December 16, 2015
New Manufacturing and SBIR Grants
Do you have a business that is about to take the next step in business development?
There may be manufacturing grants that you may qualify for - applications due in January.
Tom Leonard, the neighbor Island coordinator for Hawaii's High Technology Development Corporation, can mentor you for free to create a business plan, apply for grants, etc. as part of Hawaii's High Tech Innovation Program that was funded by the legislature the past few sessions.
It was Oahu-centric before but with Tom, they are reaching out to the neighbor islands.
If interested, email him at: tom.ni3@htdc.org.
According to the latest business tax survey, Hawaii ranks number 2 in the country in incentivizing/removing tax burdens on Research & Development start-ups.
December 4, 2015
The end of 2015 is quickly approaching, I want to take this opportunity to wish you a joyous holiday season and I look forward to continue working with you in 2016.
November 25, 2015
Hawaii: Next 50 Contest
Teacher, Pohai Montague-Mullins, of Ke Kula 'O Nawahiokalani'opu'u, public charter school responded to the email we sent out to the public and charter schools in Representative San Buenaventura's district to participate in the Hawaii: Next 50 contest. For more information on the school visit the website at http://www.nawahi.org/.
On November 19, 2015, Rep. San Buenaventura delivered the books Hawaii: The Past Fifty Years, The Next Fifty Years to the school. She was greeted with a traditional Hawaiian welcoming ceremony and told the children "the world is your oyster" - how they care for it will either create a pearl or just sand. If you would like information on the contest click on the following link: http://hawaiinext50.com/
Ke Kula 'O Nawahiokalani'opu'u was named after Joseph Nawahi was a native Hawaiian legislator, lawyer, newspaper publisher, and painter. For more information on Joseph Nawahi click on: https://www.google.com/#q=joseph%20nawahi/
Rep. San Buenaventura is pictured with student leaders, Pohai Montague-Mullins and principal, Kauanoe Kamana.
November 17, 2015
Representative San Buenaventura's Lawmaker Listen
Packed crowd at Puna's Lawmaker Listen. For the first time, Pahoa was the center of Hawaii's Political Universe. From the questions asked, people came from Kona and Hamakua.
Representative Mark Nakashima answered the Highway 19 bridge construction question.
Speaker Joseph Souki made people laugh, and Representative San Buenaventura answered the evolution of the Medical Marijuana dispensary law.
For those who have not been following her facebook posts. Fom Speaker Souki's 16 dispensary & $25K asset floor; Senator Green's 4 dispensary & $2 million asset floor to the current 8 with potential for more dispensaries & $1 million asset floor. Reprsentative San Buenaventura argued against the proposed 35% tax & prohibition of home grow so at least we don't have the additional tax & we kept home grow in current bill.
July 16, 2015
2015 HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD VIGILANT GUARD/MAKANI PAHILI:
Representative San Buenaventura at the Hawaii National Guard, 2015 Vigilant Guard, a national disaster preparedness exercise held for the first time in Hawaii in conjunction with Makani Pahili, Hawaii's annual hurricane preparedness exercise. Military personnel from the Philippines, Cambodia and Thailand came to participate.
Photo was taken at Diamond Head's Civil Defense site with Representatives Ryan Yamane, Joy San Buenaventura, and Richard Onishi.
June 25, 2015
Representative San Buenaventura's End of 2015 Legislative Session Newsletter
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve as your voice in the House of Representatives during the 2015 legislative session. View Newsletter