During the 2012 Education Week, Maui Senators had the opportunity to share their legislative experience with a student shadow from the Kamehameha Schools Maui Campus. Participating in this year's "Ask Your Senator" project, Ka‘ili Mossman, a junior at Kamehameha Schools Maui, submitted a question to the Maui Senators:
"I understand that some states have a term limit. Why doesn't Hawaii have one?"
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Senator Baker in Support of SB2012
During Tuesday's, February 21, 2012, Senate Session, Senator Baker rose in support of SB2012, SD1. This bill, which passed unanimously and now goes to the House, aims to fight local unemployment by investing $500M to repair the State's aging infrastructure during this period of historically low interest rate. These shovel ready projects are on all islands and target our schools, in the UH system and our hospitals. Through such investments the Department of Business Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) projects that this measure alone will create more than 5000 jobs.
Women's Legislative Caucus Dedicates 2012 Legislative Package to Female Veterans
Maui Veteran Chelsea Fernandez Recognized for her Outstanding Work
The Hawai‘i Women's Legislative Caucus presented their 2012 legislative package on Thursday, January 26, 2012. During the conference Chelsea K.E. Fernandez, a disabled Iraq war veteran, was recognized for her service and outstanding work in the community on behalf of persons with disabilities. Fernandez was diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Syndrome Disorder after serving our nation in the U.S. Army Reserve in Iraq. This wasn't enough to extinguish her desire to serve the community and she went on to become President and Co-founder of FernanTech Inc., a company that is just in the process of opening a new branch called Hawaii Assistive Technology Company (HATCO). HATCO's mission will be to provide our disabled and/or impaired community the chance to live independently by bringing in new technologies to aid the differently-abled in their day-to-day living.
From L to R: Isla Young, Maui President of Business and Professional Women; Senator Roz Baker; Chelsea K.E. Fernandez (Photo courtesy of the Office of Senator Kidani)
(Photo courtesy of the Office of Senator Kidani)
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Discussion of the Mortgage Foreclosure Task Force 2012 Report
