGING AND RECOGNIZING THE MAJORITY CAUCUS LEADERS AND NAMING THE CHAIRS, VICE CHAIRS, AND MEMBERS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE.
HR5
COMMUNICATING THAT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE HAS ASSEMBLED AND IS READY TO TRANSACT BUSINESS.
HR12 HD1
REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO STUDY MISSING AND MURDERED NATIVE HAWAIIAN WOMEN AND GIRLS.
HR13 HD1
CONVENING A TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS IMPLEMENTATION OF HAWAII'S STATE LAW COROLLARY TO TITLE IX TO STRENGTHEN HAWAII'S EFFORTS TO END CAMPUS-BASED SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND GENDER DISCRIMINATION.
HR16
ADOPTING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, INCLUDING THE OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.
HR17
ADOPTING THE HOUSE ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL MANUAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE.
HR19
ALLOWING MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO PARTICIPATE IN FLOOR SESSIONS REMOTELY UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
HR58 HD1
REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO SUBMIT A PETITION TO LIST THE PUEO AS A THREATENED OR ENDANGERED SPECIES UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT.
HR67 HD1
REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION TO PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY AND ENFORCEMENT BY PROVIDING INDIVIDUAL PREMARKET TOBACCO PRODUCT APPLICATION APPLICANT INFORMATION OF HAWAII SELLERS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES.
HR73
REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WORKING GROUP TO REVIEW AND REPORT ON THE PROCEDURES FOR AND DETERMINATIONS ON APPLICATIONS FOR GEOGRAPHIC EXCEPTIONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
HR90
DECLARING RACISM AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS.
HR130
CONDEMNING ALL FORMS OF ANTI-ASIAN SENTIMENT AS RELATED TO COVID-19 AND URGING GREATER INVESTMENT IN FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL RESOURCES TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT COMMUNITYWIDE SOLUTIONS.
HR137 HD2
SUPPORTING AND ADOPTING THE GOALS SET FORTH IN THE DIGITAL EQUITY DECLARATION FOR HAWAII ADOPTED BY THE BROADBAND HUI.
HR141
REQUESTING THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN BASED ON TOURISM HOT SPOTS IDENTIFIED IN COUNTY DESTINATION MANAGEMENT ACTION PLANS.
HR142
CONDEMNING AND DENOUNCING ALL FORMS OF ANTI-ASIAN SENTIMENT AND ALL ACTS OF RACISM, XENOPHOBIA, INTOLERANCE, DISCRIMINATION, HATE CRIME, AND HATE SPEECH AGAINST ASIAN AMERICANS AND ASIAN INDIVIDUALS IN THE UNITED STATES.
HR143
REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT SERVICES FOR IMMIGRANTS AND INCREASE IMMIGRANT OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE CIVIC AND ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY.
HR150 HD1
REQUESTING THE HAWAII SISTER-STATE COMMITTEE TO EVALUATE AND DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE INITIATION OF A SISTER-STATE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY OF AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND.
HR152 HD1
REQUESTING THE CONVENING OF A CREATIVE RESURGENCE TASK FORCE TO BUILD AND FOSTER CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION THROUGH THE ARTS, CULTURE, AND HUMANITIES.
HR163
RELATING TO COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE.
HR164
ESTABLISHING AN INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE TO FOLLOW UP ON THE AUDITS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES' SPECIAL LAND AND DEVELOPMENT FUND, REPORT NO. 19-12, AND AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, REPORT NO. 21-01; TO EXAMINE THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE IN THOSE AUDITS; AND FOR PURPOSES OF IMPROVING THE OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT OF THESE STATE AGENCIES, THEIR FUNDS, AND ANY OTHER MATTERS.
HR165
AUTHORIZING AND EMPOWERING THE SPEAKER TO PERFORM AND CARRY OUT ANY OFFICIAL LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS DURING THE INTERIM BETWEEN THE 2021 AND 2022 REGULAR SESSIONS.