Tom Brower, a Democratic representative in the Hawaii State Legislature, representing the 22nd District, joins Carl Campagna to discuss major issues in the Legislature, particularly homelessness.. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the night. Check us out any […]
Energy and Justice in House District 43
Raya Salter is Joined by Rep. Andria Tupola, R, from House District 43, on Power Up Hawaii. Representative Tupola shares her work on the finance, health and human services committees in the Hawaii State Legislature and her role on the Nanakuli, Makakilo and Kapolei neighborhood boards. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 […]
How To Make Sense of this Years Session
Colin Moore, Professor Of Political Science Professor At The University Of Hawaii At Manoa, Appears On Community Matters With Jay Fidell To Discuss The Recent Drama In The Hawaii State Legislature, How It Happened, What It Means For This Session, And The Sea Changes It Reflects For The Future. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the […]
Tax Burden: What Happened at the 2017 Legislative Session?
Tom Yamachika Joins Jay Fidell On Community Matters For A Discussion Of What Happened, Or Not, In The 2017 Hawaii State Legislature, How Much Of It Was Related To Rail And Other Infrastructure, Budgets And Taxes Of Course And Money, Money, Money. Everyone Has Heard How Unproductive The Session Was, But What Does That Mean […]
The Rail Surcharge
In what can only be described as a victory for the people, the Hawaii State Legislature is perilously close to an act of common sense when it comes to the rail surcharge. Call it an attack of self-awareness — or perhaps self-preservation — but a number of our state senators and representatives have realized that […]
Citizen Initiative Bill SB2754 – Senator Laura Theilen and Senator Russell Ruderman
The Citizen Initiative Bill, Senate Bill 2754, would allow voters to decide whether to amend the state Constitution. Many other states already have such an initiative process which can transfer some measure of legislative power back to the people. Senators Laura Thielen and Russell Ruderman share their expereince championing the Citizen Initiative Bill pending in […]
Upcoming Issues at the 2017 Hawaii State Legislature with Bob Toyofuku
Robert Toyofuku, Esq. shares an overview of issues that will come up at the next session in the Hawaii State Legislature. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the night. Check us out any time for great content and […]
The Evolution of Hawaii Politics and Government Affairs with Senator Sam Slom
Few people have the institutional insight that Senator Sam Slom has about the evolution of Hawaii politics and government affairs. Join him and former Governor John Waihee for a discussion on all the characters Sam’s worked with over the years to what’s happening today. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to […]
How the Legislature Makes a Bill
Kris Coffield, Executive Director of IMUAlliance, visits the Politics in Hawaii Series to teach us about creating a bill for the legislature. We learn the steps involved and hear some examples that could be coming up in the 2017 Legislative session. Kris and Carl also share their thoughts on the events of Pearl Harbor which […]
Add Your Voice to Legislative Process – Public Access Opportunities – Hawaii State Legislature
Virginia Beck is the Legislature’s Public Access Coordinator at the State Capitol’s Public Access Room (PAR), a division of the non-partisan Legislative Reference Bureau. Virginia shares the opportunities that PAR offers to citizens who want to add their voice to the Legislative process. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 […]