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Aloha HE'E Members and Participants,
Legislative News
The 2013 legislative session is moving fast and furiously!
Please see HE'E's legislative update as of February 2, 2013 here. Please also see Allen Awaya's (from Senator Tokuda's office) most recent update and hearing update. Along with bills that HE'E's policy team has identified as priority, I have included two bills from prospective members who have contacted the Coalition. Corey Rosenlee from Hawaii Work to the Rules has introduced HB1368, which increases the General Excise Tax and Use Tax for certain, specified services and commodities by one percent. Directs the realizations of twenty percent of such taxes to the Department of Education for the operations of the Department under state law. Margaret Higa of Hawaii Dyslexia Association has introduced HB675, which promotes awareness of the definition and characteristics of dyslexia and other similar learning disorders.
For submitting testimony, please keep in mind:
1) The capitol website is www.capitol.hawaii.gov
2) Consider signing up for hearing notices from subject matter committees of interest (i.e., education, human services, finance, ways and means, etc.): http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hearingnotice/hearingnotice.aspx
3) Submitting testimony online is as easy as clicking on the link at the bottom of a hearing notice.
4) Testimony should be submitted at least 24hours in advance (you may also hand deliver late testimony to the committee clerk on the day of a hearing - this is a last resort however).
5) Please consider offering testimony in person as well as submitting it on line.
Upcoming HE'E Member Events
Upcoming HE'E Member Events
Ceeds of Peace Workshop, 3:00-5:00pm Workshop, 5:00pm-6:00pm Reception, Sunday, February 10, 2013, at Catholic Charities Community Hall, 1822 Ke'eaumoku St.
Montessori Community School invites you to a special presentation of Ceeds of Peace.
Ceeds of Peace has been developed by Dr. Kerrie Urosevich and Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng, in partnership with the University of Hawai'i College of Education, Family Hui, the Association for Conflict Resolution Hawai'i Chapter and the Hawai'i State Department of Education Peaceful Schools Initiative. Ceeds of Peace workshops bring together teachers, families and community members to gain skills in supporting children and youth to be peacebuilding leaders in their communities. Peacebuilders possess the critical "c"s of peacebuilding such as, Complex problem solving, Critical thinking, Compassion, Creativity, Collaborative leadership and Courage. There is no charge to attend.
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