Hawaii State Legislature, 2007

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Members of the 2007 Hawaii State Legislature

Hawaii State Legislature: Hawaii State Senate (Dem:20 Rep:5)(Wikipedia)

  • District 1 (Hamakua, S. Hilo): Lorraine Inouye (D)
  • District 2 (S. Hilo, Puna): Russell Kokubun (D)
  • District 3 (Kohala, Kona, Ka'u): Paul Whalen (R)
  • District 4 (Wailuku, Kahului, Spreckelsville-Paia): Shan Tsutsui (D)
  • District 5 (W. Maui, S. Maui): Rosalyn Baker (D)
  • District 6 (E. Maui, Moloka'i, Lana'i): Kalani English (D)
  • District 7 (Kaua'i, Ni'ihau): Gary Hooser (D) Majority Leader.
  • District 8 (Wai‘alae Iki, Hawai‘i Kai): Sam Slom (R)
  • District 9 (Kaimuki, Kapahulu, Palolo, St. Louis Heights, Maunalani Heights): Les Ihara, Jr. (D)
  • District 10 (McCully, Moiliili, Manoa, Makiki): Brian Taniguchi (D)
  • District 11 (McCully, Tantalus, Makiki, Punchbowl): Carol Fukunaga (D)
  • District 12 (Waikiki, Ala Moana, Downtown): Gordon Trimble (R)
  • District 13 (Sand Island, Dowsett Highlands, Pauoa, Nuuanu, Puunui, Liliha): Suzanne Chun Oakland (D)
  • District 14 (Kalihi, Kapalama, Alewa Heights, Fort Shafter, Halawa Valley): Donna Mercado Kim (D) Senate Vice-President.
  • District 15 (Ford Island, Moanalua, Salt Lake, Mapunapuna, Hickam, Pearl Harbor, Foster Village): Norman Sakamoto (D)
  • District 16 (Halawa Heights, Aiea Heights, Newtown, Waiau, Pacific Palisades, Waimalu): David Ige (D)
  • District 17 (Mililani, Waipi'o): Ron Menor (D)
  • District 18 (Pearl City, Waipahu, Manana): Clarence Nishihara (D)
  • District 19 (Royal Kunia, Makakilo, Kapolei, Kalaeloa, Waipahu, Waikele): Mike Gabbard (R) => (D) changes party affiliation Aug 2007.
  • District 20 (Waipahu, Honouliuli, Ewa): Willie Espero (D)
  • District 21 (Nanakuli, Makaha): Colleen Hanabusa (D) Senate President.
  • District 22 (Mililani Mauka, Wahiawa, Schofield Barracks, North Shore): Robert Bunda (D)
  • District 23 (Kane'ohe, Kahuku): Clayton Hee (D)
  • District 24 (Kaneohe, Kailua): Jill Tokuda (D)
  • District 25 (Kailua, Lanikai, Waimanalo, Northwest Hawaiian Islands): Fred Hemmings (R)

During the 2006 election cycle, the following senate seats saw changes:

  • District 19 (Royal Kunia, Makakilo, Kapolei, Kalaeloa, Waipahu, Waikele): Brian Kanno (D) Kanno retired.
  • District 24 (Kaneohe, Kailua): Bob Hogue (R). Hogue quit his seat to run for the Hawaii congressional district 2 seat vacated by Ed Case.

Hawaii State Legislature: Hawaii State House of Representatives (Dem:43 Rep:8)(Wikipedia)

The following representative seats changed during the 2006 election cycle. (Net loss of two seats for the Republicans.):

  • District 4 (Puna):Helene Hale (D) Hale retired from the legislature.
  • District 10 (W. Maui): Kam Tanaka (D) Tanaka was defeated in the 2006 primary.
  • District 11 (S. Maui):Chris Halford (R) Halford retired from the legislature.
  • District 15 (Lihu'e, Koloa):Ezra Kanoho (D) Kanoho retired from the legislature.
  • District 16 (Po'ipu, Waimea, Ni'ihau):Bertha Kawakami (D) Kawakami retired from the legislature.
  • District 17 (Hawai'i Kai, Kalama Valley):Bud Stonebraker (R) Stonebraker retired from the legislature.
  • District 23 (Waikiki, Ala Moana, Kaka'ako): Anne V. Stevens (R) was defeated in the 2006 general election.
  • District 25 (Makiki, Tantalus):Brian Schatz (D) Schatz quit his seat to run for the Hawaii congressional district 2 seat that was vacated by Ed Case.
  • District 28 (Iwilei, Downtown, Makiki):Beverly Wolff Harbin (D) Harbin was defeated in the 2006 primary.
  • District 29 (Kalihi, Sand Island):Felipe Abinsay (D) Abinsay retired from the legislature.
  • District 30 (Moanalua, Kalihi Valley, 'Alewa):Dennis Arakaki (D) Arakaki retired from the legislature.
  • District 40 (Makakilo, Kapolei, Royal Kunia):Mark Moses (R) Moses was defeated in the 2006 general election.
  • District 44 (Nanakuli, Honokai Hale):Michael Puamamo Kahikina (D) Kahikina was defeated in the 2006 general election.

Related links

External links

Honolulu Advertiser Legislative Updates

Election 2006

Organization

Cost

Prioritization, Bipartisanship

Factions in the legislature

Opening Day

Residents hope

Wrap-up of the 2007 legislative session

Vetoes and Overrides

Adult Abuse

Affordable housing, homelessness

Agriculture

  • SB 837: Authorizes the Agribusiness Development Corp. to purchase agricultural land in Kunia and Ewa from private parties; enables the corporation to contract with banks to provide lease management services; allows corporation to lease agricultural lands in Kunia and Ewa for as long as 55 years. Vetoed by Governor Lingle.

Bills at crossover deadline

Uniform Building Code

  • Passed into law: "Creation of a nine-member state Building Code Council to work with the counties to adopt a statewide building code that includes hurricane-resistant design standards. The law will take effect July 1." [3]

Campaign finance reform/Public financing of elections

Charter Schools

Civil Unions

Coffee labeling

Counties' wish lists

Death with Dignity

Disaster preparedness

Education

Energy

Ethics

Environmental legislation

Fireworks

Global warming

Health Care

The Hawaii State Legislature bill to help uninsured children and youths (HB1008 HD2 SD2 CD1) was passed by the legislature and the governor signed it (Act 236) on 30 June 2007. Known as the Keiki Care bill, it will accomplish the following:
1. State pays monthly premiums for children enrolled in QUEST-Net (251-300% FPL);
2. Create newborns special fund to cover up to $10,000 of health care per eligible uninsured infant who is 0-30 days old;
3. Establish free Keiki Care plan for children ineligible for QUEST or Medicaid. Child must live in Hawaii and be continuously uninsured six months (with an exception for children who “income out” of Med-QUEST’s programs); and
4. Change Hawaii Revised Statutes so there is household income parity between Immigrant Children’s Plan and Med-QUEST’s State Children’s Health Insurance Program. [8]
  • leaving an unharmed newborn at a hospital, fire station or police station, or with emergency services personnel, within 72 hours of birth
    • House Bill 1830: Provides immunity for leaving an unharmed newborn at a hospital, fire station or police station, or with emergency services personnel, within 72 hours of birth. Bill was vetoed by the Governor but overidden by the Legislature. [11]
  • UH Medical School funds from Tobacco Settlement Special Fund
    • The bill to help the medical school, SB1283 SD2 HD2, will allow the use of funds from the Rainy Day Fund and the Tobacco Settlement Special Fund to pay for UH Medical School operating expenses in addition to paying debt service for the new medical facility in Kaka‘ako over the next four years has become law.

Innovation initiative

Law Enforcement Coalition legislative package

Ko Olina tax credit returned

Ocean resources

Pedestrian Safety

Prison related

Lingle said the bill unrealistically demands that the state return prisoners from the mainland if they have less than one year before parole.
"This bill endangers the well-being of inmates, compromises the safety of the community, exposes the state to costly litigation and provides only a single year of funding for programs with multiyear impacts," Lingle said.
The governor said she is having the Attorney General do a legal analysis to determine whether the law is a mandate or whether she has any options. "If it's a mandate, the concern is we will need to release the people before they've served their time because we don't have the facilities here," she said.
Hanabusa countered, "We have got to a point where we have to bring our prisoners home."
Asked where the returning prisoners would be housed, Hanabusa said it was up to the Public Safety Department to "figure something out." [13]
Legislators overrode the veto, saying the Lingle administration has refused to obey the will of the Legislature and build more prisons. [14]

Iwalani White cabinet nominee rejection by Senate

Private jet

Public Access TV channels

Recycling

Small Business

Stadium bill

Superferry

Sustainability

Taro

Technology

Tax Credit/Tax Refund/Budget

Traffic

  • Cabanilla, Rida. What crisis? Senate must think isle traffic is moving just fine Honolulu Star-Bulletin, March 8, 2007.
    • HB 70 -- Toll roads. Passed in the House. Referred to Senate committee.
    • HB 1547, HD 3 -- Hawaii intent host second International Symposium on Tollways and Highways, with a $50,000 investment as seed money to host the event. Passed in the House. Senate removed language for the seed money. [16]
    • HB 724, HD 1, "which would have reduced the amount of money (10 percent) that the state retains upon the one-half-cent general excise tax increase meant for the rail project. The state's role was to collect the tax and deposit the funds into the City and County of Honolulu's treasury. Rep. Marcus Oshiro, chairman of the House Finance Committee, amended the bill beautifully to see that only the actual monetary amount needed to process the GET collection be withheld and that all money left over be provided to the city as was originally intended for the transit endeavor." [17]
    • HB 1549, HD 2, SD 1 -- bill relating to traffic accident investigations. "we could reduce the duration of lane closures associated from investigating a traffic accident from a six-hour ordeal to an hour or two, like many other states are doing. It's about time our state started utilizing the latest technology to expedite traffic accident investigations and minimize the amount of time roads are closed." House bill was killed in Senate. [18]

UH Regent selection process

Voter turnout boost

  • Eligible adults would be allowed to register and vote on the same day as an election — instead of signing up at least 30 days in advance. Referred to committee.
  • Voters who sign up once to vote by mail, can vote by mail in all future elections, rather than request mail ballots separately each time. Referred to committee.

Workforce development

  • HB916
Lifelong Learning Account -- pretax monies through payroll deductions into an account to be matched by employers for job training and education. [20] Referred to committee. [21]
Kama'aina Come Home -- An effort to attract former Hawai'i residents back to the Islands. [22] Referred to committee. [23]
Arakawa, Lynda. Bills seek stronger workforce Honolulu Advertiser, February 13, 2007.
  • HB1280
Rapid Response Training -- Develop customized training programs for companies that need workers with specific skill sets that cannot be adequately provided by existing training programs. [24] Measure deferred in committee. [25]
Arakawa, Lynda. Bills seek stronger workforce Honolulu Advertiser, February 13, 2007.

Worker's Comp

Peter Young

Hawai'i Island

Kaua'i

Maui

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